Empire Pro Painters are amazing. Honestly, the best contractor and painting work I've had...and…read moreI've had my fair share. The owner was super responsive and so friendly. He quoted a reasonable sum and provided exceptional delivery. Edwin was the lead on patching drywall, painting and repairing part of my bathroom ceiling that had to be renovated post water damage. He and his team were awesome. Perfectly and seamlessly patched holes and replaced the cabinet under my kitchen sink in a shorter than expected time frame. I highly recommend this vendor and plan to use them for any upcoming home improvements. Five stars.

Worked with Alex on a dry wall replacement and they did a fantastic job! I had cuts in my wall due…read moreto a plumbing leak investigation. Using paint swatches, I provided a wall paint close to the actual color and they did an excellent job blending the paint to the point where I couldn't tell at all that drywall repair had been done! Definitely recommend them if you're looking for a professional job for a fair price. I did call around to quite a lot of contractors and Alex charged me a price slightly under other quotes so I was quite happy. Would definitely work with them again!

Cook & Sons, LLC did an excellent job on the plaster repairs, wall damage and annoying cracks that…read moreexisted in many areas/rooms of one my investment properties this summer. They performed plaster repair in several rooms, entryways, and stairwell of the home; including badly damaged plaster around windows and ceiling that had been damaged due to leaks. Antione Cook and his staff, from my initial call of requesting their services, were prompt and courteous. The price quoted to me, considering the amount of work that I knew was needed, was more than fair and slightly lower than other contractors I contacted. They even covered issues not foreseen and additional areas of in the home that were not originally a part of the scope of work at no additional cost! I am not even going to mention some of the "weirdest" things uncovered and F---'d up stuff from the previous investor found during their time performing the work on the walls-ceilings in this review. They definitely went the extra mile and I must mention that the Master Plaster Tradesman (I believe Mike was the name) that performed the bulk of the work, has expert skill in plastering and take great pride in completing work to a professional finish. He went above and beyond to make sure that I was satisfied and treated the work needed in the home with meticulousness care --as if it was his own home. Each day they were on time and cleaned-up after themselves. Upon completing the plaster work, I decided to give the painting job to Cook & Sons, LLC as well. The price of the painting mostly all my ceilings and areas where plaster work was performed was on par with other contractors. Mr. Cook even threw-in the ceiling paint and primer at no additional cost. The home is in showroom quality and looks like it is ready for a HGTV "Flip this House" Special! LOL...Well....not quite. Let's just say almost to be flipped into some "Dough," "Mula," "Cha-Ching!"!....Vacation and Retirement $$$!! One day!.... :-) Given the age of historic houses and DC homes such as this one built in 1918, these guys know their stuff and the structure of old homes in DC very well. Many contractors can perform drywall services, but few are skillful experts in plaster. Trust me. I have invested in DC homes many times before to know. I would consider Cook & Sons, LLC an elite group of tradesmen in this category. The home's interior now look near new and the wall/ceiling cracks that plagued the home for years are gone. I was very pleased with the overall finished product and outcome of hiring Cook & Sons, LLC! I would definitely recommend them and/or consider them for jobs in the future.

I have used Cook and Sons for 15 years. They finished my basement, painted the interior of my home…read morea number of times and painted the exterior of my home. The staff is professional and extremely courteous. They are just great at their jobs.

Do not use this company. They have been stringing me along for almost a month for an estimate…read more After patiently waiting a 10 days or so I contacted them on 26 March and they said they would have my estimate on the 27th I waited another 10 days after Easter holiday only to receive an unprofessional message that they're very busy and I still have not received anything. They're obviously looking for bigger jobs. Do not use this company. also do not be fooled by the very politeness of the son Harold the father should have better management of his son. They both came, but obviously there's no oversight. Shameful.

Poor workmanship, poor customer service. Did a small EIFS project for me in Aug. 2024 and not even…read morea year later there are rust spots on it in multiple places. And they are getting worse. I had to email several times until they finally agreed to come out and look. Then they rescheduled. Ultimately, no one ever showed up. And they haven't answered my emails or the voicemails I've left on two lines. Guess the warranty wasn't worth the paper it was printed on!

Jose and team repainted our condo after our tenant moved out, in preparation for us to put up for…read moresale. The tenant lived there for 6 years, and there were many imperfections with the walls (crayon, holes, cracks, etc...). We had the entire unit painted (except for stucco ceilings), including the bathrooms, closets, rooms, cathedral style living room, etc.. In short, Jose and his team did an excellent job, and I almost want to move back in, instead of selling it! He offered a very good value, was very kind and responsive, and I am sure to work with him in the future. Every item in our estimate was completed, and there were even small touches that we did not expect. We are very happy with the process and results.

