A FEW WORDS ABOUT
House Painters in Old Lyme, Connecticut
Custom Colonial Painting is a statewide painting contractor serving all of Connecticut. We have over two decades and thousands of homes worth of experience. Our professional painters each average at least 15 years of hands-on experience. Having painted everything from historic mansions on Connecticut’s Gold Coast, to the many capes, ranches, and condos throughout Old Lyme and the rest of the state, we take the same pride in painting your home as we would our own.
Interior house painting in Old Lyme, Connecticut
Create a flow between rooms with Old Lyme’s most experienced interior house painting service contractors.
Express your style inside your home with new colors, whether it’s for your own personal taste or to reflect the lifestyle of your whole family.
Modernize your look to bring your home up to date. As the times change so do the most popular colors and color combinations, along with furniture and decorating styles.
Make your interior pop in the most cost-effective way possible. Interior house painting in Old Lyme (or anywhere), is proven to be THE best way to make your house look stylish for the least amount of money.
WHAT WE PAINT ON THE INTERIOR OF YOUR HOUSE
- ALL INTERIOR ROOMS
- STAIRCASES
- WALLS AND CEILINGS
- KITCHEN CABINETS
- DOORS
- WINDOW FRAMES
- MOLDING AND TRIM
- BASEBOARDS
- PANELING
- BRICK
- BASEMENTS
- CONCRETE
- GARAGE FLOORS
- RADIATORS AND VENTS
- POPCORN CEILING REMOVAL
- WALLPAPER REMOVAL
- REPAIR DAMAGED SHEETROCK & DRYWALL
- FIX NAIL POPS
Exterior house painting in Old Lyme, Connecticut
Freshen up your home’s face and you not only weather-proof it but you also enhance its value in one of the most cost-effective ways possible.
Restoring your curb appeal is just one of the benefits of exterior house painting. The additional weather protection prevents water intrusion and rot which ensures the value of your home.
By bringing back the look of your home with a new paint job, even if it’s the same color, you will be making it show at its very best and be the stand-out home on your street, with exterior house painting in Old Lyme delivered by Connecticut’s most trusted house painting contractors.
If you’ve decided to change your home’s color entirely you can give it a modern appearance that appeals to your sense of style and eliminates that dated feel.
WHAT WE PAINT ON THE EXTERIOR OF YOUR HOUSE
- WOOD SHINGLES AND CLAPBOARD
- VINYL AND ALUMINUM SIDING
- DRYVIT AND STUCCO
- BRICK
- CONCRETE
- ENTRY DOORS
- WINDOW FRAMES AND FRENCH DOORS
- WOOD STAINING
- PORCHES
- TRIM AND SOFFITS
- WOODEN FENCING
- OUT BUILDINGS
- PERGOLAS
- GAZEBOS
- BARNS AND SHEDS
- OUTDOOR STAIRS AND DECKS
- GARAGES
- BASEMENT HATCHES
Serving Homeowners Across Old Lyme, CT and Surrounding Areas
Custom Colonial Painting provides residential painting services in Old Lyme, CT and nearby communities. Many homeowners find us while searching local house painters near me and appreciate working with a painting company familiar with local homes, neighborhoods, and styles.
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You can contact us to see if our house painters serve your area.
Old Lyme Neighborhoods We Serve
Old Lyme homes face a unique combination of coastal moisture, salt air exposure from Long Island Sound, mature tree coverage, and aging wood siding that all impact how exterior paint performs over time. Properties near the shoreline in areas like Sound View, Old Lyme Shores, and Hawks Nest deal with heavy humidity, wind-driven salt, and intense UV exposure, while inland neighborhoods around Rogers Lake and the Four Mile River corridor often experience prolonged shade, mildew growth, and moisture retention from dense tree canopy.
Many homes throughout Old Lyme also feature older cedar clapboard, historic trim details, and original wood windows that require specialized preparation methods, stain-blocking primers, and careful surface repair before painting begins. After more than 20 years working in these neighborhoods, we understand how the location, architecture, and environmental conditions of each property influence the products, prep work, and coating systems needed for long-term durability.
Lyme Street Historic District
The Old Lyme Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1971, runs the length of Lyme Street south of I-95. It contains more than 70 structures, roughly half pre-dating 1900, built by sea captains, shipbuilders, and merchants from the 1700s through the 19th century.
Common Home Styles
- Late Georgian and Federal homes
- Greek Revival residences
- Gothic Cottage-style homes
- Gambrel-roofed Capes
Painting Considerations
Historic Wood Surfaces
- Older clapboard and trim may need detailed scraping, sanding, and priming
- Previous coatings may show peeling, cracking, or alligatoring
- Repairs may be needed around windows, columns, cornices, and porticos
Decorative Details
- Gingerbread trim, shutters, and porch details require careful brushwork
- Columns and wide cornices may need extra prep
- Historic profiles should be preserved whenever possible
Access and Setup
- Narrow drives and mature landscaping can limit staging
- Crews may need to work around stone walls, walkways, and older plantings
Sound View, White Sand Beach, and Old Lyme Shores
These are Old Lyme’s shoreline communities along Long Island Sound. Sound View is the town’s oldest and most well-known public beach. Old Lyme Shores runs adjacent, with approximately 70% of its homes used as seasonal second residences.
