Nelson Painting is the best painter in Wareham, MA

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Painting Contractors in Wareham, MA

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Nelson Painting provides residential and commercial painting, cabinet refinishing, deck staining, carpentry, and power washing for homeowners and businesses in Wareham, MA. From Onset and Wareham Center to Swifts Beach, Point Independence, and White Island Shores, our licensed crews deliver lasting results. Free estimates.

65+ Years in Business: Three-generation family legacy of quality painting.
Licensed & Insured: MA HIC #142477 with full workers' comp coverage.
In-House Crews Only: Never subcontracted — direct accountability on every job.
Free Estimates: On-site walk-throughs with detailed written proposals.

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What We Do

Painting and Restoration Services in Wareham, MA

Interior and exterior painting, cabinet refinishing, deck and fence staining, power washing, and carpentry, delivered by in-house crews and never subcontracted. Explore the services below to see how each one works on a Wareham property.

Interior Painting

Interior painting services for homes and businesses in Plymouth, MA. Our crew handles walls, ceilings, trim, and doors with the preparation-first approach that has earned Nelson Painting three generations of trust across Southeastern Massachusetts.

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Exterior Painting

Exterior painting for homes and businesses in Plymouth, MA. We protect your property from coastal weather with thorough surface preparation and premium exterior coatings designed for the salt air, humidity, and freeze-thaw cycles of Southeastern Massachusetts.

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Cabinet Refinishing

Cabinet refinishing services in Plymouth, MA. Transform your kitchen or bathroom cabinets with professional spray finishing — new color, factory-smooth results, and thousands saved compared to full cabinet replacement.

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Nelson Painting is a painting contractor that provides deck and fence staining across Plymouth County, Barnstable County, and Bristol County

Deck & Fence Staining

Deck and fence staining in Plymouth, MA. We apply professional-grade stains and sealants that protect your outdoor wood from the moisture, UV exposure, and freeze-thaw cycles common across Southeastern Massachusetts.

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Power Washing

Power washing services in Plymouth, MA. We remove built-up dirt, algae, oil stains, and mildew from driveways, patios, walkways, and building exteriors — restoring your property to like-new condition.

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Soft Washing

Soft washing services in Plymouth, MA. Our low-pressure cleaning process kills algae, mold, and mildew at the root using biodegradable solutions safe for your siding, roof, and landscaping. Lasting results for the humid coastal climate.

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Carpentry Services

Carpentry services in Plymouth, MA. We repair rotted trim, replace damaged clapboards and shingles, and restore wood surfaces before painting — ensuring your home or building is structurally sound and protected for years to come.

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Nelson Painting is a painting contractor that provides water and smoke damage restoration painting across Plymouth County, Barnstable County, and Bristol County

Water & Smoke Damage Restoration

Water and smoke damage restoration painting in Plymouth, MA. Our crew handles drywall repair, stain blocking, odor sealing, and full repainting to restore your property after fire or water damage. Insurance documentation provided.

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Who We Serve

Residential and Commercial Painting Specialists in Wareham, MA

Whether your house is in a beach colony at Swifts Beach or Point Independence, in the village at Onset or Wareham Center, or inland at West Wareham and Tihonet, the water side of town and the inland side are different jobs. Here is exactly what each service involves.

Residential

Wareham's 10,395 housing units are 83.5% owner-occupied and span more variety than most towns twice its size: Victorian cottages at Onset, small beach-colony houses converted from seasonal use, village stock at Wareham Center, and conventional inland homes to the west.

