Exterior Painting in Rhode Island

Salt air, wet winters and summer sun are hard on paint. When the finish starts peeling or the trim goes soft, your house loses more than its looks. For more than 30 years, our family owned crew has painted Rhode Island homes with the prep coastal weather demands: power washing, scraping, wood repair and primer before any finish coat goes on.

What Our Exterior Painting Covers

From a single side of the house to a full repaint and color change, we handle the prep, the repairs and the painting. Our exterior work includes:

  • House painting: Full repaints and color changes, using paints made to stand up to Rhode Island weather.
  • Siding: Wood, vinyl and metal siding, prepped for the material so the finish bonds and lasts.
  • Trim, doors and shutters: Caulked, sanded and brushed for clean lines that hold up to the elements.
  • Deck and fence staining: Cleaned, prepped and stained to protect the wood from water and sun.
  • Power washing and prep: Dirt, mildew and loose paint removed so the new coat grips.
  • Rotted wood repair: Our own carpenters replace soft trim, sills and boards before we paint, so you do not need a second contractor.
Light blue gambrel style home with white trim and a wood front door

What You Get When You Hire Catanzaro & Sons

The Catanzaro & Sons crew on the deck of a yellow home they painted
White cottage style home with a covered front porch and a dark front door

Every exterior job comes with:

  • A start week in writing: You know when we are showing up before you sign.
  • Color consultation at your home: We help you choose exterior colors in daylight, against your roof, stone and landscaping.
  • Prep done before paint: Power washing, scraping, wood repair and primer come first, because that is what makes a paint job last.
  • Carpentry in house: Rotted trim and boards are fixed by our own carpenters, not a subcontractor.
  • A clean yard every evening: Paint chips, ladders and drop cloths are picked up at the end of each day.
  • Free estimates: A clear, written price for your project with no obligation. Request yours here.
  • A 100% work guarantee: We stand behind our work. RI License No. 12141, fully insured.

TOWNS WE SERVE

Barrington • East Providence • Bristol • Warren • South County • Cranston • Johnston • Warwick

Our Process

  1. Initial Consultation: We walk the outside of your home with you, look at the condition of the siding and trim, and give you a written estimate.
  2. Painting & Staining: We wash, scrape, repair and prime, then apply the finish coats.
  3. Daily Clean-Up: Paint chips, ladders and drop cloths are picked up at the end of every day, so your yard stays usable.
  4. Final Inspection: We walk the house with you and fix anything you point out before we finish.

Painting Historic and Coastal Homes

Bristol, Warren and Barrington are full of older homes with original clapboards, detailed trim and many layers of old paint. We scrape and sand by hand where the detail needs it, repair or replace rotted wood to match the original, and pick primers and paints for homes that sit close to the water. When trim or siding needs more than paint, our carpentry team handles it in house.

What Rhode Island Homeowners Say

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We recently hired Catanzaro and Sons Painting Company to paint our house, and our neighbors have been complaining ever since that their houses look “shabby in comparison, even after applying a new coat.” “Don’t blame us,” we told them. “Blame Catanzaro and Sons, and whoever you hired instead of them!” We got lucky and hired the best painting company around, with the best staff and crew around, and for the best price around! And we’re not about to apologize to anyone for that. In fact, if every home improvement project we did over the years came out as good as this paint job did, the neighbors would really have something to complain about. The moral of the story is: When it comes to house painting companies, you can’t do better than Catanzaro and Sons. But you can do a whole lot worse. Just ask our neighbors. Hal and Joyce Crook
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Annie Richardson
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Perfect! Sean and his crew were excellent. Can’t recommend them enough.
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Steve Lister
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Cant praise enough this company - excellent work, very fair pricing. Extremely dependable in every way.
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Gordon MacDonald
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The crew from Catanzaro brothers did a great job painting my house at a fair price. I would recommend them. They’ve painted a couple of houses on my street and everybody’s been a satisfied customer.
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We were very pleased with the services we received and how well the crew cleaned up after the job each day! Management was very accommodating when we needed the job completed sooner than expected due to visitors arriving. Highly recommend their services!
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Patricia Kennedy
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Catanzaro and sons kindly donated their labor and time to construct a shade structure for the Barrington Farm School located on Federal Road in Barrington. They were professional, worked throught heat and rain, and finished the project as they had promised prior to a major fundraiser at the farm. We are so appreciative of all that they have provided for our non-profit farm school. We highly recommend them!
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Jeri Dunphy
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Catanzaro & Sons is always a pleasure to work with, and this was no exception. This was just a small job to repaint where there had been a water leak, but they carried it out with the same high quality and professionalism as when they did a whole interior paint job for us several years back. Easy to work with, very trustworthy, excellent outcome,

Before & After Exterior Projects

Before: weathered green clapboard siding with peeling paint After: the same siding painted blue with white window trim
Before: wood garage doors with peeling, sun faded stain After: wood garage doors stripped and restained
Before: crew on ladders prepping a yellow clapboard house After: yellow clapboard colonial with black shutters and white trim

Exterior Painting FAQs

It depends on the size of the house, how many stories it has, the siding type, and how much scraping and wood repair it needs. We give you a free written estimate after we see your home.

Late spring through early fall, when temperatures and humidity are right for paint to cure. Book over the winter to lock in a spring start week.

It depends on sun exposure, the siding material and how well the surface was prepped. Good prep is the biggest factor in how long a paint job holds up.

Yes. Our own carpenters replace soft trim, sills and boards before we paint.

Yes. We do the color consultation at your home, in daylight, so you can see colors against your roof, stone and landscaping.

Book Your Exterior Painting

Spring schedules fill up over the winter. Tell us about your house and we will set up a free estimate.