Sixty homeowners have written about New England Painting & Contracting since 2021, and the same name runs through nearly all of it: Larry, the owner, who quotes the job, answers the phone during it, and turns up again the next time. The work customers describe most often is interior and exterior house painting and cabinet painting, but the same crew is also hired for kitchen and bathroom renovations, carpentry, siding and stairs.
The Better Business Bureau lists the company as accredited with an A+ grade, and its profile records painting alongside kitchen and bathroom remodeling, basement remodeling, carpentry, drywall, decks, flooring and general contracting.
Old Greater Boston housing stock is where the specific praise concentrates. A customer writing in September 2025 described repairing, replacing and repainting wood siding, replacing gutters, and restoring decaying wooden trim and columns, and credited the crew with the expertise for older houses typical of the area. In a September 2023 review, a homeowner described stripped wallpaper, repaired plaster walls and a repainted living room in an old Victorian; another, writing in 2026, described horsehair plaster walls buried under panelling and two layers of wallpaper. Repeat business shows up plainly: one reviewer in 2026 said it was their third job with the company, six rooms and a hallway repainted over the years.
Cabinet painting comes up again and again as the cheaper alternative to a new kitchen. A customer writing in May 2022 said repainting sturdy but ugly cabinets, plus a tile backsplash and fresh wall paint, delivered a kitchen renovation for thousands less. Recent comments are consistent with the older ones: a homeowner in May 2026 praised communication, daily cleanup and staying on schedule across both interior and exterior painting, and a March 2026 reviewer described a bathroom remodel in Wakefield finished on time.
One caveat comes from the customers themselves. Most call the pricing fair or competitive, but a homeowner writing in December 2023 said the prices seemed a tad high, while adding the service was worth it — worth asking for a line-by-line estimate and comparing quotes on a large remodel. The other thing to confirm yourself is licensing: the BBB profile lists a home improvement contractor registration and a construction supervisor number, but those are the directory's records rather than a verification against the state, so check both numbers with the Massachusetts registries before signing.
This is a good fit for a homeowner with an older house who wants painting, plaster and wallpaper work done carefully, or a kitchen or bathroom updated by one crew. Ask for the written estimate, confirm the licence numbers with the state, and agree the schedule up front.