# UB PAINTING & RENOVATIONS, INC

**Trade:** House Painting · **Phone:** (508) 982-0061 · **Website:** http://www.ubpaintingrenovations.com/ · **Languages:** English, Spanish

**Rating: 3.0/5** (medium confidence) — from 9 reviews across 4 sources.
100% of sentiment-scored reviews read net-positive. Last 6 months: 0 reviews, 0 negative.

## The honest read

UB Painting & Renovations, based in Revere and previously known as JGM Painting, is the kind of outfit homeowners call for a full repaint job — stripping old wallpaper, tackling a cracking ceiling, or repainting an entire multi-room renovation — under owner Ubi Barbosa. HomeAdvisor and Angi both list the same nine reviews, rated 4.8 out of 5, running from 2009 through 2011.

What stands out across those years is consistency. In a 2010 review, a homeowner described a crew that stripped wallpaper, fixed a cracking, bubbling ceiling, and painted several rooms and trim during a larger renovation, calling the work good quality and on time. Another customer in 2011 wrote that the exterior work had held up against the weather for a couple of years — and that Barbosa didn't add extra charges after finding more painting was needed on the roof than the original estimate covered. Several reviewers describe the crew as neat, courteous, and easy to work with, whether painting a brick exterior's trim in 2009 or handling ongoing repair work on a condo.

The one recurring gripe, raised in a couple of 2011 reviews, is price — one homeowner called the hourly-rate billing expensive even while praising the work itself. Worth knowing before calling: the company's Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, verified against the state registry, is now expired, and every review on file predates 2012, so there is no recent, independently sourced account of current pricing, scheduling, or crew quality to weigh against those older ones.

UB Painting & Renovations reads like a solid pick for a homeowner who wants a careful, detail-oriented paint job and is comfortable confirming current licensing and rates directly before booking, given how much time has passed since the reviews on file.

**Strengths:**
- Careful painting crews — reviewers call them neat and on time
- No surprise charges — added roof painting covered at no extra cost
- Work durability — exterior paint job cited as holding up for years

**Concerns:**
- Hourly pricing — a couple of reviewers called billing expensive
- Lapsed licence — Massachusetts HIC registration is registry-verified expired
- Dated reviews — all nine on file run from 2009 to 2011

## Claims & citations

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

- Rated 4.8 out of 5 across nine reviews on HomeAdvisor and Angi, dated 2009 to 2011 _(confidence: high)_
  - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/beachmont/ub-painting-renovations-inc-reviews-56196577.htm) — “Angi: 4.8★ from 9 ratings”
  - [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.JGMPaintingandCleaning.56196577.html) — “HomeAdvisor: 4.8★ from 9 ratings”
- Praised for careful, on-time painting crews across multiple 2009-2011 jobs _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/beachmont/ub-painting-renovations-inc-reviews-56196577.htm) — “He did a great job, good quality, timeliness, and i would recommend him highly”
  - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/beachmont/ub-painting-renovations-inc-reviews-56196577.htm) — “5★ Very polite, good work, on time, and very neat. Very good experience!”
  - [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.JGMPaintingandCleaning.56196577.html) — “5★ JGM was extremely professional and reliable. During the estimate, JGM spent time providing suggestions for colors. The exterior of my hom…”
- A 2011 review said exterior work held up for years and no extra charges were added for unexpected roof painting _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/beachmont/ub-painting-renovations-inc-reviews-56196577.htm) — “Did a good job, which has stood up to the weather for a couple years. Didn't add more charges when he discovered there was more painting on …”
- A couple of 2011 reviews called the hourly-rate billing expensive _(confidence: medium)_
  - [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.JGMPaintingandCleaning.56196577.html) — “Dependable, and does a good job. Calculating the service at an hourly rate, it's expnesive.”
  - [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.JGMPaintingandCleaning.56196577.html) — “HomeAdvisor profile for UB PAINTING & RENOVATIONS, INC (formerly JGM Painting) at 322 Proctor Avenue, Revere, MA, rated 4.8 from the same 9 …”
- Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration is registry-verified expired _(confidence: high)_
  - [State License Registry](https://contractorhub.mass.gov/s/hic-contractor-search) — “MA hic license 206265 registry-verified expired — registry holder of record: UB Painting & Renovations INC”
- Offers commercial and residential carpentry, deck builds and repairs, interior and exterior painting, and post-construction clean-up _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/beachmont/ub-painting-renovations-inc-reviews-56196577.htm) — “Services offered (Angi): Commercial and Residential Carpentry, Deck Builds and Repairs, Interior and Exterior Painting, Post Construction Cl…”
  - [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.JGMPaintingandCleaning.56196577.html) — “Services offered (HomeAdvisor): Commercial and Residential Carpentry, Deck Builds and Repairs, Interior and Exterior Painting, Post Construc…”
- Based at 322 Proctor Avenue, Revere, MA, and formerly operated as JGM Painting _(confidence: high)_
  - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/beachmont/ub-painting-renovations-inc-reviews-56196577.htm) — “Angi profile for UB PAINTING & RENOVATIONS, INC (formerly JGM Painting) at 322 Proctor Avenue, Revere, MA, rated 4.8 from 9 reviews dated 20…”
  - [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.JGMPaintingandCleaning.56196577.html) — “HomeAdvisor profile for UB PAINTING & RENOVATIONS, INC (formerly JGM Painting) at 322 Proctor Avenue, Revere, MA, rated 4.8 from the same 9 …”
- Holds a single 5-star rating on Google _(confidence: low)_
  - [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=UB%20Painting%20%26%20Renovations&query_place_id=ChIJp8TuLG4m0EcRpNTRMLlmXlE) — “Google: 5★ from 1 ratings”
- Specializes in House Painting _(confidence: high)_
  - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/beachmont/ub-painting-renovations-inc-reviews-56196577.htm) — “4★ JGM Painting did a great job in our new home. They stripped wallpaper, scraped and painted ceilings that originally used calcimine causin…”
  - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/beachmont/ub-painting-renovations-inc-reviews-56196577.htm) — “He did a great job, good quality, timeliness, and i would recommend him highly”
  - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/beachmont/ub-painting-renovations-inc-reviews-56196577.htm) — “5★ Very polite, good work, on time, and very neat. Very good experience!”
  - [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.JGMPaintingandCleaning.56196577.html) — “5★ JGM was extremely professional and reliable. During the estimate, JGM spent time providing suggestions for colors. The exterior of my hom…”
  - [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.JGMPaintingandCleaning.56196577.html) — “5★ Ubi Barbosa ad his team is fabulous! He met with me every night to discuss how the job was going and they went above and beyond to make s…”
  - [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.JGMPaintingandCleaning.56196577.html) — “Services offered (HomeAdvisor): Commercial and Residential Carpentry, Deck Builds and Repairs, Interior and Exterior Painting, Post Construc…”
- Also offers Carpentry _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/beachmont/ub-painting-renovations-inc-reviews-56196577.htm) — “Services offered (Angi): Commercial and Residential Carpentry, Deck Builds and Repairs, Interior and Exterior Painting, Post Construction Cl…”
  - [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.JGMPaintingandCleaning.56196577.html) — “Services offered (HomeAdvisor): Commercial and Residential Carpentry, Deck Builds and Repairs, Interior and Exterior Painting, Post Construc…”

