Clady Painting

Clady has been painting houses out of Quincy since 2010, and the odd thing about it is how little anyone has written down. One review, from August 2019. That customer described a quick, friendly crew and, specifically, a foreman who knew which paint materials belonged on her house and walked her through the choices — the sort of detail that separates a painter from a contractor with a sprayer. It is a specific, first-hand account. It is also the only one. Porch's number is the part to sit with: a 2.74 average across five ratings, with only that one five-star review displayed. Four ratings behind the low average are not shown, so there is no way to read what they say. BBB, by contrast, grades the business A+ and publishes nothing at all — no reviews, no complaints. The trade mix is wider than the name suggests: interior and exterior painting, paint and graffiti stripping off brick, roof electro-sealing, wallpapering, power washing and UV re-sealing of decks and cedar shingles, gutter cleaning and guards, and bathtub re-glazing. BBB lists an EPA lead certification, which matters on older housing stock — that is the directory recording the company's claim, not a check of it. Two loose ends worth resolving on the phone. The name shifts between directories — Clady Painting, Clady Roof and Painting, Clady Roof Restoration & Painting — and so does the address: 60 Elliot Avenue on BBB and Procore against 158 Arlington St on Porch. Workable for a straightforward interior or exterior paint job around Quincy. Ask directly about the Porch rating, and get the lead-safe certification in writing if the house predates 1978.