What Exterior Painting Can Fix
A few signs it's time to call:
- Peeling, blistering, or flaking paint — usually a sign the previous coat failed or wasn't prepped right.
- Chalky, faded siding — sun bleaches even premium exterior paint over time.
- Wood that's exposed to weather — bare or graying wood needs paint or stain before deeper damage starts.
- A deck that's gone gray — the right stain or paint can bring it back and protect it for years.
- Trim that no longer matches the body color after a previous owner did a partial job.
- A house that looks tired from the street — a fresh exterior is one of the highest-impact upgrades you can make.
Recent Exterior Painting Projects
The best way to picture your own house finished is to see a few that came before it. Browse recent exterior projects — full repaints, deck refreshes, and trim updates — in exterior project photos, with before-and-after shots from homes around the region.
A Veteran-Owned Crew That Treats Your House Like It Matters
AJ Painting is a local, veteran-owned painting company based in the Lake Sunapee region. Founder James Hannon spent years on the trade side before starting the company in 2020, and the standards he brought home from the service shape every job: punctual starts, daily progress, and accountable work.
Crews are deliberately small — two or three painters led by an experienced lead — so the same people work your project from prep through final touch-up. You can meet the owner and read more about the company on our About page.
Exterior Products Built for Upper Valley Weather
Benjamin Moore is the standard exterior product on AJ Painting jobs — Aura Exterior, Regal Select Exterior, or a substrate-specific product depending on the home. Premium exterior paints flex with the wood through temperature changes, resist mildew, hold their color longer, and shed water better than budget alternatives.
For deck and outdoor wood work, we match the stain or paint to the species, the exposure, and how you want it to look — solid, semi-transparent, or natural. For trim and detail work, we use products formulated for high-detail wear. Power washing is part of prep on most jobs; equipment and pressure are matched to the substrate so we clean the surface without damaging it.
Towns We Serve Around Sunapee and the Upper Valley
Home base is the Lake Sunapee region, and the crew travels across two states to reach the towns nearby. Our main markets have dedicated pages — see painters in Sunapee and painting in New London.
We also serve Newbury, Hanover, Lyme, and Bradford in New Hampshire, plus Ludlow, Norwich, and Woodstock in Vermont. Browse all the towns we cover to confirm we reach yours.
A Warranty That Outlasts a New England Winter
Every exterior project carries a 5-year workmanship warranty. If a covered issue shows up in that window — a section of trim that needs revisiting, a caulk line that's giving way — get in touch and the team will handle it. You'll have the written terms in your project paperwork. Premium exterior work shouldn't be a coin flip on durability, and we put that confidence in writing.
Why Homeowners Choose AJ Painting for Exterior Work
AJ Painting is a veteran-owned local crew based in the Lake Sunapee region. Founder James Hannon spent years on job sites learning the trade before starting the company in 2020, and he brings a soldier's habits to every exterior project: careful prep, disciplined scheduling, and accountability from the first coat to the last touch-up.
Prep that actually protects the finish — scraping, sanding, caulking, priming, and letting the surface dry before paint goes on.
A written warranty — five years of workmanship coverage, documented in your paperwork.
A crew that watches the weather — projects scheduled into the right conditions, not forced onto the calendar.
Respect for your yard and neighbors — landscaping protected, walkways clear, a tidy site at the end of every day.
