Painting a home in Yarmouth, MA
Hyannis Painting paints homes in Yarmouth Port, South Yarmouth and West Yarmouth. In Yarmouth's Old King's Highway district, repainting the same color or painting white needs no approval; any other color on siding, trim, shutters or doors goes to a hearing, with a $25 fee. Free estimates: (508) 280-1573.
Which part of Yarmouth do you live in?
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Village names: U.S. Census Bureau, census designated places, 2023 and USGS GNIS.
Do you need approval to paint a house in Yarmouth?
Before you hire a painter in Yarmouth, budget the time for a hearing: any new color on siding, trim, shutters or doors goes to the Old King's Highway committee, with a $25 fee.
Sources: Yarmouth, OKH Historic District PAINTING Criteria
- Repainting the same color does not require approval; painting anything white does not; changing from a color to white does not. Source: Yarmouth, OKH Historic District PAINTING Criteria
- A Certificate of Appropriateness is required to paint siding, trim, shutters or doors a color other than white, and it is reviewed at a hearing. Source: Yarmouth, OKH Historic District PAINTING Criteria
- The filing is an application, four copies of a spec sheet with color chips, four copies of color photos and a $25 fee. Source: Yarmouth, OKH Historic District PAINTING Criteria
- The town includes a sample of Benjamin Moore Historic Colors, such as HC-154 Hale Navy and HC-169 Coventry Gray, and says it is not a complete list. Source: Yarmouth, OKH Historic District PAINTING Criteria
Read more: Old King's Highway guide · Lead paint rules for pre-1978 homes
What should Yarmouth homeowners know before painting?
Hyannis PaintingHyannis Painting understands how the salt air, humidity, and seasonal weather cycles affect paint adhesion and longevity on Cape Cod homes.
Source: hyannispainting.com/service-areas/services-areas-details/yarmouth-cape-cod-ma
Questions Yarmouth homeowners ask
I want to repaint my Yarmouth Port house the same color. Do I need approval?
No. Yarmouth's painting criteria say repainting the same color does not require approval, and neither does painting anything white.
What do I need to file to change my shutters to navy in Yarmouth Port?
A Certificate of Appropriateness: the application, four copies of a spec sheet with color chips, four copies of color photos and a $25 fee, reviewed at a hearing. Hale Navy, HC-154, is one of the sample historic colors the town lists.
Scheduling and service details: Hyannis Painting's Yarmouth page.
Towns next to Yarmouth
Neighboring towns: U.S. Census Bureau, county subdivisions, 2023.
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