Power washing — houses, decks, patios and roofs, described constantly
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Cook's Simple Painting Inc. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Finished floor area of the rooms in scope — not wall area.
House PaintingSpecialty Servicesinterior paintingexterior painting
One crew, several trades — wash, gutters, carpentry repair, then paint
Repeat customers — one homeowner on their third house repaint
Owner reachable — Chris Cook quotes, schedules and follows up personally
Fast quotes — several customers got estimates the same week
Problem follow-through — a crew mishap fixed before payment was accepted
Active MA registration — HIC 166395 verified in the company's own name
OSHA fall-protection listing — ask about ladder and staging practice
Google denominator — five-star headline shows a rating count of zero
Leftover paint — one customer suggests agreeing in advance who keeps it
Cook's Simple Painting is a Wilmington outfit that homeowners around it seem to keep on speed dial — one customer wrote in June that after the crew finished her house they went straight on to her son's, and that is exactly how the review history reads: the same names, the same customers, year after year. Chris Cook runs the crew and shows up in the reviews by name, quoting the job, answering the phone, and calling back afterwards.
Interior painting is the backbone — rooms sanded, primed and painted, hallways, doors and mouldings, a stairwell, a dining room and bath. But the more distinctive half of the work is everything around the paint. Power washing comes up constantly: a house, a pool deck, a brick patio and fieldstone walls, a porch roof caked in moss and pollen, a roof treated for moss and mold. Gutter cleaning is a standing yearly appointment for several customers — one wrote in June that the office calls every autumn to remind him to book. And the crew does real carpentry alongside it: a front and back deck with damaged decking, balusters and railings replaced before repainting in April, a downspout repaired mid-job, shutters installed in August.
The odd jobs tell you as much as the big ones. A horse barn painted around the horses' schedule. A swingset cleaned, sanded and repainted. A new shed's floor sanded, sealed and stained. A house egged repeatedly and power washed clean. In March a homeowner described a year's worth of work on a 1920s house — fieldstone repair and restoration in the basement, shutters, exterior washing and extensive interior painting.
Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, number 166395, is active and registered to Cook's Simple Painting Inc itself. Its BBB page shows an A+ grade. One thing sits outside the customer record: a federal OSHA listing cites the company under the fall-protection standard, so if your job involves ladders, staging or a second storey, it is fair to ask how the crew is set up and insured for it — one customer noted that the quote arrived with insurance documents attached without having to ask.
When something did go wrong, the follow-through is the part customers wrote about: a May reviewer described a minor incident at the start of a power-washing job, the crew phoning Chris before the homeowner even got outside, daily contact until it was fixed, and Chris refusing payment until he had come back to confirm it was right.
The right call for exterior maintenance you want handled by one crew — wash, gutters, carpentry repair, then paint — and for interior work where you want the owner reachable. Get the surfaces, prep and number of coats in the written quote, and ask what happens to leftover paint.
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Cooks Simple Painting, Inc. | Occupational Safety and Health Administration osha.gov
“**Standard Cited**: 19260501 B13 *[Duty to have fall protection.”
Cook's Simple Painting has painted our house 3 times. Every time they have done an exceptional job. They are super professional, show up when they say they will be there and leave each day cleaning everything up leaving the property tidy. I would highly recommend Cook's Simple Painting for your painting needs.
We have used cooks simple painting for interior paint and they've done an amazing job. They are clean, fast, tidy and very knowledgeable. Recently we have also used their exterior power washing and gutter cleaning service. They came out quickly and got the job done, even helping me movie some heavy items I could not do on my own. They are top notch
I was very pleased with the exterior painting work that was done.
I want to say that Chris Cook’s crew was very professional ,prompt and respectful . It was especially nice to see the detail and accuracy they took in all aspects of the job. Rarely have I hired a contractor and had it go so smoothly. Chris and his team showed up like clockwork each day, worked diligently and always left the premises clean.
I certainly would recommend Cooks Simple painting for your painting work.