Proxima Pros

Proxima Pros is a Swampscott handyman-and-painting outfit — Thumbtack lists 5 employees, 7 years in business, and a background check on Kirill Balchenkoff completed in August 2025. It self-lists as "Licensed & insured" on Thumbtack, though no license number is attached there. In a September 2025 review, a customer — the daughter of a builder, with high expectations going in — said Proxima "went above and beyond," calling out ceiling painting work that other painters had been afraid to attempt and praising the crew as kind, courteous and prompt. Earlier 2024 reviews describe a handyman explaining electrical-outlet work step by step, a leaky faucet fixed "promptly and affordably," and attention to detail on a kitchen remodel. The one flagged note: an October 2025 review said the work itself was good but wished the cost had been made clearer before signing on — worth getting a firm price in writing upfront.