Paint is the last thing done and the first thing seen.
Val Arruda & Son has been painting, plastering, waterproofing and insulating homes and businesses across Rhode Island and the South Coast for more than 31 years. Father and son, our own crew, start to finish.
31+ years in business Interior and exterior Residential and commercial
- BarringtonRhode Island
- ProvidenceRhode Island
- SeekonkMassachusetts
- Fall RiverMassachusetts
- SwanseaMassachusetts
Seven trades, one crew.
Most painting companies stop at paint and hand the rest to somebody else. We hang the sheetrock, tape it, plaster it, insulate behind it, waterproof the outside of it, and then we paint it.
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Interior painting
Walls, ceilings, trim, doors, cabinetry and stairwells. Furniture covered, floors papered, edges cut by hand.
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Exterior painting
Clapboard, shingle, stucco and brick. Scraped, primed and coated to hold up through a New England winter.
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Softwash & power washing
Siding, roofs, decks and walkways. Low pressure where pressure would do damage.
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Building waterproofing
Foundations, masonry and building envelopes sealed against water before it finds a way in.
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Plaster
Skim coat, veneer plaster, ceiling repairs and full rooms. Flat walls that do not telegraph under paint.
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Spray foam insulation
Open and closed cell foam in new framing, additions and retrofits, sealed tight before the walls close up.
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Sheetrock
Hung, taped and finished to a paint-ready surface, from a single patch to an entire floor.
We work with Surf Pro.Surface preparation and coating systems chosen for the job in front of us, not whatever is on the truck.
Recent work.
Houses, condos, offices and storefronts finished across Barrington, Providence, Seekonk, Fall River, Swansea and the towns around them.
Coastal houses eat paint.
Salt air, wind off the bay, sun on the south elevation and moisture coming up through the foundation. A finish that lasts ten years inland can fail in three near the water. We prep for the exposure the house actually has.
- Salt-air exposure
- Peeling and failed coatings
- Rot and moisture repair
- Foundation waterproofing
Not everything should be painted.
Mahogany decking, entry doors and garage doors get sanded, stained and clear-coated so the grain stays visible and the wood stays protected.
On the job.
Clips from recent jobs, posted straight from our Facebook page. Sound on if you want to hear what a spray rig sounds like at seven in the morning.
Storefronts, offices and warehouses.
We work around your hours, not ours. Restaurants painted before the doors open, offices done after five, retail floors and warehouses coated on weekends. If something has to be handled tonight, the phone is answered.
The “and Son” part.
The name on the van has both of us on it, so one of us is on almost every job.
Val Arruda started painting houses in southeastern Massachusetts more than 31 years ago and never handed the work off. The company still runs the same way: our own crew, our own equipment, and the same people on the last day of a job as on the first. Ask for the owner and you get the owner.
- 31+ yearsWorking across Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.
- Reachable 24/7Water damage and emergencies do not wait for business hours.
- No subcontractorsPaint, plaster, sheetrock, insulation and waterproofing by our own crew.
- Residential & commercialOne room, one storefront, or an entire building.
Tell us what needs painting.
Call or email with the town, the surface and roughly when you want it done, and we will come look at it. Interior, exterior, residential or commercial.
- Phone(508) 410-0974
- Emailvaldemararruda@gmail.com
- HoursReachable 24 hours, 7 days
- Service areaBarrington, Providence, Seekonk, Fall River, Swansea