Exterior Paint | Side & Patio Wall

Quote Summary

Base Quote

$6,900

Paint only · No siding replacement

Estimated Final Range

$6,700–$8,500

Known repairs already included · adder only if additional damage found

Lead Status

Lead Free

Standard practices · no encapsulation required · lighter abatement

Scope of Work (Per Quote)

Encapsulate lead-positive area entirely per EPA RRP protocols
Remove storm window and seal around sash with tape
Remove all peeling paint by scraping, grinding, and sanding
Finish sand all areas to smooth out surface
Powerwash all areas
Caulking, bondo repair, and putty holes as needed
Sand all repaired and puttied areas
Reglaze older window
Prime all repaired areas, storm window band, and exposed wood
Paint siding, trim, window, and storm with 2 finish coats — exact color scheme TBD
Cover and protect all grounds, shrubbery, roofline, windows, and lighting during work
Remove all debris from premises on completion
Materials included in quoted price

Siding Replacement Cost Estimator

Assumptions

This wall is lead free — no encapsulation cost on siding work. Dennis has already identified and priced a few short clapboard lengths and one window sill/casing on the back side. This table shows the adder cost only for any additional boards discovered beyond what's already in the quote.
Reference unit: one standard clapboard board = approx. 16 ft long × 4" face exposure.

Boards to Replace	Approx. Linear Ft	Material Est.	Labor Est.	Siding Adder	Total w/ $6,700 Base
5 boards	80 lf	$120–$180	$400–$600	$520–$780	$7,220–$7,480	Minor
10 boards	160 lf	$240–$360	$800–$1,200	$1,040–$1,560	$7,740–$8,260	Moderate
20 boards	320 lf	$480–$720	$1,600–$2,400	$2,080–$3,120	$8,780–$9,820	Likely
30 boards	480 lf	$720–$1,080	$2,400–$3,600	$3,120–$4,680	$9,820–$11,380	Worst Case
Most likely range — known repairs included, minimal additional expected				$500–$1,500	$7,500–$9,000

      * Estimates based on regional CT contractor rates. Actual adder depends on Dennis's per-board pricing — request this explicitly when renewing the quote.
    

Payment Schedule (Original Quote)

Security Deposit

Due at contract signing

$500

Down Payment

Due 1 week prior to start

$4,000

Balance Due

Due at completion

$2,400

Next Actions

01

Contact Dennis to renew the quote — original expired Apr 2, 2025. Request a revised version that adds a siding replacement line item with explicit per-board or per-linear-foot pricing so scope increases are priced transparently.

02

Walk the wall with Dennis before signing. Agree on a board count threshold — e.g. "up to 15 boards included at $X/board, anything over requires a change order." This caps surprise costs.

03

Confirm lead-safe disposal plan and CT RRP certification. Verify Dennis holds an active EPA RRP contractor certification — required for disturbance of this scale on a pre-1978 home.

04

Finalize color scheme before contract signing — the quote lists this as TBD. Color selection affects primer spec and may affect material cost.

05

Coordinate electrical panel access and cable routing on the right corner — masking alone may not be sufficient. Confirm Dennis's plan for working around the panel and conduit runs.

Questions to Ask Dennis — Pro Research Panel

Lead & Certification

Can you provide your active EPA RRP firm certification number? For a job this size on a pre-1978 home this is legally required.
What's your lead-safe disposal plan? Where does debris go, and will you provide documentation of compliant disposal?
Will you provide a pre-renovation disclosure form for us to sign before work begins? Required under EPA RRP rules.

Siding Replacement Scope & Pricing

What's your per-board or per-linear-foot price for siding replacement, separately from the paint scope? We want this as a discrete line item in the revised quote.
What siding profile are you planning to match? Confirm you can source an exact or close match to the existing clapboard profile before signing.
If you find rot or moisture damage behind boards once removed, what's your process and cost for sheathing repair? We need your policy on subsurface discoveries before work starts.
Does the siding replacement scope trigger a separate permit requirement in Litchfield? Confirm whether this crosses any CT building code thresholds.

Workmanship & Contract

What workmanship warranty do you offer on the paint? Industry standard is 2–5 years on exterior — what's yours?
Will you or your crew be on site daily, or do you subcontract any portion? If subcontracted, who and what's your liability coverage for their work?
What's your change order process? If siding replacement exceeds the quoted scope, how is that communicated and approved before the cost is incurred?
What paint brand and product are you specifying? On a moisture-damaged historic home, the primer spec matters as much as the topcoat.

Site Logistics

The electrical panel and conduit runs are on the right corner of this wall. What's your plan for working around them — masking only, or do you need the utility company involved?
Where will staging and equipment be set up? The propane tank on the left side needs to stay accessible.
What's the projected start-to-finish timeline, and what weather conditions will cause delays?

Cost Levers

Reduce Cost

Agree a board count cap with a change order threshold upfront — prevents open-ended siding scope creep.
Lock in color before he starts — color TBD can delay primer selection and add a mobilization cost.
Clear the work area yourself — move the propane tank, remove the iron furniture, clear foundation plantings. Less setup = less billed labor.
Bundle front or side wall into the same mobilization. Dennis will likely discount the per-wall rate if two or more walls are done together.

Watch These

Subsurface rot — lower course near grade is highest risk. Sheathing repair if found is not in any current estimate.
Reglazing scope — in the quote but labor-intensive on lead-positive wood. Ask how many windows are included.
Color selection — darker colors may require 3 coats on heavily repaired surfaces. Ask if color affects price.
Storm window swap — if you replace the storm before he paints, the reglazing line item changes. Confirm he'll adjust scope.

Storm Window Replacement — Sequencing Decision

Why Storm First

Dennis's scope includes reglazing and sealing around the sash. If you install the new storm after he's done, it cuts through fresh paint at the perimeter — requiring touch-up and potentially voiding the warranty on that section.
New storm installation requires drilling and screwing into the frame. Doing this to freshly painted wood risks chipping and cracking the finish.
If the new storm has a different profile than the old one, Dennis needs to see the final installed unit to correctly mask, caulk, and prime around it. Different reveal = visible paint line mismatch.
Frame prep (scraping, sanding, priming) is far more thorough on bare wood than around an already-installed storm. He needs clean access to the full frame.

What to Tell Dennis

Inform him the storm will be replaced before he starts. Ask him to revise the reglazing line item — it may no longer apply — and confirm his sealing method around the new unit.
Ask him to leave a 1/8" gap around the storm frame perimeter when caulking — standard practice to allow for thermal expansion without cracking the caulk line.
Confirm he'll prime and paint the frame and rough opening after the new storm is installed, not before.

Storm Window Selection Notes — 1830 Historic Property

Flush-mounted aluminum triple-track is the most practical choice — historically compatible profile, no seasonal changeover, Energy Star eligible with low-e glass.
Avoid blind-stop mounting — it creates a visible reveal that's historically inaccurate on clapboard siding and looks poor against the finished paint.
Order the frame color to match the window sash, not the siding. NPS-recommended approach for historic homes and visually correct against clapboard.
Measure the rough opening yourself before ordering. On an 1830 home, no opening is guaranteed to be square. Measure width at top, middle, and bottom; height at left, center, and right. Order to the smallest dimension.