We have worked with Mark for many years. And we would never go to anyone else. He is honest, available, straightforward, and his work is absolutely second to none. With a lot of experience, Mark's team is invaluable in older homes with many paint challenges. Highly recommend! read more

The best, most patient, and expert painters I have ever hired. Mark Harris and his team painted the interior of our house in Pasadena when we first moved in 5 years ago. Last year they repainted a room that we wanted in a different color and were so patient with our search for the right tone. Last month they repainted the front exterior of the house and also brought in a carpenter to rebuild a wooden arbour. Again, professional job beautifully done. They are also very pleasant and on time. read more

This company went above and beyond while painting the exterior of our home. Not only are they great painters, but they were able to repair all of my dry rot, broken fences etc. It was such a wonderful experience to work with people who are responsible, professional and on time. I highly recommend them. read more

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Had mark harris and his crew over to paint and repair a income property. Not only did he not stick to the agreement but he lied. He promise to put two coats of paint and only did one. The cracks in the stucco started came back within two months. The crown moldings for EXTERIOR was replaced with composite wood. Which started to bubble after the first rain. Trash was left out daily for me to pick up after work and my tenants to see. Very DISHONEST individual, not to be trusted. Spent over 10k for a Mickey Mouse job. If you want someone who lies, uses deaths of friends, and covid as an excuse for unfinished work. He's your your dishonest man for the job. Here's an update. I had to go out and find a company that could replicate the crown moldings mark took down and replaced with composite wood. I now have additional water damage to the roof after his work. Do not be fooled by this man. He is a con artist. Also, I will be posting more pics. read more

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NO STARS IS THE ONLY ANSWER. Lots of VERY unhappy customers - check w the St Contractors Board, no longer licensed, site says not eligible at this time. Stay away. Mark took advantage of my over 90 yr old Mom, even though we were repeat customers!! read more

I would give The Educated Painters a 0 if I could. They have messed with us for months after taking our money and giving us one excuse after another. They claim to be honest, religious people, but it is all a sham. They take your money and disappear with many broken promises. Our house they painted is peeling and looks awful, and they promised to fix it and left it completely unfinished. Disgusting behavior that I can't even comprehend. Lie after lie with these people... read more

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If there is a problem they do not stand by their jobs and come back and fix them. 3 months after they left I saw issues and I've had him tell me about every month they will come fix. Covid is one excuse they used then it was a family member died then it Mom needs to go to hospital. None of these are viable reasons to not come fix. Now he avoids my calls. Think twice. read more

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We had such an awesome experience working with Mark and his team! When I bought my house there were some ugly yellow walls and they REALLY needed some paint. (For anyone who has yellow walls, this was not the cute kind of yellow) ha. I asked mark to paint all the walls bright white and he came back with a custom high-quality color for us. The house looks wonderful and his team paid attention to every detail. Mark is so kind and fun to work with. I will definitely be using the Educated Painters team for more projects in the future. Thank You!! read more

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After two years, we are having to re patch and repaint the apartment building. All the cracks have reappeared where patch work was done. You can see all patches on the exterior apartment walls. After two years this should not happen. Mark does not keep track of the workers progress with the job. The painters applied primer coat and said it counted as the first coat of paint. Primer is NEVER counted as a coat of paint. Its primer not paint. I questioned the workers, again they said it was the first coat of exterior paint. That is not what we agreed to. The agreement was 1 coat of primer and two coats of exterior paint. We spoke to Mark about it and agreed that primer is not a coat of paint. However, we never got the second coat of paint applied to the building. Mark comes across as a nice guy, but he does not keep his promises. He always has an excuse of why his workers didn't show up when promised. Before the job was completed, Mark was asking for the final payment to meet their payroll. We did not give them the final payment since the job was not completed. About two months ago, my son ran into him in the bank and let him know that we really needed to talk with him. We setup a time to talk. He cancel the meeting stating he was coming down with Covid and would get back to us. Never heard from him again. He said he charges more than other painters because they do a more complete detailed work than than other painters and will be there for future upkeep when needed. After two years, we are now re patching and painting all over again with a different painter. We are so sorry we trusted him. read more

