At the time we analyzed Matrix Painting Inc., the company held over 130 Google reviews with a 5.0-star rating, along with 100% recommended on Facebook across 9 reviews and 4.0 stars on Yelp across 15 reviews. A 5.0 rating maintained across more than 130 Google reviews is uncommon at that volume, even alongside a lower average on Yelp.
The company earned a Chooz Score of 91.6%. It has operated as a Raleigh painting contractor for more than 18 years, has been Accredited with the Better Business Bureau since 2015, and is registered under NC Business Entity No. 1035005. Owner Ryan Critoria handles the estimates himself, the company covers Raleigh and the wider Triangle including Cary, Apex, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it backs its work with a two-year satisfaction guarantee.
Across the reviews we analyzed, Matrix comes through as an owner-led operation that takes on a wide range of work. Owner Ryan Critoria is named in dozens of the reviews we read, described as walking each property himself, providing the estimate, and staying involved through the final walkthrough, and several reviewers note that he flagged surface or wall problems earlier bidders had missed. Reviewers repeatedly note that Matrix handles carpentry and wood rot repair alongside the painting, folding prep and structural fixes into the same project. The same crew tends to recur across a job, with reviewers describing specialized roles for prep, drywall, trim, and finish work, consistent with a stable crew rather than rotating labor. Repeat and referral business is a strong theme, and we found at least ten reviewers describing second or third projects or hires that came through a neighbor. The owner replies to most of the reviews we analyzed, and none of them fell below five stars.
"Fair pricing and excellent quality of work combined with carpentry expertise separates Matrix from other painting companies. I would and will use them again the next time our house needs repainting." - Jeff N., Google Review
100% Recommended (9 Reviews)
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Get StartedFREE SERVICEOne customer has hired Socaz for interior and exterior work across more than fifteen years, and she's far from the exception. Read through the reviews and the pattern is hard to miss. People bring Socaz back for a second project, then a third, then a job at a different property. John Adams calls his most recent job his third great experience with the company, Andrew Graves points to multiple contracts fulfilled over time, and con ure lists an exterior, a few interior rooms, and a deck all handled over the years.
High marks on the Chooz Score's customer retention indicators back this up, with roughly one in six reviewers signaling a return visit or a long-running relationship. When people keep calling the same painter for well over a decade, that says more than any single five-star rating can.
"The crew at Socaz Painting shows up on time, does extremely good work, and then leaves the place clean! We've used them for interior and exterior painting - many projects over 15 years - and highly recommend." - Michelle M., Google Review
Registered as a North Carolina corporation back in 2001. Still painting the Triangle more than twenty years later. That kind of staying power tends to show up in the numbers, and Socaz's hold up. The last time we conducted our Chooz Score analysis, the company carried over 270 Google reviews with a 4.9-star rating and had earned a Chooz Score of 89.9%.
It is Accredited with the Better Business Bureau since 2004, and its North Carolina business registration has stayed active and current the whole way. That's more than two decades of one company answering the same phone in the same market. Different sources, same story.
"STOP LOOKING FOR YOUR PAINTER! You found them!! We have had the most incredible experience with SOCAZ. What a refreshing relief to have found a company that does EVERYTHING they say they will do, FAR BEYOND the quality they promise." - Karen W., Google Review
Noe, Chris, Luis, Angel, Ken, Thomas. Reviewers call Socaz's painters out by name so often you start to recognize the roster. That's the tell of an in-house team rather than a rotating cast of subcontractors, and the Chooz Score's in-house crews component picks up on it directly, with the same names recurring project after project. Customers ask for specific crew leads on return visits, and the office tends to accommodate.
Take Jimmy Robinson's job. Twenty-foot ceilings across the foyer and family room, plus a dining room, master bath, and three long hallways. Luis led the crew with Angel, Jayleon, and Darius, Noe ran the final walkthrough and caught a couple of spots Jimmy had missed, and a color consultant named Thomas helped his wife settle the palette. Jimmy closed by saying he'd ask for the same group on his next project.
"I had a large interior painting project that included foyer, family room (both with 20 foot ceilings), dining room, master bath, and three long hallways... The team, Luis (team lead), Angel, Jayleon and Darius, got things going fast... This is a great group to work with and I will ask for them again on my next project, later this year." - Jimmy R., Google Review
100% Recommended (3 Reviews)
At the time of our analysis, CPM Painting INC held over 70 Google reviews with a 5.0-star rating, along with 5.0 stars on Yelp and 100% recommended on Facebook, each drawn from only a handful of reviews. Nearly all of the company’s review volume sits on Google, where the 5.0 rating holds across more than 70 reviews, a level of consistency that profiles of this size rarely maintain.
The company earned a Chooz Score of 89.8%. CPM Painting has operated as a Raleigh painting and carpentry company for over 25 years, is accredited with the Better Business Bureau, and is registered as North Carolina business entity No. 2295203. It is family-owned and led by owner Kevin Cook, serving Raleigh and the surrounding Triangle communities.
