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The job that keeps surfacing in BLC Painting's reviews is the hard one: an old house that has to be scraped, prepped and brought back without losing what makes it old. In an October 2021 review the owner of a 215-year-old Salem home wrote that the crew "spent an amazing amount of time prepping and thinking of every tiny detail"; in December 2015 the owner of a vintage Dutch Colonial said the exterior was completely scraped and repainted, with the owner on site daily doing quality control and a punch list cleared at the final walk-through. BLC says it was founded in Salem in 2006 by Brooke Cambridge and runs as a woman-owned WBE, working the North Shore and Boston. The written record backs the longevity: reviews run from 2013 to 2025, Houzz publishes 5.0 across 30 ratings and Porch 5.0 across 80, and the same themes repeat regardless of year — crews that arrive when promised, clean up daily, and take color questions seriously. Schedule discipline is the second recurring note. An October 2024 customer described painters showing up exactly as scheduled and working full days, one running until nearly 8pm, finishing an exterior in about a week and cleaning up before a walk-through. A November 2023 customer had hired the company three times for interior rooms. A 2013 reviewer had them fix closet doors a previous contractor had botched. Two practical notes before you call. Price is the honest one: that October 2024 customer said BLC was not the lowest of four quotes and hired them anyway on communication and references, and a December 2015 customer put them mid-pack among three bids. And the licensing here is directory-reported, not confirmed by us — BuildZoom and Houzz both list Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration 172643, with BuildZoom listing an earlier number, 157868, as inactive. If you have clapboards that need real preparation, cabinets that need to be sprayed properly, or a color you cannot settle on, this is the shape of company that fits. Ask for the written scope and prep spec, confirm the registration number yourself with the state, and expect a mid-range rather than a bargain price.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from BLC Painting. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Finished floor area of the rooms in scope — not wall area.
Estimated range
$6,000 – $9,000
Typical painting project around $7,500
“After unexpectedly landing her first painting job 22 years ago, Brooke now finds herself doing the hiring as founder and owner of BLC Painting.”
“But that’s exactly what happened last fall for 32-year-old Brooke Cambridge, owner of BLC Painting in Salem.”
“BLC painted the entire exterior of my historic home in Salem- and they knocked it out of the park!”
Brooke and her team just painted the exterior of our house and garage and did an amazing job. We are very impressed by the level of detail and the time they took to do everything just right. Truly an exceptional job!
We recently had BLC paint the exterior of our home, and had a wonderful experience. We received quotes from three other painting firms, and BLC was not the lowest price, but was BY FAR the easiest to communicate with, and displayed a high degree of knowledge and professionalism. We checked references and decided to go with BLC. From that point forward, everything flowed like clock-work. Brooke visited multiple times to assure they understood our needs, and made several suggestions to help us achieve them. She gave us a timeline, and sure enough, painters showed up as promised. They were on-site every day (except for a rain day), and worked FULL days … one day not leaving until close to 8:00 pm (while our other workers did their usual 3:45 clean up to be gone by 4:00). They finished the project in about a week, cleaned up perfectly, and Brooke did a walk through with us to make sure everything was as we wished. The final product looks great! It is newly completed, so can’t speak to it’s durability yet, but everything in me tells me that Brooke will stand by this job should there be any future problems. Highly recommend BLC painting, and feel certain we will use them again for any future needs (we have an interior job coming next spring). You should certainly include them in your plans for any painting needs.
Fabulous interior work by BLC Painting!! Brooke provided guidance on color selection and the painters were punctual, neat and professional. I have hired Brooke’s company three times over the years to paint rooms in my home - with excellent results every time.
We are very happy with BLC team. The crew did a great job prepping the house for a much needed paint job. Very courteous and professional. The job was finished on schedule. We have received many compliments on it's new look and have already given recommendations to neighbors looking to have some painting done! Bob B. Salem, Ma.
Your guys are so professional. Great work, very clean, very careful, excellent results. The best paint work we have ever had (except for maybe the team you sent to us years ago). Very nice people too. Great job! TY!
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