ERST Painting

Ervin's name shows up in nearly every review for ERST Painting — not as a company mascot, but as the guy who walks the job himself, from the first estimate to the final coat. The company is based in Needham, MA, says it has 23 years of experience, and lists Needham, Wellesley, Newton, Framingham and Cochituate as its service area. The Google page backs the reputation with numbers: a 5-star average from 16 ratings, and the written reviews go well past star counts. One homeowner who'd already called around for quotes on a 3-bedroom condo repaint said Ervin walked in and started flagging prep issues nobody else had caught, then laid out colors, patching and a timeline before texting ahead of each visit and sending daily updates through the job. Another described a bigger lift — a Brookline two-family, new construction, interior and exterior, complicated room shapes with plastering touch-up throughout — that came out looking the way they'd hoped despite the scope. A third had him handle a basement renovation (new floors, a full paint job) and, separately, wallpaper and tiling work at a parent's house. The specifics repeat across accounts written from 2025 into 2026: thorough wall prep, tidy job sites each day, and steady back-and-forth rather than silence between visits. Reviewers describing new-construction interiors single out the same thing — professional work with no headaches mid-project. One review from March 2025 stands out for a different reason: it describes a roof replacement, which isn't anything ERST's own site lists among its services (interior/exterior painting, deck staining, pressure washing, drywall, kitchen and bathroom remodeling). It's worth asking directly what that job involved before assuming it reflects the kind of work they typically take on. For anyone weighing a full interior or exterior repaint, especially one with real prep work or plastering involved, this reads like a small operation where the same person shows up start to finish. Before booking, it's worth confirming who's actually running the crew on your job and getting the same kind of detailed walkthrough reviewers describe getting up front.