What’s Included

Interior Wall & Ceiling Painting
Every job starts with the parts nobody photographs. We wash surfaces to remove cooking film and hand oils that stop paint bonding, scrape and sand failing areas, spot-prime every patch and every stain, and caulk where walls meet trim.
We are direct about where to spend. If your budget covers three rooms properly or five rooms badly, three rooms properly is the right answer and we will say so. A room that gets full preparation lasts twice as long as one that gets a fast coat, which makes the cheaper option the more expensive one over time.
Salt gets inside on the water side. Windows stay open through the summer and salt settles on interior sills, casings, and the walls beneath them, and those surfaces need washing rather than dusting before priming.
Converted cottages frequently have several wall substrates in one room: original beadboard, panelling from one decade, drywall from another. Each takes a different primer, and treating them as one wall is why those rooms show a patchy sheen in raking light.
Exterior House Painting
Exterior work is roughly seventy percent preparation, and on the water side it is more. We wash thoroughly to remove salt as well as chalking and mildew, because coating over salt residue is the single most common cause of premature failure on this coast, then scrape and sand every failing edge back to sound material and prime bare wood with a bonding primer.
Phasing is a legitimate strategy here, not a compromise. Wareham spreads across five ZIP codes and a lot of ground, and exposure varies enormously between a beach colony and West Wareham. We prioritise by condition rather than by which elevation faces the road, so if a job runs across two seasons the first phase is the one where waiting would cost you most.
On a salt-exposed elevation the honest maintenance interval is shorter than inland, typically five to seven years rather than eight to ten. Knowing that in advance lets you budget for it rather than be surprised by it.
Fasteners are the detail people miss and the cheapest thing to get right. Nail heads and exposed steel rust in this air and bleed through a finish coat within months, so we set and spot-prime them rather than painting over them.
We caulk the joints that actually move with an elastomeric sealant that stays flexible. On a converted cottage that includes the seam where a later addition meets the original structure, which moves independently and opens most winters.
Cabinet Refinishing
Refinishing kitchen cabinets costs a fraction of replacement and takes days rather than weeks. In one of the most affordable markets we serve, that ratio is frequently the difference between a kitchen getting done and getting postponed indefinitely.
The finish quality comes from degreasing and sanding, not from the spray gun. We degrease thoroughly, sand to a uniform profile, and use a bonding primer made for cabinetry before any colour goes on.
In a coastal house the humidity runs higher year round. Doors swell and stick seasonally, and a finish applied without allowance for that binds in August. We account for it rather than delivering a kitchen that works in March and not in July.
We are candid about what will not work. Thermofoil and some laminate faces do not hold a coating reliably, and telling you that before we quote is cheaper for both of us than discovering it after the deposit.
Deck & Railing Staining
Coastal decks take salt, sun, and wind-driven rain, and near the beach the usual three to five year interval runs short. Left alone, boards absorb water, cup, split, and eventually need replacing, which costs many times what maintaining them does.
We wash the surface, wait for it to reach the right moisture content, sand where the grain has raised, and replace any board past saving before staining. Salt residue must come off first; staining over it is the coastal equivalent of staining over dirt.
The connections matter more than the boards, and this is where a modest budget should go first. Salt attacks fasteners, brackets, and ledger hardware long before it destroys decking, and on a raised deck or a set of stairs that is a safety question. We will tell you plainly what we find.
Semi-transparent stains wear gradually rather than peeling, which matters enormously on a surface you will refresh often and possibly refresh yourself. A finish that is straightforward to maintain beats one that looks best on day one and then fails all at once.
Power Washing & Soft Washing
If you take one thing from this page, take this: washing is the cheapest thing you can do and it is the single highest-value maintenance decision available to a Wareham homeowner. Salt residue left on a coating draws moisture continuously and takes years off the paint underneath.
Vinyl and aluminium siding, roof shingles, and older wood clapboard need soft washing: low pressure with a solution that lifts salt and kills mildew at the root rather than blasting the surface layer off. On the light framing typical of a converted cottage, forcing water behind panels is a genuinely worse outcome than on a purpose-built house.
An annual soft wash is the minimum here, and a plain freshwater rinse of the water-facing elevations partway through the season costs almost nothing at all. If your exterior is a few years from needing paint, this is what to spend money on in the meantime, and we will tell you honestly when that is the case rather than quoting a repaint.
A washed house on this coast holds its finish years longer than an unwashed one with identical paint and identical exposure. The difference is measurable and it is available to any budget.
Carpentry & Wood Repair
Paint does not fix rot, and on a salt-exposed elevation rot arrives sooner. When we find soft trim, failing sills, or damaged clapboard during prep, we repair or replace it before painting rather than coating over the problem.
This is also where deferring costs the most, and it is the one thing we will push you on. Paint can wait a season without real consequence; rot cannot, because every month it spreads and the repair gets larger. If a budget stretches to one thing this year, the carpentry is usually the thing.
Our crews carry carpentry capability, so a rotted sill found on Tuesday does not become a second contractor, a second schedule, and a second mobilisation charge.
The Wareham failure map is coastal and cottage-specific: water-side sills, the lower ends of corner boards, deck ledgers, skirting near damp ground, and anywhere galvanised fasteners have started staining the wood around them. Converted cottages add the addition seam that opens most winters.
Interior Trim, Doors & Windows
Trim work is where a paint job is judged. Walls read as colour; trim reads as craftsmanship, because the eye follows every line of a casing and baseboard.
In a coastal house the windows are the pressure point. Sashes swell in summer humidity and shrink in winter, and salt gets into tracks and hardware. A sash painted tight in February will not open in July, which in a beach house is a real problem rather than an inconvenience.
We break the paint line properly on every sash so windows still work afterwards, fill nail holes, caulk the seam where casing meets wall, sand between coats, and cut clean lines at every junction.
In the Victorian cottages around Onset the trim carries deep period profiles under many coats of paint. Getting a crisp result there means proper sanding, and where original detail is worth recovering we will say so before we bury it under another coat.
Color Consultation & Design
Choosing colour from a two-inch chip in a store is how people end up repainting, and repainting is exactly the expense worth avoiding. We bring large samples to your house and look at them on your walls, in your light, at the hours you actually use the room.
Coastal light is brighter and more reflective than inland light. Colours read lighter and cooler on the water side than the chip suggests, and a shade chosen in a store frequently looks washed out on a beach-facing wall.
For exteriors we also talk about fade, because full unshaded sun plus salt is hard on pigment and some colours hold far better than others. Where you have your heart set on one that will not, we would rather say so and let you decide than watch it go chalky in three summers.
There is no charge for this and no obligation. If you have already bought paint and want a second opinion before it goes on, that is a conversation worth having.

