3 Best Painters Near Claremont, NC Ranked by Chooz Score

When we ran our analysis, CertaPro Painters of Hickory/Catawba Valley/High Country had earned a Chooz Score of 87.1%. The company has been Accredited with the Better Business Bureau since 2008 and is registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State as Business Entity No. 1028180. It is a locally owned CertaPro franchise led by Phyllis and Harold Lloyd, serving Hickory, the Catawba Valley and the High Country, and it backs its work with a two-year warranty.

Across its review profiles, the company held over 280 Google reviews with a 4.9-star rating, along with 4.7 stars on Yelp across over 35 reviews and 100% recommended on Facebook across 15 reviews. The Google rating is high for a profile of that size, and the Yelp and Facebook profiles, though smaller, read in the same range.

What sets Avanti apart shows up before you read a word of any single review. Across the whole Google page, the rating has never slipped. At the time of our analysis, Avanti Painting had over 90 Google reviews and a perfect 5.0-star rating, with no negative reviews anywhere on the major platforms. The company earned a Chooz Score of 86.1%. Reviewers reach for the same words so often that the themes start to blur, professional, prompt, reasonable, meticulous. Avanti is also a registered North Carolina business, Entity No. 1473545, a small thing that's easy to verify and nice to have on record before you hand someone the keys to your house.

The same names keep turning up in these reviews, and they aren't first-timers. People hire Avanti, then hire them again, sometimes years apart. Wayne Garrett has used the company several times over the years. Jennifer Duch Grissom brought them back for both her home and her business. Jerry Slaughter worked with John twice across roughly a decade, the first time on the exterior and the second on the exterior and interior both, and came away certain he'd call again. Avanti sits at the top of the Chooz Score's customer retention indicators, and reading the reviews it's easy to see why. When the paint holds up and the crew is easy to deal with, people don't go shopping around next time.

At the time we analyzed 360 Painting of Lake Norman, the company held over 80 Google reviews with a 4.9-star rating and 94% recommended on Facebook across over 10 reviews, alongside a lone 2.0-star review on Yelp. The Google and Facebook profiles are strong and read consistently, while the single Yelp rating rests on one review. The company earned a Chooz Score of 82.9%. Nearly all of the reviews we analyzed name the specific work performed, from interior rooms and kitchen cabinets to deck staining and drywall repair. It operates as a locally owned 360 Painting franchise under owner William Abbey and is a member of the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce, serving Cornelius, Huntersville, Davidson, and the surrounding Lake Norman communities. Repeat business is the pattern that recurs most, with several customers describing second and third projects done over time. We found at least three reviewers who had already hired the company more than once. The reviews also point to a familiar team, with an estimator named Steven and a lead named Scott recurring across separate jobs, and customers noting careful prep and floors left clean. The same estimator and crew appearing across projects hired years apart points to a roster that stays consistent from job to job. The one negative account concerns warranty follow-through, which we cover below. "They’ve done two separate jobs on our home and both have been perfect! Super professional, personable, and friendly! Planning to use them again to do one more big paint job!" - Jessica P., Google Review

Reviewers describe a detailed, descriptive written estimate from Steven at the start, and those who mention it describe a smoother project, so it is worth asking for one before work begins. The main concern to raise is warranty service. The company advertises a two-year warranty, but one customer reported being unable to get a response on covered work after the job, and the company did not reply to that review. Ask them directly: "If I need warranty work later, what is the process and how quickly will you respond?" "Several areas needed to be addressed and were under the 2yr guarantee. Never could get 360 LKN to respond to calls, texts or emails." - Lory M., Google Review (no owner reply)