# Pete Martin the Painter

**Trade:** House Painting · **Address:** 19 School St, Gloucester, MA 01930, USA · **Phone:** (978) 559-9365 · **Website:** http://www.petemartinthepainter.com/ · **Languages:** English

**Rating: 3.0/5** (low confidence) — from 2 reviews across 3 sources. A 0–5 star rating built from what customers and the public say (every review and mention weighted by where it was posted, how old, how detailed and how credible it is, shrunk toward a 3.5★ baseline when evidence is thin) plus what the record shows (Reddit recommendations or warnings, a registry-verified licence, how recently they were reviewed, customer work photos, BBB grade, negative news, a revoked licence). Positive record counts only as far as the reviews have earned it; penalties count in full. Confidence describes how much weighted evidence stands behind the number, never the number itself: low when fewer than about five normal reviews' worth of weight (or mentions only) support it, medium up to about twenty, high beyond that across at least two sources. An operator flag for a suspicious review pattern caps a rating at 3.5★ and marks it low.

## The honest read

Pete Martin the Painter is a one-person, owner-operated residential painting business based in Gloucester, serving Cape Ann and North Shore towns from Rockport to Salem.

Public reviews are limited to two, both several years old. In a 2022 review, a homeowner described Peter painting three rooms and called him reliable and fairly priced, planning to have him back for future work. In a 2021 review, a customer described him scraping decades of old paint off an exterior before priming and finishing it, and being patient about explaining the process and his concerns along the way.

There isn't much else to go on — no recent reviews and no licensing or BBB information turn up in what's available. Worth asking directly about current availability, pricing, and credentials before booking, given how little is publicly documented.

**Strengths:**
- Careful exterior prep — scraped old paint before priming, per a 2021 review

## Claims & citations

Every claim below is backed by real evidence rows — uncited claims are dropped in code before publication.

- Owner-operated by Pete Martin _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Official Website](http://www.petemartinthepainter.com) — “Ownership (self-reported): Owner-operated by Pete Martin”
- Stated service area covers Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester, Essex, Ipswich, Wenham, Hamilton, Rowley, Beverly and Salem _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Official Website](http://www.petemartinthepainter.com) — “Stated service area (self-reported): Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester, Essex, Ipswich, Wenham, Hamilton, Rowley, Beverly, Salem”
- Careful exterior prep work described in a 2021 review, scraping old paint before priming _(confidence: low)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNHaHZ2c2lRRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xd2da9d9fdb9303a2!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICGhvvsiQE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Pete Martin did a great job on the exterior of my mother's house!  Painstakingly scraped decades of old paint, primed and finish coat.  M…”
- Reliable and fairly priced per a 2022 review of a three-room interior job _(confidence: low)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURXd3I3Qml3RRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xd2da9d9fdb9303a2!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDWwr7BiwE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Peter painted three rooms in our home. He’s reliable, easy to work with, extremely professional, and has superior painting skills. Plus, …”
- Specializes in House Painting _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Official Website](http://www.petemartinthepainter.com) — “A Gloucester, MA-based residential painting business operating under the name Pete Martin the Painter, serving Cape Ann and North Shore town…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURXd3I3Qml3RRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xd2da9d9fdb9303a2!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDWwr7BiwE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Peter painted three rooms in our home. He’s reliable, easy to work with, extremely professional, and has superior painting skills. Plus, …”

## License

Status: **not_found** — verified against the official MA state registry, never self-reported.
Re-check at the official registry: https://contractorhub.mass.gov/s/hic-contractor-search

## Sources

- [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Pete%20Martin%20the%20Painter&query_place_id=ChIJdfNykkok44kRogOT25-d2tI): 4.7★ from 3 ratings
- [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Pete%20Martin%20the%20Painter&query_place_id=ChIJdfNykkok44kRogOT25-d2tI): Listed on this source
- [Official Website](http://www.petemartinthepainter.com): Self-reported profile and service details

## Recent reviews

- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Rachel Di Luca · 2022-03-19**: Peter painted three rooms in our home. He’s reliable, easy to work with, extremely professional, and has superior painting skills. Plus, his services are fairly priced. We’ll definitely ask Peter to come back for our next painting project. We highly recommend him.
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Inez Gove · 2021-10-27**: Pete Martin did a great job on the exterior of my mother's house!  Painstakingly scraped decades of old paint, primed and finish coat.  My mother is thrilled with the new, fresh color!  Pete was patient explaining the process and some concerns he had.  Great to work with!  Very professional and know…

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