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Highlights
- Painting and repairs — a 2022 customer praised work across ten years
- Fair pricing — a February 2022 customer praised Bob’s prices
- Timely estimates — a January 2022 customer praised estimate timing
- Cost overages — a 2023 reviewer reported a $5,650 scope underestimate
- Unfinished work — a 2023 customer reported multiple incomplete or faulty items
- Unanswered follow-up — a 2023 reviewer reported over two months without response
A longtime customer described hiring Bob Kirk for deck rebuilding, floor sanding, and interior and exterior painting over ten years. In that February 2022 Google review, she praised the quality and called his prices fair. Other customers writing in January 2022 praised his work and professionalism; one specifically said Kirk Contracting & Painting was timely in providing an estimate. A July 2023 customer described a different experience after moving from smaller jobs to more substantial work. The reviewer said Bob underestimated the scope by $5,650, did not communicate the overages, and could not account for the costs when they reviewed receipts and payments at an agreed project pause. According to the customer, Bob apologized and promised to return in the fall to complete remaining work and repair oil spots his truck had left on the driveway. At the time of that review, the customer said more than two months had passed without a response. They described unpainted kitchen areas, gaps under doors, missing floor trim, installations with stripped bolts, unfinished drywall and floor sanding, and a garage left messy. They said they would have to handle multiple fixes themselves. Google’s August 2026 listing showed 4.3 stars from six ratings. The dated customer accounts run from 2022 to 2023: the earlier customers praised Bob’s work, while the 2023 reviewer reported unfinished items, billing problems, and unanswered attempts to get them resolved.
What does house painting cost in Greater Boston?
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Kirk Contracting & Painting. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Finished floor area of the rooms in scope — not wall area.
Estimated range
$6,000 – $9,000
Typical painting project around $7,500
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