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I have seen the company trucks all through the neighborhood for years. Seems like its the local go- to! And now I know why. I can honestly say they are truly a 5-star company. Steve and Ryan were so helpful, and patient with me while picking colors. The bid was fair and reasonable. Really a great value. But the best was the quality of the work - it was exceptional! The crew was in and out. A full crew- not just a couple of guys. Everything looked perfect and clean when done. The job was absolutely perfect. An incredible experience in every way.

Garage door and the side of the house
Ramon C.

I would not go with any other painter besides Universal Painting. Steven and his son Ryan our great to work with. They truly care about their business and their employees. Their crew literally attacked our house and did a fabulous job painting it. I wouldn't go with anyone else.

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Jamal W.

Great and professional company finished my house and shed in one day very satisfied with the work will use again in the future.

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Phil C.

What a pleasure it was to work with Steve, Ryan, Roman and the entire Universal Painting crew for a second time. Their attention to detail, punctuality and quality of work is above reproach! They power washed, painted and touched up our entire exterior as well as or outdoor patio cover in a matter of a couple days! I would highly recommend them for any of your painting needs! A++

Body of the house is Colonial Revival Gray (satin) and the trim work is Alabaster (gloss) for all the trim work and garage doors.

We recently had Universal Painting paint the exterior of our home. From the initial consultation with the owners son Ryan to the picking of colors that would go great with the brick work on the front of our home all went perfectly. They came out a week or so prior to the painting day and pressure washed the house to prep it for paint. A couple days later they had a couple guys go around the house fixing any dry rot, they used caulking in all the gaps in the siding and stucco patch for the cracks in the stucco. On paint day we had (14) painters swarm our house all at once. They had (2) paint sprayers painting all the different areas of the house while others back-rolled the paint along with starting to cut in all the trim work. They have a special paint sprayer just for doors. Our front doors and our side garage door have never looked so good. They both look like they are brand new even though they are 35 years old. All in all we are vey pleased with how the paint turned out. I've gone over the house looking for any "holidays" in the paint and I haven't found any so far. They really did a great job with the painting. The Sherwin Williams Super Paint has a reputation for being a great paint so we will have to see how it holds up over the next decade or so. We went with Colonial Revival Gray (satin) for the body of the house and Alabaster (gloss) for the trim on the house and those two colors work beautifully together giving the house a very clean and fresh look. It goes perfectly with our brick columns and sidewalk also. All in all we are extremly happy with how things have turned out and look forward to possibly hiring Universal Painting to paint the inside of our home in the coming years.

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Steve and Ryan, the owners were so easy to deal with. They might have been a tad higher than other quotes but they got the job done exactly as explained and finished in one day. The crew chief was a terrific leader and kept the ten person crew on task doing meticulous work. we have a two story house and they had guys that climbed the ladders to the top carrying bucket, freaking me out, but handling everything like professionals. I would definitely recommend them to anyone considering painting their house.

The finished front door security screen. Can hardly tell it's even there when the front door is shut!

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Steve and crew do excellent work. It is a pleasure to do business with them! Our third time using UPC since 2008.

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Unfortunately the paint job shows a lot of chipping, despite the fact that we are extremely careful. Would not use again!

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“Steve Fitzpatrick is a pleasure to work with when picking out colors to making sure everything is done right.”

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My mom wanted to paint her house and we set up appointments to get quotes from 4 different…read morecompanies. Steve provided my mom a bid with a list of everything that would be done, explained things to her and it was quick and simple. Other companies were a bit way too much for what my mom wanted to do, although nice to be aware of other options but it wasn't what she wanted and the quote was double to triple what Steve quoted. Steve was able to schedule out 3-4 weeks for our paint job, he called a couple days before to let us know when he'd be out. First day was power wash and walk through of what colors my mom wanted and where each color would go specifically. My mom is pretty agreeable to anything and she was going to let Steve decide but he told her "I want you to be happy with it." I appreciated that, shows he wanted his customer to be satisfied and not just get the job done. Steve's team did everything he said would be done, made sure to cover and mask off everything. Walk through was done and only a few little spots my mom wanted touched up and Steve took care of it. My mom enjoyed talking to his team and they appreciated it as well. Very satisfied customer, thanks Steve + team!

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