ALTRU DESIGNS

Altru Designs is a West Brookfield, Massachusetts painting company run by Tyler O'Neil, listed as family-owned on both Houzz and Thumbtack. Beyond interior and exterior painting, the Better Business Bureau lists deck and fence staining, pressure washing, gutter cleaning, and cabinet painting, resurfacing, and installation among its services, and Houzz adds drywall and plaster repair, popcorn ceiling removal, and paint removal to that list. BBB gives the business an A+ rating (it isn't BBB-accredited), lists a Massachusetts license number, and Houzz has given the company two Houzz Awards. Sixteen reviews across Houzz, Angi, Thumbtack, and HomeAdvisor, spanning 2022 to 2024, are overwhelmingly five stars, and several point to the same thing: Tyler personally on the job, communicating well, and handling difficult old-house conditions. In a January 2023 Houzz review, a customer who had every room in a newly purchased home painted said Tyler suggested colors that flowed from room to room and called the result amazing. A February 2023 Thumbtack review from a repeat customer said Tyler had by then painted several rooms across multiple projects — kitchen, hallway, bedrooms, bathroom — and called him skilled and great to work with. Two reviews from September 2023, one on Thumbtack and one on HomeAdvisor, both describe painting a room in a home over 100 years old where nothing was straight or level, and both praise the crew for taking the time to get the job done right. A deck and stairway project — described in near-identical wording in a November 2023 Angi review and a February 2024 Houzz review, apparently the same customer's account on both platforms — covered two decks plus a long lakeside stairway prepped for an experimental weather-protection system, and rated it five stars. Earlier reviews from 2022 describe bathroom and vanity painting, patch repairs left by a previous contractor, and jobs finished a day ahead of schedule, with recurring praise for professionalism, communication, and daily cleanup. Between the Houzz Awards, the A+ BBB rating, and sixteen consistently positive reviews spanning several years and four platforms, Altru Designs looks like an established, well-regarded painting contractor — especially for older homes with tricky surfaces, given how often that comes up in the reviews.