exterior contractor in newton, ma
Siding, roofing, windows, doors, decks and gutters for Newton's thirteen villages from one crew based ten minutes away in Wellesley. One estimate, one point of contact, one team for the whole outside of your house.
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Plum ProExteriors is a full exterior contractor headquartered in Wellesley, on Route 9, a few minutes from Newton Lower Falls and Auburndale. Our crews replace siding and roofs, install windows and entry doors, build decks and porches and hang seamless gutters across Newton, from Nonantum and Newtonville to Newton Centre, Waban, Oak Hill and Chestnut Hill.
Newton houses tend to need more than one thing at a time: a Victorian in Newton Corner with original trim, tired clapboard and a slate roof reaching the end of its life; a 1950s colonial in Oak Hill with builder windows, an attached deck and gutters that overflow every spring. One contractor keeps the flashing, trim and drainage details working together instead of handing them off between trades.
- One estimate that covers every part of the job, in the order it should be built
- One point of contact from the first visit through the final walkthrough
- Newton permits and inspections filed and scheduled by our team
- Manufacturer warranties plus Plum ProExteriors labor coverage
Licensed and insured: Massachusetts HIC 193823, CSL 115189, Lead-Safe Renovation Contractor LR004195. Every estimate is free.
six exterior services for newton homes
Each service has its own Newton page with our installed prices, photos from nearby projects and the questions Newton homeowners ask us most.
Siding in Newton
Vinyl, James Hardie fiber cement, composite and cedar over a proper weather barrier, with new flashing at every window and roofline. CertainTeed SidingMaster and James Hardie Alliance Elite.
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Roofing in Newton
Asphalt shingle, cedar, metal and low-slope rubber, including tear-off, deck repair, ice barrier and ventilation. GAF Certified Plus.
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Windows in Newton
Replacement and new-construction windows from Andersen, Harvey and Marvin, insert or full-frame depending on the opening. Andersen Certified Contractor Premier, Harvey Elite dealer.
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Doors in Newton
Entry, storm and patio doors in fiberglass, steel and wood, fitted to old openings and sealed for New England winters. ProVia doors with a lifetime manufacturer warranty and three years of Plum labor coverage.
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Decks and porches in Newton
Trex, TimberTech and Fiberon composite, pressure-treated wood and Ipe, designed, permitted and built on new footings to Massachusetts code. TimberTech Pro Platinum.
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Gutters in Newton
Seamless K-style and half-round gutters in aluminum and copper, sized for the roof and the trees, with guards where the tree cover calls for them.
See prices and photos ›a 1916 colonial in waban, inside and out
A full exterior renovation of a Colonial in the Waban village of Newton, one of the oldest houses we have worked on. The siding was tired, the trim had rot behind it, and the original windows were past saving. The owners wanted the house to look like itself, only new.
We stripped the walls to the sheathing, repaired the rot, and wrapped the house in Benjamin Obdyke self-adhesive house wrap before installing James Hardie fiber cement siding in Arctic White with a Cedarmill finish and 7-inch exposure. The details are what make it: wood shutters, custom preassembled PVC window trim with shingle molding, and 154 custom PVC corbels we fabricated and installed under the eaves. VERSATEX trim on the screened porch and ACRE soffit accents finish the woodwork. We replaced 31 windows with Andersen 400 Series Woodwright double-hungs and six basement windows with Andersen 100 Series, hung a new ProVia front door, rebuilt the side entry in TimberTech decking and installed new seamless aluminum gutters.
- Siding
- James Hardie fiber cement, Arctic White, Cedarmill, 7" exposure
- Windows
- 31 Andersen 400 Series Woodwright, 6 Andersen 100 Series
- Door
- ProVia entry door
- Trim
- Preassembled PVC with shingle molding, 154 custom corbels
- Porch
- VERSATEX trim, ACRE soffit accents
- Decking
- TimberTech side entry
- Gutters
- Seamless aluminum
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Newton is thirteen villages, and the housing changes with each one. Newton Corner, Newtonville and West Newton carry Victorians and large two-families with deep eaves, bracketed trim and multiple porches. Newton Centre, Waban and Chestnut Hill run to shingle-style and Tudor homes, slate and cedar roofs and wood windows with divided lights. Oak Hill, Newton Highlands and Upper Falls have postwar capes, colonials and splits with simpler lines and aluminum or early vinyl siding that is now past its life. Auburndale and Lower Falls mix all of it along the Charles.
Older Newton homes need profile matching: trim reveals, corner boards, window casings and siding exposures that look like they belong on the house. Newer ones need materials that handle freeze-thaw, ice at the eaves and spring runoff without constant upkeep. Newton also has four local historic districts, Auburndale, Chestnut Hill, Newtonville and Newton Upper Falls, where replacing siding, roofing, windows or doors goes through the district commission before the permit. We build that review step into the schedule and help you choose materials that pass it.
