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Jim's Painting & Home Improvements works out of East Wareham, and Google shows 3.7 stars from three ratings. The two written reviews behind that number, both from 2022, land in opposite places. The positive one, from September 2022, describes the version a homeowner hopes for: competitive pricing, work scheduled around the customer, and the place left tidy at the end. The June 2022 review is the one to read closely. That homeowner wrote that Jim started painting their house in 2021, that a year on the job was still only about 85 percent done, that overspray was all over their new doors and windows, and that they had not seen or heard from him. The name does still circulate locally — a May 2026 Nextdoor post in East Wareham told a neighbor to call James at Jim's Painting Soft Wash & Home Improvements. For a small exterior job you can watch from start to finish, this is a local painter a neighbor has recommended. Before any deposit, pin down a written start and completion date and what happens if the crew stops coming, and keep the final payment until the last section is painted and the masking is off the windows.
“Call James Jims Painting Soft wash and Home Improvements”
“Call James Jim’s Painting Soft Wash & Home Improvements”
Jim was very competitive with his pricing, His work was impactable, He worked around my schedule and he left the place so tidy. I give this local business 5 stars. Thank you Jim for taking care of me
Jim started our house painting job in June of 2021. It’s June of 2022 and we have not seen or heard from him. The house is not finished being painted, it’s about 85 percent done. Overspray is all over our new doors and windows! Lousy work! It was a mistake to hire Jim. We now have to hire a new crew to finish the job.
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Jim's Painting & Home Improvements. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Finished floor area of the rooms in scope — not wall area.
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$6,000 – $9,000
Typical painting project around $7,500
Careful prep for clean finishes5.0
Thorough prep work5.0
Exterior repaint with wash, sanding and wood replacement3.7