Common Property Features
- Cedar shingle cottages
- Narrow clapboard siding
- Compact lots
- Seasonal second residences
Painting Considerations
Salt Air Exposure
- Salt air can wear down paint faster
- Trim, railings, decks, and porch areas often need extra attention
- South- and west-facing walls may fade or peel sooner
Moisture and Mildew
- Damp coastal air can slow drying times
- Shaded areas may develop mildew
- Failed caulk is common around windows and doors
Scheduling and Access
- Summer traffic can limit parking and staging
- Seasonal occupancy may create tight scheduling windows
- Spring and fall are often preferred for exterior painting
Extra Structures
- Decks
- Outdoor stairs
- Fences
- Sheds
- Detached garages
Hawks Nest and Point O'Woods
Hawks Nest sits near the Lieutenant River. Point O’Woods is a private seasonal community known for historic shoreline cottages and a close-knit seasonal rhythm.
Common Property Features
- Wood shingle exteriors
- Clapboard cottages
- Porch details
- Seasonal homes
Painting Considerations
Deferred Maintenance
- Peeling paint
- Failed caulk
- Soft or swollen trim
- Moisture around window frames
- Mildew on shaded siding
Limited Access
- Narrow private roads
- Compact driveways
- Limited equipment staging
- Busy summer parking conditions
Seasonal Timing
- Many projects are best scheduled before peak season
- Fall painting may work well after cottages close
- Weather and humidity can affect drying times
Common Add-On Areas
- Decks
- Railings
- Outdoor showers
- Small sheds
- Detached garages
Black Hall and Rogers Lake
Inland from the shoreline, these neighborhoods run along the Connecticut River corridor and around Rogers Lake. The tone here is quieter and more wooded than the beach communities.
Common Property Features
- Wood shingle exteriors
- Clapboard cottages
- Porch details
- Seasonal homes
Painting Considerations
Deferred Maintenance
- Peeling paint
- Failed caulk
- Soft or swollen trim
- Moisture around window frames
- Mildew on shaded siding
Limited Access
- Narrow private roads
- Compact driveways
- Limited equipment staging
- Busy summer parking conditions
Seasonal Timing
- Many projects are best scheduled before peak season
- Fall painting may work well after cottages close
- Weather and humidity can affect drying times
Common Add-On Areas
- Decks
- Railings
- Outdoor showers
- Small sheds
- Detached garages
Mile Creek Road and Four Mile River Corridor
Rural residential stretches with older farmhouses, converted structures, and Capes on wooded lots.
Common Property Features
- Older wood siding
- Aluminum or vinyl cladding additions
- Farmhouse-style homes
- Barns and outbuildings
Painting Considerations
Mixed Exterior Materials
- Wood siding may need scraping, sanding, and priming
- Aluminum or vinyl may need proper cleaning before coating
- Older trim may show peeling or moisture damage
Rural Access
- Gravel drives can affect setup
- Sloped lots may require extra planning
- Crews may need to work around gardens, fencing, and stone walls
Outbuildings
- Barns
- Sheds
- Detached garages
- Fences
- Decks
- Converted structures
Moisture and Wear
- Wooded lots may hold moisture
- Paint near grade may fail faster
- Barns and sheds may have exposed end grain or worn coatings
Old Lyme's Paint and Siding Challenges
These are the area-specific issues the best painters near Old Lyme, CT, encounter on nearly every job. Understanding them is what separates a paint job that lasts from one that fails within a season.
Cedar Clapboard and Tannin Bleed
Many of Old Lyme’s historic and older homes, particularly in and around the Lyme Street district and the established neighborhoods north of I-95, were built or re-sided with red or white cedar clapboard.
The problem: Cedar contains natural resins (tannins) that migrate through water-based paint films and leave brown or rust-colored staining, typically within one season of application.
What’s required:
- All bare or newly exposed cedar must be sealed with an oil-based or shellac-based stain-blocking primer before any water-based topcoat
- Applying latex paint directly to bare cedar without this primer guarantees bleed-through
This is one of the most commonly skipped steps by inexperienced painters, and one of the most common callbacks we see from homeowners who had prior work done incorrectly
Moisture, Mold, and Shaded Elevations
Old Lyme’s mature tree canopy, white oaks, maples, and eastern red cedar throughout the inland neighborhoods, creates heavy shading on north and northeast elevations. Shoreline properties face a different version of the same problem through high ambient humidity.