Best For

Ideal for Wareham homeowners in Onset, Wareham Center, East Wareham, West Wareham, Swifts Beach, Hamilton Beach, Briarwood Beach, Point Independence, and White Island Shores seeking interior or exterior painting, cabinet refinishing, or deck staining from a licensed, insured contractor.

Nelson Painting is a painting company in Wareham, MA that provides interior painting, exterior painting, cabinet refinishing, deck staining, power washing, soft washing, carpentry, and restoration services

Three Generations, One Standard

The Painting Contractor Wareham Homeowners Call Back

Nelson Painting has been a family business since 1960. Three generations have run the same crews under the same standard: show up when we say, prep properly, and finish the job before we start the next one. Sixty-five years on this coast means we know what salt does to a shortcut, and we know what it costs to fix one.

Wareham is a coastal town at a working budget. With a median household income of $90,383 and a median home value of $420,469, both well below the regional norm, and a median age of 52.1 in households averaging 2.63 people, a great many of our clients here are retired or close to it, own a salt-exposed cottage, and have a finite amount to spend on it.

That is the honest subject of this page. The coast is working on your house whether you spend money on it or not, and the useful skill is knowing what to do first, what can safely wait, and what costs almost nothing but buys years. We would rather help you sequence that than sell you a full repaint you did not need this season.

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See Us at Work

Spend a Day on the Jobsite With the Nelson Painting Crew

These are the painters who will be at your property — Marc, Marc Jr., and the rest of the team. Spend a day with them on an active jobsite and see exactly how Nelson Painting preps, paints, and finishes the work before the truck pulls out of the driveway.

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Generations Since 1960

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In-House Team Members

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BBB Complaints in 65+ Yrs

In-House Crews Only

Our dedicated six-person crew handles every project personally. No subcontractors means consistent quality, direct communication, and the same trusted team from start to finish.

Free On-Site Estimates

Owner Marc Nelson personally walks your property to assess every detail. You receive a thorough written proposal — no vague ballpark figures, no hidden costs, no obligation.

Premium Paint Products

We use only the highest-quality paints and coatings built to withstand coastal humidity, salt air, and harsh New England winters. Better products mean longer-lasting results and fewer touch-ups.

Licensed & Fully Insured

Every crew member is covered by workers' compensation and general liability insurance. You never have to worry about exposure if something unexpected happens on your property.

65+ Years Family Owned

Your project benefits from over six decades of knowledge passed down through three generations. That kind of experience means fewer surprises, better problem-solving, and results that stand the test of time.

EPA Lead-Safe Certified

Many South Shore and Cape Cod homes were built before 1978 and may contain lead paint. Our EPA-certified crews follow strict protocols to keep your family safe during renovation work.

Customer Reviews

What Our Clients Say About Us

5.0from 143 reviews

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Deanne Smith

August 4, 2026

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The guys did a great job! They were diligent, professional, friendly and accommodating!

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Julie Mackin

July 24, 2026

Google

We had a wonderful experience with Nelson Painting. Nicole was incredibly easy to work with and we had an estimate within a week. The painters did an amazing job, incredibly professional and meticulous. We are so pleased with how the outside of our house came out.

