Local Exterior Trim Services in Truro, MA

Exterior Trim in Truro: what's different here

Truro is the least developed town on Cape Cod, with most of its land inside the National Seashore and its homes scattered across moors, bluffs and hollows. There is almost no tree cover, so Truro houses take wind from every direction and salt from both the Atlantic and Cape Cod Bay. Bay-side cottage colonies at Beach Point and North Truro have some of the most weather-beaten exteriors on the Cape. Truro is about 65 minutes from Centerville; we schedule these projects as continuous blocks so the crew stays until the work is complete.

Truro's wind and blowing sand strip paint faster than anywhere else on the Cape. We use cellular PVC trim with stainless fasteners so the finish holds and the trim never rots.

Exterior trim is what makes a Cape Cod house read as finished: the white corner boards against gray shingles, the window casings, the fascia and soffit at the roofline, the columns on the porch. It is also the first thing to rot. Trim sits at every place where water is trying to get into the wall, and on the Cape it takes salt air, wind-driven rain and sun that strips paint in a few seasons. Most trim failures we see started with a flashing problem, not the wood.

We replace and repair exterior trim with materials that suit the exposure: cellular PVC that never rots and holds paint for years, or primed and back-primed cedar on historic homes where wood is required. We fix the flashing and drip edges that caused the rot, match existing profiles so the repair is invisible, and fasten with stainless steel so nothing streaks. From a single rotted window sill to a full house of new corner boards, fascia and soffit, the work is done cleanly and finished properly.