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The Color Connection

4.8 (149 reviews)
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Anthony S.

Marcus painted a couple of houses in San Francisco for me over a decade ago before relocating to the South Bay and came back this weekend to take down shutters at one of the houses. He went the extra mile touching up all the affected areas, adding a few red accents, and even redoing the custom red stain on the garage door that was recently vandalized by graffiti. Amazing! It looks like the house was entirely repainted! The other house he painted still looks like new over a decade later! If you want it done right, and last the test of time, Marcus is the man to call!

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Thank you Marcus Henderson Painting for the outstanding job you did on my cabinets! I love my new kitchen. Before and after pictures here!

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Alexia D.

We hired Marcus to stain our backyard fence. I was so happy with the level of service that was provided that I need to share. I didn't realize how much work goes into doing this job correctly. First he pressure washed the entire fence to bring back the original look and color, cleaned up the entire area to not leave a trace. Let it dry, and then coated the fence carefully with 2 coats of amazing quality stain. I have not seen any overspray or excess anywhere! The color is beautiful and water just beads right off. I'm so happy with this work, I'm recommending to all my neighbors!! If your looking for a quality paint guy, he's it!

Our house painted by Marcus Henderson.
Vicki V.

The trucks of Marcus Henderson Painting read: "We paint with pride." Well, once they started our job, we were delighted to see that it wasn't just a slogan - it was an unmistakable fact. Every member of Marcus's crew turned out to be an experienced, careful, customer focused craftsman. And on every step of the process, they were always focused on doing an amazing, top quality job. We can honestly say that our 112 year old side by side Victorians look brand new again. And parts of them are new because they even repaired damages from termites and dry rot. Other painters told us we had to get a contractor to make those kinds of repairs. They even freed up windows that had been painted shut for years and repaired the double-hung sashes which were not working. Marcus Henderson mentored and built a "one of a kind" house-painting team. We give his workers high marks for energy, honesty, experience and know-how. We feel that Marcus has made them into one of the most professional crews we've ever seen in any business. Even though Yelp! ratings only go to five stars, Marcus and his team deserve a six star rating for prep work beyond expectations and skilled finish work. Plus they were all clearly dedicated to providing us with full customer satisfaction! Marcus and his team were so great we simply can't think of anything negative to say-and that is rare in this day and age. Amazingly, they cleaned up the entire job site at the end of each work day. Marcus used the absolute best quality paints and materials and was always organized and businesslike -- and yet his sunny personality and sense of humor created the highest level of employee commitment and customer satisfaction. We would never hesitate to recommend him.

Replaced cracked siding

I had 3 estimates and Marcus Henderson Painting wasn't the most expensive or the cheapest. He really took his time walking me through the estimate and what his team can accomplish. Interestingly, once I had the information of what he planned to do I asked the next painter to do the same and was told "I need to lower my expectations". I knew right then and there that Marcus Henderson Painting was the right company to paint the exterior of my home. It's all in the prep, the team spent 4 days power washing, sanding, replacing siding, caulking and taping / covering up for overspray. Every morning Marcus told me what they did the day before and what they were going to complete for the day. I always knew what to expect. Something i have never seen before was the cleanup of paint chips, his team literally vacuumed up every last piece of old paint. I was fortunate enough to see Marcus on a 30 foot ladder to get to the highest point of my home. He is very confident in his craft and scares me even to see someone up that high. Primer - MHP told me that he had the Dunn Edwards primer tinted to the new color of my house for better coverage. What a brilliant idea! Once the house was sprayed with primer all the siding, windows and cracks were caulked. He again showed me how this process can save a house from water leaks in the future. Final Coat- The color that MHP helped me select came out amazing. He really has an eye for color's. The amount of effort and care that he has for the homes that he works on makes me a true believer in MHP slogan. "We paint with pride" I know i selected the right vendor for this large job. Thank you again Marcus Henderson and team.

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Jen L.

Marcus is awesome! He is courteous, friendly, and takes an enormous amount of pride in his work. Marcus painted our previously stained oak cabinets white and the change is remarkable. We went from a dated kitchen to a brand new one at a fraction of the cost of new cabinets. Marcus also painted the interior of our house and re-stained an oak kitchen table. Everything turned out beautiful and we could not be happier!! We will definitely use Marcus Henderson Painting again. Thank you Marcus!

Our garage floor
Dan R.

We needed our garage floor cleaned and epoxied on a very specific date, right after our home remodel was completed and before we left on a trip to Europe. Marcus said he could do it (even though it was Easter weekend). He arrived on time every day, was friendly, and professional. Our garage floor looks great and exceeded our expectations.

Grace H.

Okay, this is a long over due review as we received the service back in Oct 2016. Marcus and his team were very easy to work with and before everything begins, Marcus informed me that it would be a long wait so we waited 6 months for their service, so it's better worth waiting, right? lol I wasn't home when Marcus did the initial estimate for our painting project, afterwards, my husband told me that he believes Marcus was the type of person wants to do things the right way and gave a very reasonable quotes. So we decided to wait till Marcus and his team when there's availability opened up. He and his team of 2 came to our place on time @7am in the morning, and started the work without any delay and did a great job and really be careful especially during the popcorn ceiling removal process, they made sure the tapped everything and took out all the trash as well. Polite team also a bonus, they are very nice and patient when we made suggestions or let them know where needs to be touched up, they've never compliant and always try to not to interrupt our daily lives as well. The result was great and we felt our home is more cozy and refreshed and I love all the color has been picked as well. Would recommend them to others for sure.

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Marcus is a true master of the craft! He did a spectacular job and made my front door beautiful and welcoming.

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Thanks Jen: It was my pleasure to bring your entry door back to life.

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Adding some stain really makes a common fence stand out.

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It was my pleasure to do work for you. Congrads on the new house.

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