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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Mendez Painters Incorporated. 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
Mendez Painters (Florentino Mendez, based in Wakefield) is built around one word that shows up in review after review: prep. At 4.9 stars across 209 Google ratings and an A+ from the Better Business Bureau, the write-ups keep circling back to the unglamorous groundwork — scraping, sanding, power washing and priming, sometimes letting primer cure for days — before a single coat of finish paint ever goes on. 23 reviews landed in the last six months alone, none negative, and the same story threads through years of history. Homeowners hire Florentino's crew again eight years after a first job on a Cambridge triple decker, go to him "first" for both interior and exterior work over several years, or call him back for a third repaint of the same house. The team takes on the harder jobs on purpose: a house that was easily the roughest-looking on its street, buried under years of vine growth and failing paint; a 1901 home needing a careful, historically-minded refresh; a deck job that included repairing rotten wood and replacing flower boxes alongside the power-washing and staining. Reviewers describe carpenters on the crew patching trim, replacing rotted wood, and skim-coating a peeling plaster ceiling before it gets painted over — work that goes beyond a straight repaint. The one blemish on an otherwise five-star record is a 2024 review describing two blown appointments and no follow-up after the first missed one — an isolated account set against dozens of on-time, communicative jobs described elsewhere, but worth confirming a firm start date for given how booked the crew clearly runs. A strong call for a full exterior repaint on an older or harder-to-prep house, for interior work with trim or small carpentry repairs mixed in, or for a deck that needs more than a fresh coat. Get the schedule in writing given the one scheduling complaint on file, and expect the process to run on the slower, more thorough side — several reviewers specifically credit the days spent on prep and drying time for how the finish held up.
We worked with Florentino and his team 8 years ago to paint an old Cambridge triple decker and loved his work. It's great to work with him again this time for another triple decker we live in! His crew was fast, meticulous, and professional. They power-washed the siding, primered window trim and siding patches that are in rough shape. They also fixed broken tiles and bondo'ed exposed wood under broken siding pieces. They finished so fast (4 days) and did great detail work spray painting our trim details to give it a crisp factory-finish. They painted our metal braces / railing and even offered to fix our foundation wall cracks and repaint it (Really glad he helped us knock one more todo item off the list without having to find yet another contractor to fix all the issues with the house). Very talented team, would highly recommend to other homeowners! They work so hard. The crew would show up 6:30am and work straight until 7:30-8:00pm. We wish them every success!
Mendez Painters Incorporated was able to essentially give us a brand new looking home in just a few short weeks. My husband and I were lucky enough to land a home in Melrose but it was basically one of the ugliest homes in town. Not only was the color an ugly brown but the house had not been painted in about 40 years. When we purchased the home there was also a crazy amount of vines on one side of the house that needed to be removed. We took off as many as we could ourselves but Mendez came to the rescue and removed the rest of them for us. Mendez and his crew of dedicated and incredibly hard working men worked tirelessly from 7am to 7pm most days. They did all the prep work first to scrape every inch of the old paint off the house, sanded everything down, pressure washed, primed the house with quality primer and then let it sink into our home for a week. Once all that tedious work was completed they then did even more tedious work of taping off every window and all the trim and every outdoor outlet. That’s when it came time to paint and it was very quick. Our home is completely transformed! Throughout the whole process I really felt like Mendez cared about creating something beautiful for us. They were able to make our home come to life and reach the potential I saw in it the very first time I laid eyes on it. It was ugly but charming but now it’s one of the most beautiful homes on our street. We couldn’t be more impressed with the transformation and we’ve already had so many compliments from our neighbors!! Would highly recommend Mendez Painters Incorporated
Our house was easily the roughest-looking one on the street when Mendez started. The old paint was failing, vines had taken over the siding, and the amount of prep work required was enormous. Mendez didn't take one shortcut. They scraped the entire house, removed years of heavy vine growth, power washed everything, and then waited two full days for the house to dry before applying a high-quality oil-based primer. Instead of rushing to finish, they let the primer cure for a full week before applying two full finish coats of paint. They never rushed the job. Through every step of the way, Mendez communicated with us about everything that was happening. And his crew was at our house from before 7am until it was dark some days. Their patience and attention to detail is exactly why the finished product is so incredible. Our home doesn’t just look freshly painted — it looks like an entirely different house. We’ve already had several neighbors stop to compliment it after just the first day. They can't believe it's the same house. Mendez completely transformed what was the worst-looking house on the street into one of the best. If you want painters who care more about doing the job right than finishing it fast, hire them. I would recommend them without hesitation.
The painters did a wonderful job job at our home. They worked long hours and were very thorough. We couldn’t be happier with the job.
Great, people to deal with. Very responsive, reasonable price, professional, clean. Highly recommend.
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Established 4.7 rating
Lead paint abatement4.5
Cabinet refinishing5.0
Fast, well-done interior paint job3.1
Bulkhead and foundation-area repairs4.4