An absolute nightmare. We got scammed, too. Mark took the money and is nowhere to be found. He showed up and made promises, then excuses as to why the work wasn't completed. BUYER BEWARE. read more

We hired The Educated Painters twice. Once for an exterior job, then an interior job of a few rooms a year later. The job outside was satisfactory. Everything on schedule. Crew was good, but there were hints of miscommunication between Mark and crew. But everything worked out. Hired for interior because time was an issue for us and they were able to meet deadlines, and we thought we were going to have the same experience as the exterior. Paid a deposit to get started for the interior work late February. As the week progressed, we requested some additional work and they were able to get most of it done. On the last day (Friday), we had a check to help "make payroll" but that check was picked up before a final walk through to make sure the entire job was satisfactory. Check cashed very quickly then Mark went MIA for weeks...then months for follow up to finish the job. We would arrange to have our house open and unlocked for the day so painters could come in and finish up, but no one showed up. This happened multiple times! Mark then offered to touch up the outside work from the previous year where the paint had started to chip. Took a few weeks to get the paint mixed, but then MIA again for weeks for the actual repairs. Two spots were patched up but stayed like that for over a month..... Something that should have taken a week or two max ended up going from late February to Memorial Day. Most of it was tracking Mark down....after many no shows. Our story is identical to most of the bad reviews. Same words used ("at cost", "neurosurgeon"), same "preacher guy" stuff. We got the follow up "we're so sorry" from Mark's wife too. So we set up an appointment and yet again a no show! We just wanted a paint job and it took way too long to "finish". What was frustrating is the money was taken and cashed before the job was truly complete and we had to go above and beyond normal requests to have the job done. We were beyond patient with the antics. In the end, if our job we requested isn't important or "too small" let us know and we can go with another option. There's nothing wrong with that. No need to make excuses of why no one showed up or why you were MIA and unable to follow up with set appointment times. The lack of communication and follow through was beyond disappointing. read more

I am guilty of being one of those people who don't take the time to write reviews. If the service is good I am satisfied and if the service is bad I don't come back. That's not fair to quality businesses that I have patronized for years so I am going to start yelping! Educated Painters is a business that I have been using since 2006. Mark and his team painted my home in La Canada, CA inside and out 3 times since then. The last time was in preparation for a sale. Mark not only painted but they performed repairs and pretty much whatever needed to get done. The new owner was lucky I used Mark. When my home sold I bought a new home in the valley. The old owners were not as kind as I was to the new owners of my home. Mark and his team came in on short notice and painted the entire inside...white...with many coats! While having painters inside your home for a few weeks is a pain, we were left with a beautiful home we have enjoyed ever since. Now that the weather is nice again we are going to paint the outside and redo the entertainment area. Guess who we are using? Having contractors around is always a pain, and the unexpected usually happens. I don't hesitate to use Mark and his team because there is a demonstrated sense of ethics and an attention to quality and detail. If things are delayed or surprises pop up it's nice to know you can trust the people who are working for you. That's why Mark has been painting and repairing my very nice homes for 14 years and counting. read more

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Mark and his crew have done exceptional work for us on several projects in 3 different homes this year. The quality and fair pricing is unbelievable. We are working on scheduling another project soon. read more

Buyer beware. The same thing happened with the other 1-2 star reviews. Talks a great talk, talks too much. Did not complete his contract. Repeatedly promised to return to complete scope of contract. Gave excuse after excuse. Used the "I used to be a pastor and I listen well" line. Overly flattering, inappropriate and unprofessional. I trusted him because he was referred by a mutual acquaintance despite my initial Inuit in not to. Even his subcontracts spoke negatively of him. Talked down to one of his helpers who is of color, I was appalled. He's a great salesman. The paint job is ok but the lack of follow through and incomplete work requiring constant following up of her was not worth it. read more

We've used The Educated Painters many times over the last 10 years and have always gotten excellent results. Mark Harris and his team do a first rate job every time, whether painting the exterior, the interior, our deck, or doing the occasional touch up work. We've never had any problems whatsoever - they've been polite, punctual, and paid attention to detail. it's no surprise when I see their signs outside the most well-maintained homes in the area. Having owned homes in different parts of the country, I can honestly say that The Educated Painters is the best I've ever seen. I recommend them without any reservations whatsoever. read more

