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- 1 review in the last 6 monthsNo negatives
- 1 customer photoOf completed work
Highlights
- Multi-generational craft — family-owned since 1925, now run by the fourth generation
- Handles surprise repairs — discovered and fixed carpentry issues mid-job without fuss
- Repeat customers — one client's second job with them in 23 years
- Careful technique — uses brush and roller instead of a sprayer for finish quality
- Expired license — the state home improvement contractor registration on file is expired
William Earle & Son is a Newton painting company with roots back to 1925 — founded by Joseph William Earle and now run by third- and fourth-generation family members, Jacquie and her children. Eighteen reviews on file are unanimously five stars, though the state's home improvement contractor registration on file for the business is currently expired. In the most recent review, from May 2026, a homeowner called the owner Robert "a gentleman throughout the entire process" and described the crew as "skilled, respectful, meticulous and deeply conscientious." A November 2025 review described a similarly hands-on experience — the company showed up when promised, communicated well, kept a clean site, and worked with the homeowner on the details. Beyond straightforward painting, several reviews describe real repair work along the way. A September 2025 review described hiring the company before moving into a new home to repair cracks in the walls, ceiling and closets, then repaint. A 2023 review recounted discovering two areas that needed carpentry mid-job, which the crew "handled quite admirably" — the same customer's second job with the company in 23 years. Another 2023 review listed a shed roof and screens repaired alongside the paint job, and a 2024 review described damage found before painting being repaired beautifully. One reviewer, after 25 years in the same Newton house and several previous repaints, called this the best housepainting job they'd ever had; another appreciated that the crew used a brush and roller rather than a sprayer. The one fact worth confirming before booking: the Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration tied to William Earle & Son is currently expired. For a painting job that's likely to turn up real repair work along the way — cracked plaster, rot, an old shed roof — this is a crew reviewers describe handling it as carefully as the paint itself. Just ask about the registration status first.
What does house painting cost in Greater Boston?
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from William Earle & Son, LLC. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Finished floor area of the rooms in scope — not wall area.
Estimated range
$6,000 – $9,000
Typical painting project around $7,500
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