House Painters in Woodbridge, NJ

Woodbridge received its royal charter on June 1, 1669, and calls itself the oldest original township in New Jersey. These days it is also one of the most populous, with more than a hundred thousand residents across about twenty-four square miles. Most people don't say they live in Woodbridge. They say Iselin, Colonia, Avenel, Fords, Hopelawn, Keasbey, Port Reading, Sewaren, Menlo Park Terrace or Woodbridge proper, and each of those has its own ZIP code and its own feel. A free estimate from us starts with which of them you live in, because the houses differ a good deal from one section to the next.

Water borders the township on three sides: the Rahway River to the north, the Arthur Kill to the east and the Raritan River to the south. Houses in Sewaren and Port Reading, near the Arthur Kill, and the southern edges of Fords and Keasbey near the Raritan get damp, wind and tidal air that the inland sections don't. On those houses exterior painting is mostly about moisture. We wash off grime and mildew before priming, let the walls dry fully, point out soft wood at sills and fascia ends instead of caulking over it, and finish with premium Sherwin-Williams or Benjamin Moore exterior coatings chosen for the exposure. Damp, shaded walls are where a finish fails first, and we scope them separately from the sunny sides of the house.

Inland, most of Woodbridge was built in the decades after the Second World War. Colonia, Iselin and Avenel are full of capes, ranches, split-levels and colonials from that period. Many have aluminum siding hung in the 1960s and 70s that has since chalked to a powder, or vinyl installed over the original wood with painted trim still exposed around it. Aluminum siding can be painted well, but only after it is washed and tested for adhesion. Vinyl needs a vinyl-safe color or the panels can warp in summer heat. Nearly all of these houses are on their third or fourth repaint by now, so the old trim has to be scraped and sanded back to a sound edge before anything new goes on it, and the site gets cleaned every day rather than at the end of the week.

The Census Bureau's American Community Survey for 2020 to 2024 counts about 37,700 homes in the township, with 70 percent built before 1980. It dates 40 percent of Colonia's homes and 31 percent of Fords' to the 1950s, and about half of Iselin's to the 1940s and 1950s. The township describes its Historic Preservation Commission's functions as advisory, educational and informational: surveying historic sites and advising the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment on development applications. Its page does not describe reviewing exterior paint on private houses. Federal rules require a certified firm for paid work past six square feet of paint in a room or twenty square feet outside on a pre-1978 home, and NJ Painting Co. is not EPA Lead-Safe Certified.

Indoors, the mid-century layout of small rooms, one stairwell and a modest kitchen makes for an efficient whole-house repaint. Cabinet refinishing is often the best-value change in these houses, because the original boxes are frequently better built than replacements. We also paint ceilings, trim and interior doors, and pour epoxy floors for garages and basements. For the offices and retail around Woodbridge Center and the Route 1 and Route 9 corridors, our commercial crews phase the work so the business stays open. NJ Painting Co. is family-owned, licensed and fully insured, and based in Morganville in neighboring Monmouth County. Estimates are free and the work carries a two-year workmanship warranty.