The reviews we analyzed point to a few consistent patterns. Exterior painting paired with siding replacement and wood-rot repair comes up more often than any other type of project, and at least twenty of the reviews describe that combination of work, alongside deck restoration, carpentry, and cabinet refinishing. The owner, Kevin Cook, is named in dozens of the reviews we read, described as handling estimates personally and checking on active jobs, and individual crew members such as Sergio are named as well, which is consistent with an in-house crew rather than rotating subcontractors. Repeat and referral hiring recurs throughout, and we found at least a dozen reviewers describing a second project or a stated intent to hire again, several of them after seeing the company’s work on a neighbor’s house. None of the reviews we analyzed fell below four stars, and the single four-star review, which raised communication and scheduling, drew a reply from the owner.
"Sergio and his crew were punctual, professional, and extremely neat. They took great care in protecting our furniture and floors. Kevin, the owner, stopped by every morning to check on things and make sure we were happy." - Diane, Google Review
100% Recommended (2 Reviews)
Triangle Pro Painting — Chooz Score Insights
The last time we ran our Chooz Score analysis, Triangle Pro Painting had earned over 400 Google reviews with a near-perfect 5.0-star rating, and the pace hasn’t slowed, with roughly twenty new reviews landing in just the most recent three-month stretch. That kind of volume usually exposes cracks. Here it doesn’t. The Chooz Score’s cross-platform analysis shows the same story on every site, with 5.0 stars on Yelp, 4.8 stars on Angi, and 100% recommended on Facebook.
The company is also Accredited with the Better Business Bureau since 2020, backed by over 7 years in business and an active North Carolina business registration. All of it adds up to a Chooz Score of 89.7%.
"After 23 years of home ownership and dozens of contracting experiences—this was hands down the best of them all." - Vivian B., Google Review
Read enough of these reviews and one word keeps resurfacing. Again. Customers don’t just hire Triangle Pro once, they come back, and they say so in plain language. The last time we looked, dozens of reviewers described second projects, return visits, and fresh work across rooms they had hired the company for before.
Terry called it his second interior job with the company. Others describe being return customers who came back happy all over again. That loyalty shows up in the Chooz Score’s customer retention indicators, where close to one in five reviewers mention repeat or return work of their own accord.
"We’re return customers to Triangle Pro and are so happy once again! Outstanding communication, friendly and talented teams, we’re so appreciative of all their hard work!" - Katharine J., Google Review
Gaby, EJ, Christian, Alex, Luis. Read a stack of Triangle Pro reviews and you start recognizing the project managers and crew leads by name, because the same people keep turning up doing careful work. The Chooz Score’s review authenticity indicators are strong here, with reviewers naming specific crew members, describing real projects, and pointing to the small touches that separate a good paint job from a rushed one.
On one exterior project, project manager Gaby ran two full quality-control walks before the customer’s own final walkthrough, catching anything the crew might have missed. That kind of attention to detail is the single most repeated compliment across these reviews, turning up again and again in mentions of quality and professionalism.
"One thing that really stood out was that Gaby completed two separate quality control walks before the final customer walkthrough, which shows the level of care and commitment their team has to getting everything right." - Jessica M., Google Review
Triangle Pro’s quotes come in competitive far more often than not, but painting estimates can swing widely from one company to the next, and a single reviewer felt hers landed high against two others for the same work. It’s worth asking for an itemized estimate up front so you know exactly what’s included before you compare. Ask them directly: "Can you walk me through what’s included in this estimate and where the price could flex for a smaller scope?"
"We received a quote that was 2.5x higher than the other two quotes we received, for the same service." - Stephanie L., Google Review
100% Recommended (12 Reviews)
At the time we analyzed Anderson Painting, the company held over 250 Google reviews with a 4.8-star rating, along with 96% recommended on Facebook across over 20 reviews and 3.9 stars on Yelp across 10 reviews. The Google profile alone carries over 250 ratings, a high review count for a regional painting company.
The company earned a Chooz Score of 89.7%. Anderson Painting is family owned and operated, has served the Raleigh area and the greater Triangle for nearly two decades, and is registered in North Carolina as Business Entity No. 1088021. Its crews are trained for EPA lead-safe work on older homes, and the company handles carpentry, siding, and drywall repair alongside interior and exterior painting.
The reviews we analyzed are concentrated on Google, with single reviews on Facebook and Yelp, and describe interior and exterior painting most often, alongside carpentry and wood repair, deck and fence staining, and cabinet and door refinishing. Praise across the reviews we read centers on crew workmanship and on named individuals such as Scott, Mohammad, and Wells, several of whom appear across more than one job and more than one year. The company runs its own crews rather than subcontractors, and we found at least a dozen reviewers describing repeat projects or neighbor referrals. The owner responds to reviews individually, including several of the critical ones. The recurring thread in the critical reviews concerns office communication and follow-through on agreed touch-ups, which we cover below.
"This was our second time using Anderson Painting. They are our 'go to' painters, and we appreciate their quality work and professionalism. Thank you to the entire team, Mohammad, Noaman and Wells!" - Lisa F., Google Review
A handful of reviews describe agreed touch-ups or callback items that were promised but slow to be completed, and at least one received no response from the company. Confirming how punch-list items and post-job fixes are scheduled is worth doing before you hire. Ask them directly: "If something needs a touch-up after the crew leaves, who owns that and what is the timeline for coming back?"
"They offered to come fix it and remove it, said 4 times they would come to do it and never showed up to do it even after us reminding them. For the price we paid this felt somewhat unacceptable." - Chelsea J., Google Review (no owner reply)
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