Watchung is a borough of about six square miles in the eastern corner of Somerset County, incorporated in 1926 and home to roughly 6,400 people at the 2020 census. It takes its name from the Watchung Mountains, the ridges that run through it, and it sits where Somerset meets Union County, bordering Warren, Green Brook and North Plainfield on one side and Berkeley Heights, Scotch Plains and Plainfield on the other. Mountain Boulevard and Valley Road carry County Route 527 the length of the borough, Interstate 78 cuts across its northwest corner, and the Stony Brook runs down to Watchung Lake and over Wetumpka Falls before it joins the Green Brook.
Kitchen cabinets are a large share of the work people ask us about here. A spray finish is what makes painted cabinets look factory-made rather than brushed, and doing it properly takes more than a sprayer. We take the doors and drawer fronts off, label every one, and spray them away from the kitchen. The boxes are cleaned and degreased, scuffed, and primed with a bonding primer in the room, with everything around them masked. Oak gets grain filler first if you want a smooth modern look, because the grain will show through otherwise. We finish with a hard, cabinet-grade enamel from Benjamin Moore or Sherwin-Williams, then rehang and adjust the doors. On solid wood or plywood boxes, that costs a fraction of new cabinets and the kitchen is usable again within days.
Outside, the terrain sets the job. Many Watchung houses sit on sloped, wooded lots on the hillsides, and the walls facing uphill or into the trees stay damp long after a rain. That is where we find mildew, peeling at the bottom courses of siding, and soft wood at sills and fascia ends. We wash and treat mildew before priming, replace rot rather than caulking it, and use mildew-resistant finishes on the shaded faces. Houses with long runs of siding or high gables get proper staging. Older houses with painted trim from before 1978 get lead-safe prep as standard.
NJ Painting Co. is family-owned, licensed and fully insured, with more than twenty years in the trade, and we also handle interior repaints, hardwood refinishing and epoxy garage floors. Every Watchung estimate is free, comes with a written scope and a color consultation, and the work carries a two-year workmanship warranty.