JM

Janice Madden

July 29, 2026

Google

We would highly recommend Nelson Painting, if you are looking to get your house painted. From soft washing the house to the final painting of trim and clapboard, they were nothing but professional. They were respectful of property and cleaned up every day before they left. Marc came right out when we called and we had a price the next day. Very reasonably priced. We could not be more pleased.

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Pamela Cluff-McDevitt

July 23, 2026

Google

Nelson Painting was great! They had to come fix a mess that someone else made. They were quick and did an amazing job! Very easy to work with.

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William Donovan

July 27, 2026

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Professional, courteous and efficient service. Very satisfied!

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Kimberly Callanan

July 23, 2026

Google

Nelson painting completed an outdoor pool bar/shed paint and did a great job! Showed up on time, reasonable pricing and final product looked great.

MD

Mark Dennish

July 24, 2026

Google

On time, flawless work, respectful of property. Estimate was 100 percent accurate.

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Jane Scarbrough

July 2, 2026

Google

We highly recommend Nelson Painting. The crew was respectful, professional and thorough. Quality excellent!! Jane and John Scarbrough

How It Works

Our Painting Process in Wareham, MA

Six steps, the same every time, so you always know what happens next.

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We walk the property with you, measure, and look at the actual conditions rather than quoting from a photograph. On a Wareham property that walk is also where we work out sequencing, because what you do first matters more here than what you do.

You get a detailed written proposal listing surfaces, preparation, products, and price. If the honest answer is a wash and some carpentry rather than a repaint, that is what you will get quoted.

2

We bring large samples and view them in your actual light before anything is ordered. Coastal light reads colours lighter and cooler than the chip, and we will flag any colour likely to fade badly in unshaded salt exposure.

Once colours are settled we confirm the schedule and the sequence. If the job is phasing across two seasons, this is where we agree what goes first and why.

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This is the majority of the work and on this coast it decides everything. Salt removal comes first, then scraping, sanding, filling, caulking, and priming, all before any finish coat.

It is also the step that gets cut when a price looks too good. We do not cut it, because a job with proper preparation and a mid-range product outlasts a premium product over bad prep every time. Wood repair and carpentry are completed at this stage.

4

Floors, furniture, landscaping, fixtures, and hardware are covered and protected before painting starts. In the beach colonies that includes the property next door, which at those setbacks is inside the work zone.

Clean, protected work areas are a standard rather than a courtesy, and it is how we avoid the small damages that turn a good job into a dispute.

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Our in-house crews apply the specified system, never subcontracted, so the people on your property are the people accountable for the result.

On the coast we watch fog and dew point as closely as temperature. Every window is checked so it still opens when we are done.

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We walk the finished work with you, address anything you flag, and clean the site completely before leaving. Touch-up paint is labelled and left with you.

We will also set out plainly what maintenance actually looks like here, because on this coast an annual wash and a mid-season rinse are the difference between the finish lasting and not. Where a job is phased, we confirm what the next phase covers and roughly when.

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Request Your Free Painting Estimate in Wareham, MA

Call or request an estimate online. We will walk the property, tell you honestly what needs doing now and what can wait, and give you a detailed written proposal before you commit to anything.

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Common Questions

Wareham Painting Questions, Answered

The questions Wareham homeowners and property owners ask us most often.

General Questions

What areas does Nelson Painting serve?

Nelson Painting serves all of Wareham, including Onset, Wareham Center, East Wareham, West Wareham, South Wareham, Swifts Beach, Hamilton Beach, Briarwood Beach, Parkwood Beach, Point Independence, White Island Shores, and Weweantic. We are based in Plymouth and have been working across the region since 1960. Our full service area covers the South Shore, South Coast, and Cape Cod. Call (508) 746-6432 to schedule your free estimate.

How much does it cost to paint a house in Wareham?

Price depends on size, surface condition, and where in town the property sits. Wareham spreads across five ZIP codes, and a beach-colony cottage and a house in West Wareham are genuinely different jobs with different specifications.

On the water side, preparation is a larger share of the total than inland because salt removal and fastener treatment are not optional. Condition drives the number far more than square footage does.

Can we split the job across two seasons?

Are you licensed and insured?

Do you use subcontractors?

Budget & Priority Questions

My budget will not cover everything. What should I do first?

Carpentry first, every time. Paint can wait a season without real consequence; rot cannot, because every month it spreads and the repair gets larger.

