Flanagan Painting

A 1948 start date is the striking thing here. BBB dates Flanagan Painting, Inc. to January of that year, puts it at 78 years with 10 employees, and names Joseph Flanagan as the owner — a Chelmsford shop that has been on Central Square longer than most of its competition has existed. What it does is broad for a painter: residential, commercial and industrial interior and exterior work, plus wallpaper hanging and removal, deck staining, plaster and drywall repair, mildew removal, waterproofing and pressure washing. Its own site calls the business family-owned and puts its tenure at 50 years, which is the shorter of the two figures on offer. What customers have written down amounts to a single review. In December 2021 a Google reviewer said Joe was easy to reach and easy to schedule, that their old house had walls in rough shape, and that the rooms looked new by the time the work was finished. Google shows five stars, but from two ratings. Earlier, in 2015, someone answering a Chelmsford painter request on whodoyou.com passed Flanagan's name along on a neighbour's word rather than their own experience. BBB publishes no reviews and no complaints, and marks the file Not Rated for insufficient information. Decades of trading, and almost nothing written down about it. If you want a long-established Chelmsford painter with old-house plaster and prep experience, this is worth a call — ask Joe for recent local references and get the scope in writing before you commit.