Rot gets replaced
Aluminum over soft wood hides a problem and holds the moisture in. We probe the trim first and replace anything punky, then wrap. If we find rot we show you the photo before we do the work.
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Virginia / Exteriors
Exterior Trim Wrapping in Northern Virginia
Painted wood trim is a maintenance schedule, not a finish. Wrapping it in bent aluminum ends the repaint cycle and keeps water off the wood, as long as the wood under it is sound first.
Window and door trim
Fascia and rake
Garage frames
Color matched coil
2
Offices, Springfield and Fredericksburg
Free
Inspections, no pressure
120+
Years of combined experience, a team born and raised in the DMV
Overview
We bend aluminum coil on a brake at your house so every piece fits the trim it covers, instead of forcing stock lengths to work and caulking the difference.
Related roofline work: fascia board replacement, rake board replacement and PVC trim installation.
Trim wrapping is judged at the corners and the reveals. Anyone can cover a flat board. Getting a clean hem at a sill, a tight return at a brickmould and a joint that sheds water instead of collecting it is the part that takes a real sheet metal hand. We photograph the wood before it is covered so you know exactly what you are wrapping.
Bent on site
Every window and door is a little different, especially on older homes. Forming the metal in your driveway means the piece matches the opening, so reveals stay even and the caulk line stays thin.
Matched metal
Coil comes in a wide range of colors and we match the trim or the gutter. We keep the metals compatible too, never copper against aluminum, because dissimilar metals corrode where they touch.
Detail
What a wrap job includes
Trim wrapping looks simple from the street, so here is the detail that separates a wrap still holding a crisp line in twenty years from one that lifts and stains in three.
- Inspection and rot repairWe check sills, the bottoms of casings and the ends of rake boards, since that is where water sits. Bad wood comes out and gets replaced before any metal goes on over it.
- Custom brake formingCoil is formed to the actual profile, with hems on exposed edges so there is no raw cut sitting in the weather and nothing to catch a hand on a window sill.
- Fastening and sealingColor matched trim nails go where they belong, not through the face of a flat run every eight inches, and joints are lapped so water runs over them rather than into them.
- Gutter and fascia coordinationIf we are wrapping fascia, the gutter has to come down and go back up hung correctly with the right slope. That is the one good moment to look at the whole gutter line while it is off.
Diagnostic
Not sure what you are looking at?
Four questions. You get a straight read on whether this is a repair, a replacement, a gutter job or an insurance claim, and where to go next.
Roof and gutter diagnostic
Step 1 of 4
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Coverage
Where we work
We cover Northern Virginia and the Fredericksburg area out of two offices. Search for your town, or pick it off the list to see the map and the local page.
No match in our service area. Call (703) 347-6482 anyway, we travel for larger jobs.
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Why us
The part other crews skip
Inspected first
We get on the roof and photograph what we find before we quote. You see the same evidence we do.
Roofing and gutters together
One crew for the roof, the siding and the gutters, so nobody is blaming the other trade.
Licensed and insured
Virginia license 2705155080, CertainTeed ShingleMaster certified, fully insured on every job.
Every job documented
Photos and video through the whole install on CompanyCam, stored indefinitely, with a link that is yours to keep.
Reviews
What Virginia homeowners say
Questions
Exterior Trim Wrapping questions we get asked
Does wrapping stop wood rot?
It protects sound wood from rain and sun, which is what ends the repaint cycle. It does not cure wood that is already rotting, and covering wet wood makes it worse because the moisture has nowhere to go. That is why we replace bad boards first and put it in the estimate.
Will the aluminum match my house?
Coil stock comes in a long list of standard colors and we can match trim, siding or gutter. Bring us a sample or we will pull a chip on site. Matching an older custom paint color exactly is not always possible, so we show you the closest options before ordering anything.
How long does trim wrapping last?
The metal itself will outlast the paint job it replaced by decades. What fails first is usually the sealant at joints, or the wood behind a wrap that went on over rot. Done on sound wood with proper hems and laps, it is a finish you stop thinking about.
Can you wrap over trim that has peeling paint?
Yes, if the wood under the paint is solid. Peeling paint by itself is a coating failure, not a structural one. We scrape the loose material so the metal sits flat and check for soft spots with a probe. Anything spongy gets replaced instead of covered.
Is capping the same thing as trim wrapping?
Same thing. Capping, cladding and wrapping all describe covering exterior wood with formed aluminum. Some contractors use vinyl or a coil so thin it will not hold a shape. We use aluminum heavy enough to keep a crisp line after it comes off the brake.
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Exterior Trim Wrapping Near You
Local pages for the towns we cover.
Stop the rot at the source
Clogged gutters are what rot fascia in the first place.
When a gutter backs up, water spills over the back edge and sits against the fascia, soffit and trim until the wood goes soft. New boards last when the gutter in front of them stays clear. Every cleaning visit includes a look at the roof edge, with photos.
Stop repainting trim
We will walk the house, probe the trim, and give you a written estimate covering what gets replaced and what gets wrapped. The inspection is free with no obligation.
- Free inspection, no pressure
- Photos of everything we find, yours to keep
- Licensed and insured, VA 2705155080
- CertainTeed ShingleMaster certified
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