Bay State Painting & Power Washing

Bay State Painting & Power Washing is Steve Dietrich's Peabody-based operation — the owner says he has 28 years of experience — doing lead-certified interior and exterior painting plus pressure washing and light carpentry. On Angi, where all 40 of its ratings live, it holds a 4.9★ average with 93% five-star. Recent activity backs that up: seven reviews since February 2026, none negative, describing everything from patio furniture with rust removed and refinished, to a fence painted within a week of the initial quote, to hallway and stairwell repaints with very high ceilings. The pattern holds across earlier years too — in a 2025 review, a homeowner described the crew fixing wall writing, drywall damage, peeling paint and seams during a full interior repaint, then advising on color and sheen choices; a 2023 review detailed exterior work covering power washing, sanding, priming, painting the house, deck and new shutters, plus a gutter replacement and roof flashing. The record isn't spotless. A July 2024 review, the lowest on file at 2 stars, described a job where the crew came without the promised extra helper, got through roughly three-quarters of the house, and then went quiet for about a week when the reviewer tried to follow up about finishing it. A July 2025 review, otherwise positive at 4 stars, said the only shortfall was end-of-project cleanup. Given how consistent the praise is around communication and craftsmanship, and how isolated those two complaints are against 25 written reviews spanning three years, it's worth confirming upfront — in writing — the crew size and finish timeline for a larger job, since that's exactly where the one serious complaint on file went wrong.