Joel's Painting, Carpentry & Remodeling in Waltham
Local business · 11 Stratton Terrace, Waltham, MA 02453, USA
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- MA HIC licenseVerified active
- 3 reviews in the last 6 monthsNo negatives
- 19 customer photosOf completed work
Highlights
- Wood rot repair — recent review says crew fixed rotten wood while painting
- Porch step rebuild — recent review praises fast, easy communication on repair
- Ceiling and plaster fixes — recent review cites water-damage repair and repaint
- Zero negative reviews — 20 reviews since 2021 across three sources
Joel's Painting, Carpentry & Remodeling runs out of 11 Stratton Terrace in Waltham, and despite the "Remodeling" in the name, what people actually call Joel for is a paint job with a side of repair — a wall that needs color, a ceiling that needs patching first. Its Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor license (HIC #216638) checks out as active with the state, backing up the company's own claim that its crew is licensed and insured. The last six months of Google reviews point the same direction. In June, one homeowner had rotten wood replaced as part of a full house paint job and said they'd use the crew again "in a heartbeat"; the same week, another credited a crew member named Walter with fast, easy communication while rebuilding a porch's front steps. In March, a customer trusted the team to paint an apartment interior that included a nursery, singling out clean lines and careful work in a room that had to be right. And in January, a chipped bathroom ceiling and a water-damage hole got repaired and repainted to look new again — the kind of small-repair-plus-paint job that keeps coming up. That lines up with the longer history: 20 reviews across Google and other sites since 2021, none of them negative, and a 5.0-star average holding across 29 Google ratings. A 2026 "Quality Business Awards" listing also names the company among Waltham's top carpenters, for whatever a local awards site is worth alongside the repeat customer praise. Nothing in that record points to a complaint worth flagging. For a Waltham paint job that also needs some carpentry — a step rebuilt, a ceiling patched, rotten wood cut out before the brush comes out — this is a crew with a specific, repeated pattern of doing exactly that; the next step is simply getting a written scope and quote from Joel directly for the job in mind.
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- 5.0Jun 11, 2026
I was extremely pleased with Joel and his crew when I contracted with them to paint my house. Great work. Great price. Great guys. I would use them again in a heartbeat.
— Peter McNamaraView on Google Reviews ↗ - 5.0Jun 10, 2026
Communication with Walter was fast and very easy. They did an excellent job replacing the front steps on our porch. I will certainly be hiring them again for future home improvement projects!
— Brian ConnorView on Google Reviews ↗ - 5.0Mar 6, 2026
Joel’s Painting Company did an amazing job painting the interior of my apartment, including my future baby’s room. Joel was extremely professional from start to finish. He was punctual, respectful of the space, and paid great attention to detail. The lines are clean, the coverage is perfect, and everything looks fresh and modern. What I appreciated most was how carefully he worked, especially in the nursery. Knowing that this room is going to be for our baby soon made it really important that everything looked perfect, and he absolutely delivered. He kept the area clean, worked efficiently, and made the whole process stress-free. If you’re looking for someone reliable who takes pride in their work, I highly recommend Joel’s Painting Company. I would definitely hire him again for future projects.
— Anderson AguilarView on Google Reviews ↗ - 5.0Jan 7, 2026
We had a great experience working with Joel. He repaired a badly chipped bathroom ceiling and fixed a small water‑damage hole in another room, then painted both ceilings beautifully. Everything looks brand new. He was reliable, easy to work with, reasonably priced, and just a genuinely nice person. Highly recommend!
— Teoman YilmazView on Google Reviews ↗ - 5.0Dec 15, 2025
We have now used Joel's Painting Carpentry for a few jobs in our new house, and they are consistently excellent. They were recommended to us by our realtor, since she frequently uses them to help get houses ready to list (always a good sign for a contractor!). The first job that we had them do was to repair two ceilings, one of which had old water damage and the other some severe cracking. The whole house is lathe and plaster, so we first had them remove the texture on the old plaster and then repair and paint. The results were excellent! More recently, we had some electrical updates done and the electrician had to cut some holes in the walls and ceiling to run new lines. We brought them out to patch the holes, and they were professional, quick, and really lovely the whole time. Everyone that has come to work on our place on behalf of this business has been excellent, and I would very much recommend them.
— Jacob DammView on Google Reviews ↗
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Added 20 new comments, added 45 new photos, verified active license, established rating 4.2
- confirmed against the state license registry
- behind the score: Wood rot repair — recent review says crew fixed rotten wood while painting