Candella's Superior Painting, LLC

The reviews split neatly in two: painting jobs, and Christmas lights. Candella's Superior Painting, LLC — David Candella's shop — carries 4.8 from 77 ratings on Angi and its HomeAdvisor twin, and 4.6 from 11 on Houzz. Read the recent ones and a striking share are homeowners describing exterior holiday-light installs rather than paint. One November 2023 reviewer noted it was their third year having David's team do the lights; an October 2023 customer said the neighbours started hiring him after seeing theirs. The painting accounts are older, and the more detailed half. In April 2018 a homeowner wrote that Mr. Candella prepped and painted walls and ceilings in several rooms, worked quickly and precisely, listened to their suggestions, and cleaned up at the end of each work day. A March 2018 review described the entire first floor repainted, dark stained trim taken to white, with help settling on the right grey. In January 2018 a customer said the crew repaired and replaced areas of wood and shingle before painting the exterior — and a June 2024 reviewer described exactly the same pattern, a lot of shingle and fascia board repair alongside the paint, with the small details addressed. The work has widened past paint. An October 2023 review covers gutters cleaned, gutter guards installed, and the house and deck power washed; a May 2023 one is a deck repaired and stained. The thing to read before calling is a May 2016 review, and it is specific. That customer said the addition they hired for came back over-sprayed onto new windows, with nail holes unfilled and unsanded, messy caulking, paint drips dried on window trim, and some trim left unpainted; they wrote that they paid in full on completion, were promised return visits to fix it, and then could not get the contractor back on the phone. It is a decade old and it stands alone against a long run of five-star accounts — but it is the only detailed complaint here and it is about finish quality, so pin down in writing how punch-list items and callbacks get handled. The newest written account is from August 2025, a homeowner calling the painting meticulous and the price reasonable. For interior and exterior repainting, deck staining and seasonal lighting, that is a steady run. Get the scope and the touch-up terms on paper before the first drop cloth goes down.