Second, wash. It costs a fraction of painting and on this coast it delays the repaint by years. Third, whichever elevation is furthest gone. If your exterior is a few years from needing paint, spend on washing and leave the coating alone, and we will tell you when that is the case rather than quoting you work you do not need.

I got a much cheaper quote. What am I giving up?

Almost always preparation, and on this coast that is the whole job. Coating over salt residue is the single most common cause of premature failure here, and a cheap quote that skips the wash is buying you three years instead of seven.

If you are comparing quotes, compare the preparation line rather than the product name, and ask specifically what happens to failing paint rather than what goes on top of it.

How long will exterior paint last near the water?

Our house was a summer cottage. What should we expect?

Light framing, minimal sheathing, and additions joined to the original structure at seams that move independently through the seasons.

In practice that means flexible sealant rather than rigid caulk at those seams, gentler washing because there is less between the siding and the interior, and particular attention to skirting and low framing near damp ground. Seasonal structures were not built to sit wet twelve months a year, and decades of doing so shows in predictable places.

Commercial & Seasonal Questions

We are a seasonal business. Can you work in our off-season?

Do you handle seasonal rental turnovers?

Can a beach association organise this together?

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Serving Southeastern Massachusetts

Full-Service Painting, Staining, and Property Care Across Plymouth, Barnstable, and Bristol Counties

From the South Shore to Cape Cod and the South Coast, our crew handles interior and exterior painting, cabinet refinishing, carpentry, deck and fence staining, power washing, soft washing, and water and smoke damage restoration for homes and businesses up to 30 miles from our West Plymouth headquarters. Need directions? Use the map below to find us at 15 Roberts Rd, Unit D, Plymouth, MA 02360.

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Proudly Serving Wareham and the Surrounding Area

Villages (5)

OnsetWareham CenterWest WarehamWeweanticWhite Island Shores

Neighborhoods (9)

Briarwood BeachEast WarehamHamilton BeachParkwood BeachPinehurst BeachPoint IndependenceSouth WarehamSwifts BeachTihonet

ZIP Codes (5)

0253202538025580257102576

Nelson Painting, Inc.

AddressPlymouth, MA

Phone(508) 746-6432

HoursMon-Sun: 6AM-8PM

Painting Contractors in Wareham, MA

100s of 5-Star Ratings on Platforms You Trust

Painting and Restoration Services in Wareham, MA

Interior Painting

Interior Painting

Exterior Painting

Exterior Painting

Cabinet Refinishing

Cabinet Refinishing

Deck & Fence Staining

Deck & Fence Staining

Power Washing

Power Washing

Soft Washing

Soft Washing

Carpentry Services

Carpentry Services

Water & Smoke Damage Restoration

Water & Smoke Damage Restoration

Residential and Commercial Painting Specialists in Wareham, MA

Residential

What’s Included

Interior Wall & Ceiling Painting

Exterior House Painting

Cabinet Refinishing

Deck & Railing Staining

Power Washing & Soft Washing

Carpentry & Wood Repair

Interior Trim, Doors & Windows

Color Consultation & Design

The Painting Contractor Wareham Homeowners Call Back

Spend a Day on the Jobsite With the Nelson Painting Crew

In-House Crews Only

Free On-Site Estimates

Premium Paint Products

Licensed & Fully Insured

65+ Years Family Owned

EPA Lead-Safe Certified

What Our Clients Say About Us

Our Painting Process in Wareham, MA

1. Free On-Site Estimate

2. Color Selection & Planning

3. Surface Preparation

4. Protection & Masking

5. Painting & Finishing

6. Final Walk-Through

Request Your Free Painting Estimate in Wareham, MA

Wareham Painting Questions, Answered

General Questions

What areas does Nelson Painting serve?

How much does it cost to paint a house in Wareham?

Can we split the job across two seasons?

Are you licensed and insured?

Do you use subcontractors?

Budget & Priority Questions

My budget will not cover everything. What should I do first?

I got a much cheaper quote. What am I giving up?

How long will exterior paint last near the water?

Our house was a summer cottage. What should we expect?

Commercial & Seasonal Questions

We are a seasonal business. Can you work in our off-season?

Do you handle seasonal rental turnovers?

Can a beach association organise this together?

Full-Service Painting, Staining, and Property Care Across Plymouth, Barnstable, and Bristol Counties

Proudly Serving Wareham and the Surrounding Area

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Neighborhoods (9)

ZIP Codes (5)

Nelson Painting, Inc.