Burke & Crew Paintwrights, INC

Burke & Crew Paintwrights has built a deep track record in Gloucester: 38 reviews across Google and Thumbtack, nearly all five stars, running from 2018 through this year. John Burke, who reviewers describe as hands-on, meets customers for estimates, checks in during the job, and stays reachable with questions. The through-line across years of reviews is care in the prep work, not just the paint: a 2019 Thumbtack review describes the crew fixing imperfections before painting rather than over them, and in a 2024 review, a customer recalled Burke & Crew replacing rotted wood and an entire roof while restoring a storage shed. Recent work follows the same pattern — a June 2026 review describes a multi-room redecorating job where the crew arrived exactly on schedule and kept communication organized throughout. In reviews dated between 2018 and 2023, customers single out specific crew members by name — Enos, Pablo, Guillerme — for detail-oriented work on cabinets, teak and cedar refinishing, and a difficult 25-foot-ceiling room. The company also does carpentry alongside painting: reviews from 2022 mention built-in closets and repairs to clapboards and water damage. One March 2026 review — the only mixed note among those quoted — flagged a discrepancy in billed hours, though the reviewer believed it was an honest mistake and said so. Before calling, it's worth knowing that the Better Business Bureau lists Burke & Crew as not accredited with an F grade, citing a missing required competency license — that conflicts with Massachusetts' own registry, which currently shows the company's home improvement contractor license active and verified. Thumbtack separately lists the company as background-checked with 18 years in business. For a painting job — especially one that needs real prep work, an awkward space, or carpentry handled alongside the paint — this is a crew with a long, largely positive record and one licensing question worth asking about directly.