The signs:
- Dark staining, greenish tint, or powdery surface on north-facing walls
- Paint peeling on shaded sides while sun-exposed sides hold
- Mold growth along lower siding courses and under soffits
What’s required:
- Treat all biological growth with appropriate cleaning solutions before any prep work begins
- Allow full drying time before priming
- Use primers and topcoats with built-in mildewcide on persistently shaded elevations
- Mold-resistant additives in the topcoat are a separate decision from mildewcide in the primer, both matter on heavily shaded properties
Salt Air Corrosion and Coastal Paint Failure
For homes in Sound View, Old Lyme Shores, Lord’s Point, and other shoreline communities, salt-laden marine air is the primary accelerant of paint failure. Salt deposits attract and hold moisture, which drives beneath paint films and causes early adhesion failure.
What this looks like:
- Peeling concentrated on south and west elevations (highest UV and wind exposure)
- Blistering at lap joints and window perimeters
- Recurring failure every 2–4 years on properties that weren’t properly prepared
What prevents it:
- Thorough pressure washing and full surface drying before any coating
- Premium elastomeric or 100% acrylic exterior coatings rated for high-humidity environments
- Sherwin-Williams Resilience and Benjamin Moore Aura Exterior are the products we recommend most for coastal Old Lyme properties
Ice Dams and Winter Water Intrusion
Connecticut winters deliver the freeze-thaw cycles that are among the most destructive forces in exterior paint failure. Older Old Lyme homes, particularly those with low roof slopes, wide overhanging eaves, or inadequate attic insulation, are prone to ice dam formation.
How it shows up on paint:
- Blistering and peeling concentrated at upper wall courses near the roofline
- Water staining around window head casing and door surrounds
- Paint failure appearing in spring that wasn’t visible the prior fall
What it means for your project:
- Repainting over active moisture damage without fixing the source will fail again within one to two seasons
- When our crew identifies this pattern during an estimate, we flag it before quoting.The underlying drainage or insulation issue must be addressed first
Why Old Lyme Homeowners Choose Custom Colonial Painting
When you’re looking for house painting services in Old Lyme, CT, that actually last, prep quality and materials knowledge are what make the difference. Our painting services experts in Old Lyme have spent two decades working on exactly these homes, in exactly these conditions.
As painting contractors in Old Lyme, CT, we offer:
- Full exterior and interior residential painting
- EPA Lead-Safe certified preparation on pre-1978 homes
- Cedar clapboard priming and tannin-bleed prevention
- Mold and biological growth treatment before coating
- Spot carpentry repair: wood rot, failed glazing, open caulk joints
- Historic District color consultation
- Premium Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore coatings throughout
Our customers will tell you:
“Very good communications, fast turnaround on quote. Work crew started on time and continued until job was complete. I was impressed that the five-man crew went right to work each day, worked hard and cleaned up each day.” JOHN M.
When it comes to the best quality exterior house painting in Old Lyme, we follow very specific steps: starting with your color selection, through our prep work, then painting, and finally clean-up. We work within your schedule; we work quickly and we leave you with a house that you will be proud of. Our painting service only uses the very best eco-friendly and lead-free paints to protect the environment, and we dispose of all painting materials in a safe manner.
Get a free estimate today!
You may be ready to start painting or you might just have questions. In either case, we are here to work with you. You can call and schedule a time for us to come out and give you a no-cost estimate. The process is quick and easy and we are happy to work around your busy schedule. We even have an app you can use to estimate the job yourself! Tell us about your project and let us know how to contact you and we will get right back to you!
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Custom Colonial Painting
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- 20 years of experience
WE SERVICE ALL OF CT
Custom Colonial Painting provides residential painting services throughout CT and nearby communities, including:
- Avon, CT
- Berlin, CT
- Branford, CT
- Brookfield, CT
- Canton, CT
- Cheshire, CT
- Clinton, CT
- Cromwell, CT
- Danbury, CT
- Darien, CT
- Deep River, CT
- Durham, CT
- East Haddam, CT
- East Hampton, CT
- East Lyme, CT
- Essex, CT
- Fairfield, CT
- Farmington, CT
- Glastonbury, CT
- Groton, CT
- Greenwich, CT
- Guilford, CT
- Haddam, CT
- Hamden, CT
- Killingworth, CT
- Litchfield, CT
- Lyme, CT
- Madison, CT
- Middlebury, CT
- Milford, CT
- Montville, CT
- New Canaan, CT
- New London, CT
- New Milford, CT
- Newtown, CT
- Newington, CT
- North Branford, CT
- North Haven, CT
- North Stonington, CT
- Norwalk, CT
- Norwich, CT
- Old Lyme, CT
- Old Saybrook, CT
- Orange, CT
- Portland, CT
- Redding, CT
- Ridgefield, CT
- Rocky Hill, CT
- Shelton, CT
- Simsbury, CT
- South Glastonbury, CT
- Southbury, CT
- Southington, CT
- Stamford, CT
- Torrington, CT
- Trumbull, CT
- Wallingford, CT
- Waterford, CT
- Wethersfield, CT
- West Hartford, CT
- Westbrook, CT
- Weston, CT
- Westport, CT
- Wilton, CT
- Woodbridge, CT
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If you’re searching for local house painters near me or a reliable painting company across CT, our team of experienced house painters is ready to help.