My wife and I just had the inside of our house painted and our ceilings redone by the Educated Painters. We couldn't be happier with the results! Mark and his staff were very friendly, helpful and professional. They got the job done in a timely manner without sacrificing quality. We moved into a house that needed a lot of work. Mark came in and listened to our ideas about the colors and made a few suggestions of his own. His ideas helped us to use colors that really opened up the house. After the project was complete, Mark came back several times to make sure that everything was as it should be and that we were satisfied with the job. We really appreciated his high level of customer service. We will use the Educated Painters again in a few months when we paint the outside of our house. I would definitely recommend this company to my friends. Thanks! read more

Had heard good things about Educated Painters. Contacted Mark in January and he came over promptly; spent about half an hour walking through the job (4 rooms and a hallway). He promised me a prompt estimate. BUT - he then fell off the face of the earth. Four months and three phone messages to him later, as well as a couple of emails and texts, and no response. I'd be OK with a simple "too busy for new jobs." Perhaps he's unwell? But the phone message says it's the family's voicemail as well as his business. Weird. Got a prompt estimate from another company, as well as one from an individual painter whom I've used in the past with great results. Roughly similar, so I'm going with the individual. Giving up on EP. read more

Mark Harris and his associates have helped maintain and preserve the condominium complex my family built and lived in for over a decade! They are clean, courteous, and highly skilled at their craft. The Educated Painters always came in on time and on budget. Moreover, Mark always goes the extra mile for us. Weather he needed to return for touch ups, haul trash to the dump from other teams or hang Christmas Lights for us....The Educated Painters Do It All. Thanks for being like a part of our family! read more

Educated Painted have been painting the Community Center of La Canada Flintridge and they are wonderful. There was lots of weather damage and they made the outside of our building look spectacular. Now, we are on a quest to fix up the place room by room. Recently, they completed painting our large Creative Arts Room. It was a pleasure to work with Educated Painters. Mark and his crew are wonderful, skilled, polite and have really made the place look great. read more

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We hired Educated Painters to paint the interior of our condo. We wanted a good quality paint job and Educated Painters provided it. Mark was enthusiastic in person and on the phone, and followed through with what he promised. He gave us a competitive quote and used high quality paint. After they began, we asked them to take a look at the exterior door and an outdoor arbor and they even took care of those. We were billed for exactly what we were quoted and were finished even earlier than expected. The only reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is because at one point just before starting the job they took a couple days to call me back. But, in the end they followed through, so I am very happy and will use them again. read more

Mark and his team did a fantastic job with the painting / restoration of our craftsman house. They are true professionals and demonstrated excellent attention to detail throughout the process. They provided excellent advice as to the best options to deal with each step and then executed in a manner that always exceeded our expectations. They have continued to be our go to choice for All painting projects, large and small, and we happy to recommend them to anyone needing a painter. read more

I'm not one to write reviews, but this company definitely deserves one. Mark Harris and the Educated Painters came highly recommended by two of my coworkers and my real estate agent. Mark came out for his initial consultation and what struck me from the beginning was that he actually cared about my home and about my happiness in it. His main goal was not simply to get the job and earn some money -- it was to get me the best possible results so I would have a beautiful home. He was willing to give me advice even if I didn't hire him. But of course, I did hire him. My house is a 1921 craftsman and it had a lot of wear to the walls, plus years of old homeowner-applied paint that was in poor condition. His team of experts spent an entire week sanding and plastering and getting my walls into shape. Plus, he and his designer helped me select colors for each room, going as far as painting dozens and dozens of swatches on the walls over the course of several days so I could get exactly the right color in every single room. The colors are absolutely perfect. Mark checked in with phone calls throughout the process and was always upbeat and able to make me smile, which meant a lot in a stressful time of moving into a new house. He advised me on getting locks for my windows and sent his guys back to haul away the moving garbage to the dump. He and his guys even helped me communicate with the repairmen and technicians who were working on the property at the same time. And the results of their painting are phenomenal. My old house is in gorgeous restored condition and looks beautiful. Really top-quality work. Thank you Educated Painters! read more

If you are looking for quality work from an honest painter Mark and his crew are the ones to hire. Besides painting he also does great staining and he has an in house designer that can help with colors. Mark was recommended to me from my aunt and she has been using him for years. I couldn't be happier with him and his guys!! read more

Family man who understands the importance of making your home into your temple. Not just slapping on paint- repairing your home with TLC.

