Tristar Painting Inc

Tristar Painting's Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, number 185698, is expired. That is the first thing a homeowner should know, because the work this Medford company advertises — kitchen and bathroom remodeling, framing, windows and doors — is exactly the work that registration covers. The company says it has painted for the Winchester area since 2004, working out of Medford and covering, in its own phrase, all areas inside 495. Its Houzz listing offers a wide spread for a two-decade painting outfit: interior and exterior paint, finish carpentry, wood and tile floors, windows and doors, framing, and full kitchen and bath remodels. Houzz files it under kitchen and bath remodelers rather than painters. No one has written about hiring them. The Houzz profile carries no reviews at all, and nothing else has been published about their work, so there is no account of what a Tristar job actually looks like when it is finished. If you call them, start with the registration: ask whether 185698 has been renewed, and get the current number before any remodeling or framing work is discussed. Then ask for addresses of recent jobs you can look at, since there is no written history to lean on.