As a realtor, I've worked with Jose on dozens of client homes over the past 10+ years. He's…read moreconsistently reliable, communicative, and delivers high-quality work every time. My clients are always happy, which is what matters most. Highly recommend for any painting or handyman needs.

Our stucco house in Arlington was built in 1913 as a tenant farmer's cottage, was last painted more…read morethan 25 years ago, and had numerous spots where the stucco had given away or fallen off. Mr. Kovalevski responded quickly for the initial estimate and gave a thorough explanation of what ideally should be done, as well as what could be done within my budget. To be sure of a price on the latter, he came out three more times to take measurements and assess the work needed. Once we had a contract the work was scheduled promptly and accomplished in the range of time allowed -- actually on the shorter end of the range. The crew was polite, efficient, and worked hard. I dreaded the job, but by the end I was a very satisfied customer. I highly recommend Intex Plastering.

INTEX Plastering specializes in working with stucco exteriors for private homes and commercial…read morebuildings. They transformed my house in NW DC from being one of the worst looking homes on the street, to one of the best looking homes on the street. If you need to have exterior stucco repaired or covered with a new layer of stucco, you need to call INTEX.

We had Jacinto and his crew come to our house to look at EIFS repair work we needed to get done due…read moreto a new roof being put on the house. They were fantastic with handling our schedule, as well as, taking the extra step in showing us the color and texture as well (since it needed to blend in). He was fair priced and stared on the job until it was complete.

We needed to redo the stucco on our under deck patio. It turns out that the fine graded stucco…read moresought in our project required a delicate process, more delicate than a previous contractor was able to deliver. Lazarte did an outstanding job: if you want a job done by experts, hire Jacinto and his crew. They are no-nonsense professionals. As good as it gets.

If you are looking for an honest and quality based painter/ contractor, check out Caballero…read moreContractors. They are Two thumbs Up in my opinion and work really hard to exceed expectations no matter what the job is. Give them a call and help them, help you! If you are looking for quality over quantity, they are the place to call! Ask for William. He is the Man! Nothing short is a FIVE STAR!

Update: Apparently if you are critical and review CPC you will be called out as a coward, a…read moreschemer, and accused of racial bias by the owner. All because I was following the condo associations rules, especially since my wife is the president of the board, as mentioned. It's a bold strategy cotton, let's see if it pays off for him! He also fails to mention that his conversation with Crystal (a black woman since we're mentioning race) took place 3 days before the job was to be done (and almost 3 weeks after he told me he'd send over the COI). I also paid the deposit for the job and secured the date on May 4th (not the 19th as insinuated). All I have to say is that if you do business with Willie...good luck! I had hired Cabarello Painters twice before for my rental property, so they were my go-to hire to paint my condo before new tenants were moving in. I called up Willie (the owner) and scheduled about a month ahead of time as we had a tight timeframe between move out and move in. I paid the deposit to secure the slot. At the time of booking, I informed Willie that per my condo building's rules he had to sign a Certificate of Insurance (COI). This is required for all venders (plumbers, movers, contractors) that do work in the building as it is a high rise. No other contractors/vendors I have used had any issues providing the signed COI per the building's instructions. Willie initially pushed back on this, but after I confirmed the requirements with my Building Manager, he told me that he would "send it to me tomorrow." About two weeks later I had still not received the COI from Cabarello painters, so I followed up again with Willie, who told me he had sent it, and to ask the Building Manager to "check her spam folder." After confirming that the manager didn't receive anything, I asked Willie a 3rd time if he could provide the required COI. Instead of sending it over, he asked to speak directly to my Building Manager, so I provided the required contact information. After their conversation he called me back angrily stating, "They want me to cover everything to the left, right and above and below - F&%K that, man!" I later found out that he took a similar tone with my Building Manager as well. Three weeks after accepting the job, he told me that he would not be able to do it and he would refund the deposit. I now was left with only a few days to schedule new painters in the tight timeframe between move out and move in. If Willie had simply been honest up front and told me that he could not or did not want to do the job because of the insurance requirements for vendors, I would have understood and simply found another painter, which I ultimately had to do under extreme time pressure. Instead, I was lied to multiple times and treated very poorly, especially for a repeat customer. I was very disappointed that this happened because I had used Cabarello painters before at my rental property and was satisfied. Finally, to add insult to injury, my deposit was paid back to me after a month, instead of the 15 days that Willie had promised me on the phone and I was not refunded a "materials" fee, which he had never mentioned. Unfortunately, it seems to be Willie's MO - telling you one thing and then doing another. After hiring Cabarello Painters for multiple jobs in the past I will not hire them again.

