Pristine Painting Services, LLC

A recent review sums up the pattern here: nothing but professional, with "unmatched" quality and Mark's own paint knowledge cited as the reason customers keep coming back. That's typical — across nineteen Google reviews spanning 2021 to today, every single one is five stars. Pristine Painting is an owner-operated Gloucester shop run by Mark Dupee, who says painting started as a summer job before growing into the current business; it covers Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Ipswich, Essex and the rest of Cape Ann with interior and exterior house painting plus deck refinishing and staining. What separates the reviews from generic praise is how many describe hard, specific cases. In a 2023 review, a homeowner with peeling calcimine ceilings in two rooms says Mark assessed both, offered two different fixes, and hit the price and schedule he quoted. A 2022 review recounts a horsehair-plaster job with large cracks and holes patched "extremely well," spanning walls, ceilings, stair risers, doors and trim that had gone neglected for years. Another from that same year describes caulking and sealing Hardie cement board on an exterior repaint and repairing damaged drywall in a garage redone with accent stripes. In 2025, a reviewer called out "incredible attention to detail" on a complex shiplap interior, and several others mention Mark's own responsiveness — clear estimates, showing up when he says he will, and cleanup thorough enough that outdoor plantings were left untouched. Its BBB listing isn't accredited and carries no rating, which is ordinary for a small owner-run shop rather than a mark against it — there's no complaint history there or anywhere else in the record. The one practical thing to confirm before booking is scheduling: this is Mark and a small crew working a specific Cape Ann/North Shore footprint, so it's worth checking he can take your job in your season before counting on him for a larger or time-sensitive project.