Called mark for an estimate and he came for a walk through of my house. He spent a lot of time talking...not enough time listening...he never called back, emailed or dropped an estimate by at all. Nothing! That was over a month ago. I obviously chose to use another company to get my job done just how I wanted it. Would not recommend! read more

Educated Painters have taken care of our house inside and out several times over many years. In the past we have been very happy with their work. This time was different. We contacted them in November, agreed to do the work in January. With extra time needed to redo the driveway and replace a gate, the expected time was one month. That seemed like a lot to me, but I joked that I just wanted all finished by the end of April as we had events planned. Well, by the beginning of June things were not done, and some of what was done was not satisfactory at all. They has procrastinated, avoided phone calls, added costs, failed to show. Just generally not what we had expected based on past experience. I'm sorry to say, I had to finish the job myself. We will not be calling Mark Harris back to work here again! read more

Never again. I have saved many of my friends from the horrible experience I had. I did get an estimate from Mark, but the work he actually completed was about half what he promised and took twice as long. I also got the honest minister routine which couldn't be less true and a tip off I should have picked up on. read more

Very disappointed with Mark and his promises. We hired him as his bid was competitive and his references gave rave reviews. As well, he was a practicing pastor so we thought we could trust "a man of God." He came out promptly and gave us a bid in a timely manner. He talked a good game and we believed him because he was so nice and seems to know his stuff. This was a year ago. During the project, Mark was responsive via text and calls. However, when we discovered paint puckering/blistering and sloppy details (a part of the house was painted the wrong color--ours is a Craftsman thus needed lots of detailing) soon after the job was done, he did not respond for weeks despite multiple calls and texts. It took months for him to send someone back and still to this day, all the problems were not fixed. His wife called months later wanting to set up a time to address our issues because our neighbor called the Educated Painter for a quote but when our neighbor opted for a different painter, we never heard from Mark or his company again. Apparently once paid, he blows you off and leaves you with shoddy work. Beware. read more

Mark Harris and his "Merry Band" of craftsmen have just completed painting our 1920's Pasadena Tudor and we are thoroughly delighted with the way our house looks. Dealing with Mark was a pleasure; from our initial meeting he understood our needs, his suggestions and eye for detail made the process a stress less experience. Educated Painters were able to complete the work on schedule and on budget; everything from staining to carpentry to wall paper removal to restoration work was done with care and craftsmanship. One final thought, Mark is a wonderfully positive individual and his associates are a most polite and hardworking group of individuals, I honestly feel that their wonderful positive energy has now become an integral part of our lovely house. Our only regret is that we did not know about Educated Painters 5 years earlier! read more

If you're looking for a great crew of painters and care about things like customer service, neatness, details, quality, these are your guys. Personally, I can't imagine why anyone would give them a negative review for any reason. Just thought I'd reiterate... read more

I've known Mark Harris for many years but only recently called him to do some emergency painting at my home. Sorry for not calling him sooner. First class work completed ahead of schedule. I recommend Educated Painters to anyone who wants attention to detail, high quality work done at a reasonable price. Thanks Mark! read more

I don't know where the great reviews are coming from. I contacted The Educated Painters 3 - 4 times by phone and left a message for an estimate. The answering machine was dual purpose for the Harris family and the business. I'm not sure but maybe my calls were accidentally erased by one of the members of the family. I finally did get a call back and Mark came out to my dad's house in Altadena, CA for an estimate of painting the interior and exterior. Obviously he didn't want to do the job because he went through the place and told us it would take a month with a full crew . He then pulled a number of $20,000 to do the job suggesting this would increase possibly the sales price of the home up to $100,000. He then said he would drop the estimate off at my house. That was a month ago and haven't heard a peep from them. I'd rather you be honest and say you don't want to do the job instead of the BS. I hope you're Educated enough to understand that Mark Harris! read more

