Stephen Navarro Painters

Stephen Navarro Painters is a Newton-based, locally owned outfit whose reviews describe far more than paint — snow and ice-dam removal, water-damage recovery, carpentry, floor refinishing — with a spotless 15-review, five-star record stretching back to 2021. One thing worth knowing up front: the Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration on file for Stephen Navarro, the registry's holder of record, is expired. In back-to-back February 2026 reviews, Stephen and his crew responded to winter emergencies — clearing snow and breaking up ice dams on a Sunday before serious water damage set in for one customer, and for another, arriving within two hours of a call to clear a leaking, ice-dammed roof, then explaining what caused it and what to watch for going forward. A December 2025 review described an even more urgent call: a washing-machine overflow that collapsed half a living-room ceiling three days before Christmas. Stephen was on-site assessing the damage the next morning, and the repair was finished so cleanly the homeowner said you couldn't tell where it had been. Painting itself gets the same level of description. In an August 2025 review, Stephen repainted and repaired the interior and exterior of a 1905 Newton home, including refinishing floors and repairing plaster left by old knob-and-tube wiring removal, and finished ahead of schedule. In a September 2024 review, a customer who'd had several rooms painted years earlier — including natural wood doors and trim refinished — came back for a full exterior repaint that turned into a bigger carpentry job: steps, railings, and porch doors replaced and rehung. A 2021 review described him coordinating with a roofer to trace a water-damage source and bringing in an electrician to remove fixtures before painting, then holding off so woodwork could dry properly ahead of a move-in date. The Better Business Bureau gives the business an A+ grade, though it isn't BBB-accredited; the BBB page states 15 years in business, while the company's own site claims 36 — the two sources disagree and neither can be verified against the other. More importantly, ask directly about the expired state registration before signing anything. For interior or exterior painting, especially a job that turns into carpentry, plaster, or storm-damage repair along the way, the written reviews describe a genuinely careful, responsive operation — just confirm the licensing situation first.