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Exteriors

Wrap it once.
Never paint it again.

Capping is the detail that decides whether an exterior job looks finished or looks close. Aluminum coil bent on site to the exact profile of your trim, folded around the wood and locked so water sheds off it instead of sitting on it.

Bent on siteColour matchedSills with a dripNo more paintingAluminum coil

Scope

What capping includes

Windows, doors, garage openings, rakes, fascia, frieze boards — anything wooden and exposed.

  • Trim inspected first — rotten wood gets replaced, not wrapped over
  • Coil bent on site on a brake to the exact profile of your trim
  • Sills capped with a drip so water runs off, not back toward the glass
  • Head, jambs and brickmould wrapped with tight, clean folds and hems
  • Colour matched to the siding, soffit and fascia
  • Sealed at the terminations, and only where sealant belongs
  • Nothing face-nailed where it will show

Free inspection & estimate

No obligation. Tell us what you are looking at and we will come and look at it.

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The difference

Why capping is worth doing

The painting stops

Exposed exterior wood in this climate wants scraping and repainting every few years, and nobody does it on schedule. Capped trim is done. That is the whole pitch and it is a good one.

The rot stops with it

Wrapping is not just cosmetic — a properly capped sill sheds water away from the wall instead of soaking into end grain. It is one of the cheapest ways to stop a window frame going soft.

Bent here, not bought

Coil goes through the brake on your driveway, cut to your house. That is why it fits tight around an old Philadelphia window that is not square anymore — nothing off a shelf would.

Straight answers

Window & Door Capping — FAQ

No, and anybody who offers to is doing you harm. Aluminum over wet, punky wood hides the rot and keeps the moisture in. The bad wood comes out first.
Coil comes in the standard siding colours, so yes in almost every case. We match it on site before we bend anything.
Not directly — capping is a water and maintenance fix, not an air-sealing one. If you are feeling draft, that is a different conversation and usually about the window itself.

Free estimate

Free inspection. Written estimate. No pressure.

Tell us what you are looking at and we will come and look at it — and we will tell you honestly what it needs, including the times the answer is nothing yet.

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