Mark and his team of courteous and veteran professionals can't be beat for a dedicated team approach to address customer's concerns. The project was completed seamlessly and Mark went above and beyond to enhance expectations with knowledgeable suggestions and attention to detail that I had not even considered as potential issues to be addressed. The work done to custom color match and paint the exterior of my home was generously prioritized to meet a timeline to coordinate with an extensive landscaping and gutter installation project. The work was done so neatly and carefully and the quality is unmatched. This is not the first time I have used the Educated Painters to paint my home and I cannot imagine trusting the job to anyone else. read more

Mark and his crew were a pleasure to work with. He came buy to check out our duplex on a Sunday and his team got to work the very next day painting our interiors and we were able to move in on the Thursday. They were even able to doctor some of the problem areas on the ceiling and crown molding leftover from the previous painters/contractors. Friendly, communicative, on-time and on-budget. I would absolutely work with them again and recommend without reservation! read more

You were a god sent, I went to Dunn Edward's to hire a painter from the parking lot and ran into you!!! I can not thank you enough for your kindness and recommendation. I was really glad to have ran into you. Thank you!!! read more

Wow! I am speechless about some of these reviews. The Educated Painters and Mark Harris have painted our past 2 houses and we couldn't be more pleased. Not only is the work stunning (no one can believe how smooth and flawless our walls look) but the service was wonderful. We even just had them re-paint our daughters room after she decorated it herself with loads of crazy paint colors. They have handled all of our painting projects - large to small. No matter what the job, it is treated with the utmost of professionalism and respect. I recommend The Educated Painters highly and have only had great experiences each and every time we've worked with them. read more

The Mark and his team from the Educated Painters (EP) recently completed the exterior painting of our historic 1913 craftsman house in Pasadena. We bid the work out to 4 painters and EP's estimate was very budget friendly - especially in comparison to the high bid! Our house hadn't been painted in over 20 years and needed a substantial amount preparation and repairs to the wood work. It was a big job and Mark and his team definitely knew what they were doing. Examples include: custom matching the paint and stain colors we wanted, using salvaged wood from other craftsman houses for some of the wood repairs (this is important because they don't sell wood in the sizes that were used back in the day so the salvaged wood looks perfect!), custom staining all of our wood framed window screens, replacing over 100 wood shingles on our siding. We also added several items during the process (building a small fence, installing a salvaged door, sand blasting our front porch, +more) and his pricing and/or references for these additions were always very fair. (Most contractors will bid low then plan to get you on the adds you forget to mention during the bid process.) Like I said, it was a big job and it did take longer than originally planned, but with all the amount of wood work and adds, the extended timeline was understandable. And Mark communicated with us throughout the process; often coming over and walking through the job to give us updates and get our direction on different decision points. In the end we got it done right, and did so within the budget we had gone into the process with. Can't ask for better than that. (Subsequently hired EP to paint our living room. Great job there too.) read more

Mark and his crew did a phenomenal job on our historic (1920's) wood house. The detail work on our house is crazy... plus the fact that it gets baked in the Pasadena sun. We had no problems whatsoever with response time. His crew showed up when they said they would and got the job done well and on time. read more

The best! This is a wonderful family and a great staff. They have helped us tremendously, not only with painting our house by finding other great workers in Pasadena that have helped with out move. If you're considering hiring a painter, look no further. You won't regret. read more

I hired the Educated Painters to paint the outside of my 1925 spanish style home which has lots of woodwork and details. I can't say enough great things about the work they did. The house looks great, we have had people stop and tell us how beautiful the house looks... that never happened before it was painted! Mark and his crew were fantastic. They were prompt, did great work and were patient with us as we worked to find the right colors. They re-painted some of the trim when we didn't like how the colors came out the first time. The time that they spent refurbishing the shutters and trim really stands out as they went above my expectations and it really shows. The price was fair and most importantly, the work was outstanding and I was so happy with the Educated Painters that I have since had them paint the interior of my house. I have recommended Mark to friends, if the Educated Painters weren't great, I would never do that. read more