EJ's Painting LLC

EJ's Painting has been a fixture in Holden for decades — its own site says the business was founded in 1978 by Eric J. Johansen, and Better Business Bureau's profile puts it at 46 years in business, now run by Clayton Johansen as a family operation. Better Business Bureau accredits the company with an A+ rating, listing interior and exterior painting, general contracting, and home improvement among its services; the company's own site adds surface preparation, repairs, priming, finishing, and cleanup, and says insurance papers and references are available on request. Across 18 Google reviews from 2021 through 2025, the pattern is consistent: careful, hands-on work paired with an owner reviewers clearly like working with. A 2025 review of an exterior job described the crew examining every shingle and piece of woodwork as they worked and replacing anything that needed it before staining and painting the foundation. A 2024 review of a kitchen repaint specifically praised the two coats needed to cover a bold red with a much lighter color, and called out both the finished look and the crew's professionalism. Reviewers who've used the company across multiple properties — including one family that owns several apartments and an auto shop — say the quality has held up job after job. Several reviews also mention quick, clear communication on quotes and scheduling, and a crew that shows up daily and works through a job efficiently. Not every account is glowing: in a 2022 review, a prospective customer said they tried reaching the company twice, by phone and through the website, about an exterior job and never got a response — worth keeping in mind if a call or web form doesn't get a quick reply, since a lot of the praise here also credits Clayton personally with being easy to reach. For a Holden-area homeowner considering exterior or interior painting, this is a long-running, well-liked local business with a track record that goes back decades and reviews that consistently single out the same things: thorough prep work and a crew that's careful about details most painters skip.