KING PAINTING

King Painting has been painting commercial buildings out of North Andover since Christopher King started the company in 1988, and by its own account it's now 38 years in. The work here isn't driveway trim and porch touch-ups — it's large-scale jobs across New England: retail buildouts, hotels, schools, and hospitality spaces substantial enough that 636 projects show up on the Procore construction network, with 142 still active. Its written reviews are thin in number but consistent in tone. Three Google reviews since 2024 are all five stars, including a 2025 review describing a full townhouse exterior repaint after "thorough prep" fixed badly peeling paint, and another simply calling the crew "quality and efficiency." Better Business Bureau, where King Painting isn't accredited, grades it A+. One thing worth asking about: the company's own history puts its founding at 1988, while BBB's file lists a 1995 start date — a seven-year gap between the two accounts of how long it's been around. Beyond that, its Procore profile and website both cite a Massachusetts DCAM certification (score of 95), EPA Lead-Safe Firm status, and membership in the Massachusetts chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors — credentials that matter more to commercial project owners than to a homeowner, and point to a shop built around larger, compliance-heavy work rather than routine residential jobs. For a homeowner weighing an exterior repaint or a bigger surface job, the reviews on file and the A+ BBB grade point to careful prep work and no reported complaints — but with only three written reviews to go on and a track record that's mostly commercial, it's worth asking for recent residential references before booking.