On Arlington’s brick colonials and capes, the trim is usually the only exterior wood the house has left, and it is exactly where decades of weather show. Whole-house trim wrapping typically runs $3,000 to $7,500 with us, and window capping around $85 to $175 per window. We’re Sunshine Contracting, a Woodbridge family company doing this work since 1993. Schedule a free estimate for an honest scope of what your trim needs.
What trim work costs in Arlington
| Project | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Per-window aluminum capping | $85 – $175 per window |
| Whole-house trim wrapping | $3,000 – $7,500 |
| Full AZEK or Hardie trim replacement | Scoped to the house |
The number moves with the count of wrapped openings, the linear feet of fascia and soffit, story height, and above all with how much rotted wood needs cutting out and replacing before anything is covered. Every factor is detailed in our trim wrapping cost guide.
Brick lasts a century. Its trim does not.
The masonry neighborhoods that give Arlington its character, the brick colonials of Arlington Ridge, the capes of Waverly Hills and Westover, were built with wood in exactly the places water finds: window surrounds, door surrounds, fascia, rake boards, and soffits. The masonry comes through every winter unchanged, while the painted wood beside it swells, splits its paint film, and slowly goes soft, usually starting at end grain and sills. By the time a corner feels spongy, the process has been running for a few winters. On these houses trim is not a detail of the exterior; it effectively is the exterior maintenance, which is why ending its repaint cycle changes how the whole house ages.
Wrap it, or replace it with something that cannot rot
Aluminum capping covers sound existing wood in factory-finished coil, bent on site to fit each board; we use Alside G-8 coil, backed by its 30-year manufacturer warranty. Cellular PVC (AZEK) swaps the board itself for a material that rot and insects ignore, the usual recommendation where windowsills and rakes have a history. James Hardie trim matches Hardie-sided houses exactly, with the ColorPlus finish under its 15-year limited finish warranty, installed by a James Hardie Elite Preferred contractor. On an Arlington house with eighty-year-old boards, the honest answer is often a mix: replace what has failed, wrap what has not, and stop the painting either way.
The carpenter bee clause
Arlington’s mature yards come with carpenter bees, and carpenter bees love soft, weathered pine under eaves where nobody looks. Woodpeckers then enlarge the holes hunting larvae, and the fascia that seemed fine from the ground turns out to be honeycombed. Aluminum and PVC end that cycle: there is nothing left a bee can drill. If something is nesting in your eaves every spring, that is a trim conversation, not just a pest one.
Done right or not at all
Capping earns its bad stories when a low bid wraps shiny aluminum straight over rot and seals the water in. Our standing practice: bad wood is cut out and replaced first, the metal is shaped to shed water, and the caulk lines leave moisture an exit. Historic-district note: in designated districts like Maywood, exterior changes need approval before work starts, and the review board weighs materials, not just looks, so that conversation happens first. Ask any contractor bidding your trim how they handle rot they uncover; the answer sorts the field quickly.
Pair it with the work around it
Fascia work belongs with gutter replacement, since the gutters come down either way. Window capping is naturally quoted with window replacement, and if siding is on your horizon, trim decisions should be made alongside it rather than after. One crew in one mobilization routinely covers what would otherwise be three service calls.
Why Arlington homeowners pick us for trim
10-year workmanship warranty on siding and trim work, plus manufacturer coverage on materials. 4.9 out of 5 from 999+ verified customers on Guild Quality. Our own factory-trained crews doing the slow, fiddly detail work that decides how trim ages. Family-owned since 1993, Woodbridge-based. Licensed, bonded, and insured: Virginia Class A #2705075333.
Arlington trim FAQs
What does trim wrapping cost in Arlington?
Whole-house wrapping typically runs $3,000 to $7,500, and window capping about $85 to $175 per window. Opening count, fascia and soffit footage, story height, and rot repair set the number, and the written estimate is free.
My brick house only has wood at the windows and roofline. Is that worth wrapping?
That is actually the ideal case: on a brick house the trim is usually the only wood the weather can reach, so wrapping or replacing those boards ends most of the house’s exterior paint cycle in one modest project. It is one of the highest-impact, lowest-cost exterior upgrades a masonry home can get.
Can I wrap trim in a historic district like Maywood?
Exterior changes in Arlington’s designated local historic districts need approval before work begins, and the review considers materials, not just appearance. We flag the requirement at the estimate so the review conversation happens before anything is scheduled.
Ready to stop painting? Schedule your free estimate: honest scoping, a written price, and no pressure. Proudly serving Arlington‘s brick, cape, and colonial streets from Lyon Village to Westover.