See our historic home remodeling page and our guide to the right order for an exterior renovation.
permits in newton: who files them and where
We pull the permit for every job that needs one. In Massachusetts a building permit is required for re-roofing, re-siding, full-frame window replacement, any change to a door or window opening and every deck, and Newton applies those rules through Newton Inspectional Services. Many towns also require a permit for same-size insert windows, and we file one wherever the town asks for it. The permit is filed under our Construction Supervisor License, which makes us, not you, responsible for the inspections and the code compliance.
Massachusetts lets an owner-occupant of a one or two family home pull a permit under a homeowner affidavit, but that makes you the contractor of record and waives the state Guaranty Fund protection you have when a registered contractor pulls it. If a contractor asks you to pull the permit, ask why.
After the work passes its final inspection, the permit is closed and the record stays with the house, which is what a buyer's inspector and a lender look for when you sell.
what needs a permit in newton
- Re-roofing, including a tear-off down to the deck
- Re-siding and any change to trim that alters the weather barrier
- Full-frame window replacement, and same-size inserts where the town asks for it
- Entry and patio doors that change the size of the opening
- Every deck, porch and set of exterior stairs, new or rebuilt
- In a local historic district, a certificate from the district commission first
Homes built before 1978 are handled lead-safe under our Lead-Safe Renovation Contractor certification LR004195.
- Where
- Newton Inspectional Services, Newton City Hall, second floor (Room 202). Phone (617) 796-1060, with inspector walk-in hours early morning and mid-afternoon.
- How
- Residential building permits go through the city's NewGov online portal (OpenGov). We submit the application, the scope of work and the product specifications and track the review there.
- Fee
- Newton charges $20 per $1,000 of construction cost, rounded up to the nearest thousand, with a $50 minimum for residential work. It is included in our quote.
- Timing
- Newton does not publish a standard review time for residential permits; simple re-roof, re-side and window permits are routinely issued on the city's weekly permit log, and we allow a few weeks in the schedule.
- Historic review
- Newton has four local historic districts, Auburndale, Chestnut Hill, Newtonville and Newton Upper Falls, each with its own commission. Replacing siding, roofing, windows or doors there needs a certificate before the permit issues; storm doors, storm windows, paint and roof color are exempt, and work that matches the existing exactly can get a staff certificate. Citywide, any permit on a house 50 years or older that removes half a roof or half a wall triggers demolition review.
what your newton exterior project costs
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frequently asked questions
Do you handle building permits in Newton?
Yes. We file the permit with Newton Inspectional Services, schedule the inspections and keep the permit posted on site. Newton requires permits for roofing, siding, full-frame windows, exterior doors that change the opening and all decks. If your house is in one of Newton's four local historic districts, we add the district commission review to the schedule.
Do you work on historic Newton homes?
Yes. Victorians, shingle-style homes and Tudors are a large part of our Newton work. We match trim profiles and siding exposures, repair rather than replace where a district commission asks for it, and work lead-safe on anything built before 1978.
Which Newton villages do you serve?
All of them: Newton Corner, Newtonville, West Newton, Auburndale, Lower Falls, Upper Falls, Newton Highlands, Newton Centre, Waban, Chestnut Hill, Oak Hill, Nonantum and Thompsonville. Our office is on Route 9 in Wellesley, so most of Newton is a ten to fifteen minute drive.
Do exterior contractors need a license in Massachusetts?
Yes. Residential exterior work must be done by a contractor registered under the Home Improvement Contractor program, and structural work such as decks and full-frame windows requires a licensed Construction Supervisor to pull the permit. Plum ProExteriors holds both: HIC 193823 and CSL 115189, plus Lead-Safe Renovation Contractor certification LR004195 for homes built before 1978.
Can you do several exterior projects at once?
Yes, and it is usually the better choice. Combining work lets us sequence the jobs correctly, share setup and cleanup, and make sure the flashing between roof, siding, windows and gutters is done by one crew. We quote the combination and the pieces separately so you can decide.
How do I get a price for my project?
Use the calculator on this page for a quick range with our installed prices, then book a free on-site estimate for an exact quote. Every job is quoted after we inspect the home, and financing is available on all six services.
serving newton and the surrounding towns
Our office is in Wellesley, on Route 9. From there we serve every Newton neighborhood and the nearby communities, along with the rest of Massachusetts and nearby parts of New England.
get a free estimate in newton
One service or the whole exterior, the first step is the same: call us or send the form, and we will schedule a visit from our Wellesley office.
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