I am just so pleased with my freshly painted rooms! Nothing beats a fresh coat of paint, except…read moremaybe a fresh coat of paint done so expertly :) Huge shout out to Nate who repaired my walls, took care of the cracks and completed two rooms (doors, trim and all) in under 6 hours! I didn't think that was possible! He was quick and efficient and honestly just did a wonderful job. And huge thank you to Mitchel for coordinating the project. Working with him was so easy from day 1. I have rarely been able to get a quote, coordinate costs and payments and have a project started and completed in so little time. Mitchel was responsive, helpful with my many questions about paint (I am decision-averse, so I over analyze everything!) and just generally easy to work with. I will 100% look to work with Mitchel and his team again.

I was very impressed with Mitchell at first. I was so happy to find a painter that I could use on…read morethis job and future jobs, so I thought. He was able to show me examples of his work and give me a quote on the spot. After he knew I was going with his firm, things turned a bit sour. I wanted to chat about a few things so he told me to call at 5 o'clock the next day. I called at 5 o'clock the next day and he seemed a bit irritated. So I asked him if it was a good time to talk. He said well if you want to talk with a toddler around. He was quite curt. He told ME to call him AT 5! The next day I reminded him he told me that I should call at that time and he was still complaining about talking with his child around. If you do not have a baby sitter do not ask clients to call you. I thought he would apologize for his rudeness, he didn't. Instead, I believed I was apologizing. Nuts. Then, I realized I had to remove two medicine cabinets that would leave holes in the walls that would need drywall patches. I told him about that and he said it would be $50 each extra just to do the drywall patches. Fine. Then a couple weeks later he said well are those the kind of cabinets that are hung on the wall or leave a hole when removed. I said there are holes. He proceeded to tell me then that that would probably be more than $50. So, if there are nail holes in the wall it's $50, but if there is a drywall hole it's more? I do not understand that. Mind you, I have emails where he actually wrote "confirmed" on items/clarifications to make sure they were included in the contract. I knew to do that because of the way his contract was written. Apparently, his contract only goes one way, his way. He states specifically that his contract is the entire contract: "Exclusions--Anything not mentioned in scope." I had in the contract to paint the outdoor shutters and white dry lock on the exposed cinderblock walls in the "downstairs laundry room." He's talking to me on the phone the day before, obviously not reading his own contract, and he says the shutters were not included, but he says that's okay. I reminded him they were in the contract. The next day when he goes to start work, he tells me the entire basement is not included. Mind you, he agreed to use dry lock in the "downstairs laundry room." There is no exposed cinderblock in the home except in the laundry room in the basement. He told me he didn't have the basement in any of his notes or video and he asked me if I remember going down there with him. I said I didn't remember. I reminded him of the cinderblock dry lock paint and he said well I assumed that was in the ground level - - so he didn't refer to his video that would clearly not show any exposed cinderblock above ground level ? Mind you, the contract states "Prep and paint all walls, ceilings, trim, and doors throughout the home." Well, he asked for an additional $2800 more. When I said no, it's just getting too expensive for me he dropped it to $2500 more (the contract was already ~$11,000). Mind you, he contracted with me to do the entire home. He reneged on his contract. What was I going to do? Take him to court? I need my home painted and I don't want someone to be forced to paint and do a bad job. Not saying that he would do a bad job, but I also needed it done as soon as possible. At a minimum, he should've owned up to the error. Instead, he tried to put the blame on me because I did not go in the basement with him. Seriously? If he had owned up to the mistake and given me a much better price, I probably would've gone with him. Mind you, his crew was already there and he had started putting paper down in a few rooms. He probably lost more money taking his crew away and losing a day of scheduled painting. I am just very disappointed. I think he probably would do a beautiful job, but I can't go with someone who changes the price while at the job. Is it my responsibility to walk into every room with him to make sure he has every room in his notes and video?

John and his team did an amazing job replacing damaged wood with pvc board and repainting my house…read moreexterior. His team was meticulous, thorough and committed to providing high quality service. I highly recommend JZ painting.

As a contractor myself, I have high expectations--and JZ Painting exceeded every one of them. My…read moreown crew was tied up on other projects, and JZ Painting stepped in quickly with competitive pricing, quality workmanship, and a team that delivered exactly what I envisioned. Communication with the owner was exceptional from start to finish. No long wait times, no back-and-forth delays--just clear, prompt, and professional responses that made coordination effortless. What impressed me most was their ability to perform under extremely challenging conditions. With 25-30 mph wind gusts and a three-story exterior to paint, I fully expected delays. Instead, they performed absolute magic. Their precision, attention to detail, and commitment to getting the job done safely and correctly were remarkable. This project was for one of our premier rentals in Alexandria, and the final result looks fantastic. I would absolutely use JZ Painting again for future projects and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to others looking for a reliable, high-quality painting crew. A+ service, craftsmanship, and professionalism.