Best Painters Near Balsam, NC - Chooz Score Ranked

At the time of our analysis, Huskey's Paint & Design carried a Chooz Score of 88.4%. The company is a registered North Carolina business entity, has been Accredited with the Better Business Bureau since 2024, and is led by owner Trent Huskey. Most projects begin with a free estimate and a walkthrough, with a project manager handling color selection and scheduling. It serves Sylva and the surrounding Western North Carolina counties, including Jackson, Haywood, Macon, and Swain.

Across its review profiles, the company held over 300 Google reviews with a 4.9-star rating, along with 100% recommended on Facebook. A 4.9 average held across more than 300 reviews is uncommon, since ratings usually slip as the review count climbs.

The reviews we analyzed are numerous and detailed, and several themes recur across them. Reviewers describe a coordinated team rather than a single painter, naming an office coordinator, a color or sales consultant, and painting crews led by individuals such as Edgar and Emilio, a structure consistent with in-house crews rather than subcontracted labor. Professionalism, clear communication, punctual arrivals, and thorough cleanup come up repeatedly, along with a final walkthrough that reviewers mention closing out the job. We found at least twenty-five reviewers describing repeat work, referrals, or plans to hire again. The work described spans interior and exterior painting, deck and cabin staining, cabinet work, and power washing. The two sub-five-star reviews in our sample concern a declined lead-paint job and a plumbing accident that the company's insurance covered, and the owner replied to both at length, taking responsibility on the second.

"10/10 recommend using Huskey's Paint & Design for your painting needs. We hired Huskey's paint & design to paint the interior of our home. The entire process was seamless from start to finish. Booking the appointment with Jade, having Randall come out and discuss paint options and process and then having Emilio and his crew come out to paint the interior of our house perfectly. We will absolutely use Huskey's paint and design again in the future for any paint needs and 10/10 recommend using this company for yours. Thank you for beautiful work!" - Lindsay L., Google Review

When we ran our analysis, Painting America had earned a Chooz Score of 86.9%. The company has painted homes around Clyde and the greater Asheville area for more than 30 years, and it runs as a family business under owner Dan Portale, who works on jobs himself alongside his son and a small crew. It holds North Carolina certification for lead-based paint testing, removal, and abatement, and it serves Clyde, Asheville, and the surrounding Haywood County towns.

Across its review profiles, Painting America held over 30 Google reviews with a 5.0-star rating, with no other platform carrying rated reviews. Every one of those reviews is five stars, which is easier to sustain at lower review counts than at higher volumes.

The reviews we analyzed point to an owner-led operation. Owner Dan Portale is named directly in at least fifteen of the reviews we read, often working on site alongside his son and named crew members such as Kaliel and Darien, which is consistent with an in-house family crew rather than subcontracted labor. Repeat and referral hiring recurs, and we found at least four reviewers describing return projects or referrals, among them a realtor and fellow contractors who worked with the company directly. Reviewers consistently note punctuality, careful protection of floors and fixtures, and fair pricing, with several describing interior and exterior jobs in detail. None of the reviews we analyzed contained a complaint.

"Danny explained exactly what they were doing every step of the way. His two employees, Kaliel and Darien, did some exceptional work and were, by the way, incredibly well-mannered." - Wendy D., Google Review