# J L Painting

**Trade:** House Painting · **Address:** 4 Clooney Terrace, Peabody, MA 01960, USA · **Phone:** (978) 535-7641 · **Website:** https://jlpaintingpeabody.com/ · **Languages:** English

**Rating: 3.5/5** (low confidence) — from 4 reviews across 4 sources.

## The honest read

J L Painting is a family-run painting contractor working out of Peabody, self-described as operating since 1986 across the North Shore, Greater Boston, and into parts of New Hampshire. The business is small and owner-operated — Jim, known to customers as "Jimmy," is the one people talk about, quoting jobs and often working them himself.

The handful of reviews on record all describe direct experiences with Jimmy, spanning 2021 through 2024. In a 2022 review, a customer said he quoted a fence-staining job plus an entire second floor, then executed the plan as promised — even painting two extra doors in a man cave at no charge. A 2021 review described his team repainting a whole house interior, covering over dark walls with multiple prior coats, in under three days. Reviews from 2023 and 2024 kept coming back to the same idea: he does more than what's quoted.

There's no review activity in the last two years to say how the business is doing today. BBB's page shows no rating and no complaints on file, and the company's own site puts the founding year a couple years apart from BBB's — 1986 on the website, 1988 on BBB. The company lists OSHA and EPA certifications.

For a smaller residential paint job with direct owner involvement, the history here reads well; it's worth confirming current availability and pricing since the written record is a few years old.

**Strengths:**
- Above and beyond — repeatedly does more than quoted
- Direct owner — Jimmy personally quotes and works jobs

**Where sources disagree:**
- BBB lists the business as established in 1988, while the company's own website says it was founded in 1986

## Claims & citations

Every claim below is backed by real evidence rows — uncited claims are dropped in code before publication.

- BBB's profile lists J.L. Painting as a Peabody painting contractor with 7 employees under owner Jim Silvio, not BBB accredited, with no rating or complaint count shown _(confidence: high)_
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/peabody/profile/painting-contractors/jl-painting-0021-46409) — “BBB profile for J.L. Painting (Peabody, MA), a painting contractor established in 1988 with 7 employees under owner Jim Silvio; the business…”
- The company's website states it is OSHA certified _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Official Website](https://jlpaintingpeabody.com) — “Stated certification/affiliation: OSHA Certified”
- The company's website states it is EPA certified _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Official Website](https://jlpaintingpeabody.com) — “Stated certification/affiliation: EPA Certified”
- The company describes itself as family-run and founded in 1986, serving the Greater Boston area, North Shore, and parts of New Hampshire _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Official Website](https://jlpaintingpeabody.com) — “Family-run painting contractor based in Peabody, MA, providing residential and commercial interior and exterior painting throughout the Grea…”
  - [Official Website](https://jlpaintingpeabody.com) — “Company history (self-reported): Founded in 1986, providing commercial and residential interior and exterior painting throughout the greater…”
  - [Official Website](https://jlpaintingpeabody.com) — “Stated service area (self-reported): Greater Boston area, North Shore of Boston, parts of New Hampshire”
- In a 2022 review, a customer described Jimmy quoting fence staining and a full second-floor paint job, then executing it as planned including two extra doors painted for free _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURPc2JtRzFBRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xd2b548aed8473c70!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDOsbmG1AE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Jimmy was prompt came back with quotes for fence staining and entire second floor. Told us what and when he would do the job  and execute…”
- In a 2021 review, a customer said Jimmy's team repainted the whole house interior, covering multiple coats of dark paint, in under three days _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUM2Nl8yR2hnRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xd2b548aed8473c70!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIC66_2GhgE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Jimmy and his team are hard workers. They painted the inside of our whole house in less than 3 days. The previous colors of our walls wer…”
- Reviews from 2023 and 2024 both describe Jimmy doing more work than was originally quoted _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURIbElEWFJnEAE!2m1!1s0x0:0xd2b548aed8473c70!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDHlIDXRg%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Best painter I have ever hired. He does more than is quoted. Everything is perfect when Jimmy completes a job.”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNsMmVhVHZnRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xd2b548aed8473c70!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICl2eaTvgE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ JL Painting is the best painting company east of the Mississippi. Jimmy does the astounding job and knows paint”
- Specializes in House Painting _(confidence: high)_
  - [Official Website](https://jlpaintingpeabody.com) — “Family-run painting contractor based in Peabody, MA, providing residential and commercial interior and exterior painting throughout the Grea…”
  - [Official Website](https://jlpaintingpeabody.com) — “Company history (self-reported): Founded in 1986, providing commercial and residential interior and exterior painting throughout the greater…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURIbElEWFJnEAE!2m1!1s0x0:0xd2b548aed8473c70!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDHlIDXRg%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Best painter I have ever hired. He does more than is quoted. Everything is perfect when Jimmy completes a job.”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURPc2JtRzFBRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xd2b548aed8473c70!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDOsbmG1AE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Jimmy was prompt came back with quotes for fence staining and entire second floor. Told us what and when he would do the job  and execute…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUM2Nl8yR2hnRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xd2b548aed8473c70!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIC66_2GhgE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Jimmy and his team are hard workers. They painted the inside of our whole house in less than 3 days. The previous colors of our walls wer…”

## Ownership

- Identifies as family-owned — the business's own statement, not independently verified.

## License

Status: **not_found** — verified against the official MA state registry, never self-reported.
Re-check at the official registry: https://contractorhub.mass.gov/s/hic-contractor-search

## Sources

- [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=J%20L%20Painting&query_place_id=ChIJz0C0ORES44kRcDxH2K5ItdI): 5.0★ from 12 ratings
- [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=J%20L%20Painting&query_place_id=ChIJz0C0ORES44kRcDxH2K5ItdI): Listed on this source
- [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/peabody/profile/painting-contractors/jl-painting-0021-46409): Listed on this source
- [Official Website](https://jlpaintingpeabody.com): Self-reported profile and service details

## Recent reviews

- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Kevin Smith · 2024-09-12**: Best painter I have ever hired. He does more than is quoted. Everything is perfect when Jimmy completes a job.
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · AJ Arena · 2023-11-22**: JL Painting is the best painting company east of the Mississippi. Jimmy does the astounding job and knows paint
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · William Raucci · 2022-07-08**: Jimmy was prompt came back with quotes for fence staining and entire second floor. Told us what and when he would do the job  and executed the plan flawlessly. Even painting two doors in my man cave without charging me. He's an animated man that has 40 years experience and it shows. Thanks Jimmy you…
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Jennifer Pasdon · 2021-09-13**: Jimmy and his team are hard workers. They painted the inside of our whole house in less than 3 days. The previous colors of our walls were really dark with multiple coats of paint, so they had their work cut out for them. It looks like a new house now and I couldn't be happier with the results. Jimm…

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