## License

Status: **expired** (#206265, hic) — verified against the official MA state registry on 2026-09-05, never self-reported.
Re-check at the official registry: https://contractorhub.mass.gov/s/hic-contractor-search

## Sources

- [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.JGMPaintingandCleaning.56196577.html): 4.8★ from 9 ratings
- [Exa](https://www.buildzoom.com/contractor/u-b-painting-co): 0 web mentions across the open web (each linked to its source)
- [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=UB%20PAINTING%20%26%20RENOVATIONS%2C%20INC&query_place_id=ChIJp8TuLG4m0EcRpNTRMLlmXlE): 5.0★ from 1 ratings
- [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ma/beachmont/ub-painting-renovations-inc-reviews-56196577.htm): 4.8★ from 9 ratings

## Recent reviews

- **Angi · George J. · 2011-07-01**: Dependable, and does a good job. Calculating the service at an hourly rate, it's expnesive.
- **Angi · David R. · 2011-05-01**: Did a good job, which has stood up to the weather for a couple years. Didn't add more charges when he discovered there was more painting on the roof which he hadn't seen on the evaluation.
- **4/5 · HomeAdvisor · Pam M. · 2010-08-01**: JGM Painting did a great job in our new home. They stripped wallpaper, scraped and painted ceilings that originally used calcimine causing cracks and bubbling, painted several rooms and trim, as well as some extra little projects that came up during our renovation. In that way, they were very flexib…
- **Angi · Mary G. · 2010-07-01**: He did a great job, good quality, timeliness, and i would recommend him highly
- **5/5 · Angi · Diana P. · 2010-06-01**: Ubi Barbosa is a great guy, easy to talk to and deal with.
- **5/5 · Angi · John W. · 2010-05-01**: Very polite, good work, on time, and very neat. Very good experience!
- **5/5 · Angi · Emily K. · 2009-11-01**: JGM was extremely professional and reliable. During the estimate, JGM spent time providing suggestions for colors. The exterior of my home is brick so I only needed the trim and entryway painted. The recommendations were extremely helpful. The turn around time for receiving a quote was quick - a few…
- **5/5 · HomeAdvisor · Christina S. · 2009-08-01**: Ubi Barbosa ad his team is fabulous! He met with me every night to discuss how the job was going and they went above and beyond to make sure we were happy with the job. Our apartment looks amazing!! Ubi and his team are very dedicated and have a great eye for detail. They were quick and efficient an…
- **Angi · Homeowner · 2009-05-01**: We are doing condos, he is really good, will come back and fix and repairs. He will call back, shows up for weekly meetings. He does what is needed.

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