CertaPro Painters of Boston

CertaPro Painters of Boston, run out of Brighton by owner Rich Carmosino and a rotating crew, has one of the busiest painting histories on file: 89 reviews across Google and other platforms from 2021 through today, with nine more in just the last six months and none of them negative. The overwhelming majority of what's quoted here is five stars, and the range of work goes well past a standard interior repaint — commercial storefronts, multi-year condo-building painting contracts, and a church renovation for the Boston Center of Self-Realization Fellowship all show up. Several jobs stand out for their difficulty. In a 2023 review, an architect described CertaPro repainting his own 1910 house's exterior — old chipped shingles, deep soffits, period shutters — and scanning the paint color to match a historic district's requirements, all at a fair fixed price despite the one-off conditions. Another review described a specialty EIFS stucco painting process, work outside typical residential scope. One customer had a crew member repair a ceiling, replace several shower tiles, smooth cracked walls, and paint a bathroom in a single visit; another had the team address extensive smoke damage in an apartment left by a tenant who'd been smoking indoors. Rich's process comes up constantly: several reviewers describe getting competing quotes and picking CertaPro for being fair-priced and clearly explained, with office staff handling scheduling and communication once a job starts. Repeat business is common — multiple condo buildings and individual homeowners describe hiring the crew more than once over the years. Not every job has gone this smoothly. In a 2023 review, a customer said paint on a repaired deck began chipping within three months and looked worse than before the work within six; the owner told them normal walking-surface wear wasn't covered under warranty, and the customer felt the surface hadn't been properly prepped or double-coated. It's worth asking directly how a deck or other high-wear surface will be prepped and what the warranty covers before a similar project. Google puts the business at 4.9 stars from 131 ratings, in line with the volume and consistency described above.