7 Best Painters Near Holly Ridge, NC - Chooz Score Ranked

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

Advice For Future Customers

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)

At the time of our analysis, Freedom Painting carried a Chooz Score of 86.4%. The family-owned company has been in business for about two years, has been Accredited with the Better Business Bureau since 2025, and is registered under NC Business Entity No. 2701869. It is owned and operated by Byron and Dawn Bailey and serves Wilmington along with Leland, Hampstead, and the nearby coastal communities.

Across its review profiles, the company held over 60 Google reviews with a 5.0-star rating, along with 5.0-star ratings on Yelp and Angi and 100% recommended on Facebook across 6 reviews. The ratings read uniformly across every platform where the company has reviews, though the counts outside Google are small.

The reviews we analyzed point to an owner-led operation. Byron is named in dozens of the reviews we read, described as handling estimates personally, guiding color selection, and staying involved once the crew is on site. Color guidance is a recurring theme, with owners Byron and Dawn and an outside design consultant helping homeowners settle on palettes before the work begins. Reviewers name the field crew individually, with Carlos leading and painters such as Teo, Freddy, and Ninel recurring, consistent with an in-house crew rather than rotating subcontractors. The owner replies to most of the reviews we analyzed, addressing customers by name and referencing their specific project, and much of the company’s work is described as coming through neighbor referrals. The projects run from interior repaints and kitchen cabinets to full exteriors, with a few commercial and light carpentry jobs, and none of the reviews we analyzed fell below five stars.

"Freedom Painting did a beautiful job! The crew was clean and neat and finished the job on time. The owners, Dawn and Byron were awesome! Thank you Dawn for your great color ideas, we love it! Highly recommend Freedom Painting and will definitely hire them for our next paint project!" - Diane D., Google Review

At the time we analyzed CertaPro Painters of Wilmington, NC, the company held over 100 Google reviews with a 4.9-star rating, along with 100% recommended on Facebook across six reviews and 1.6 stars on Yelp across seven reviews. The Google rating sits near the top of the scale across a triple-digit review count, while the low Yelp figure comes from only a handful of ratings.

The company earned a Chooz Score of 85.6%. It is an independently woman-owned and operated CertaPro location, led by owner Barbie Dorsey since 2019, and it paints homes and businesses across Wilmington and the Cape Fear coast, from Wrightsville Beach to Leland, Southport, and Ocean Isle Beach.

The reviews we analyzed describe interior and exterior repaints along with cabinet, door, and trim work, drywall repair, and popcorn ceiling removal. The owner, Barbie, along with the estimator Jesus and the crew leads Martin and Rafael, is named across many of the reviews we analyzed, which points to continuity of team from the written estimate through the finished work. The owner replies to reviews consistently, and owner responses appear on well over forty of the Google reviews we analyzed. Repeat and referral work is common, and we found at least nine reviewers describing a second or third project with the same team. The handful of reviews below five stars concern arrival timing rather than the quality of the work, and the owner responded to those directly.

"We contacted CertaPro Painters of Wilmington to paint the entire house interior. Jesus Montoya, sales consultant provided us a fair price and included a discount as repeat customers. Only a few days later, the team showed up and got to work. Five days later, they had completed a beautiful job." - Christopher A., Google Review

At the time of our analysis, R3 Painting carried a Chooz Score of 85.5%. The company has operated in the Hampstead area since 2016 and is registered as an active North Carolina business entity. It is locally owned and run by owner Scott Reitan, and its service area covers Hampstead, Wilmington, Jacksonville, and the surrounding coastal communities.

Across its review profiles, the company held a 5.0-star rating across over 40 Google reviews, along with 3.5 stars on Yelp from just two reviews. The Google rating is unusually clean at this volume, and the thin Yelp profile is the one place the picture is less uniform.

Across the reviews we analyzed, nearly all on Google, a few patterns stand out. The owner, Scott, is named in nearly every review, and the same painters, Jeremy and Jack, recur across separate projects, consistent with a small owner-run crew rather than subcontracted labor. Popcorn ceiling removal comes up repeatedly, alongside interior repaints, cabinet refinishing, and trim. Several reviewers note fair, competitive quotes and daily cleanup, and at least four describe hiring the company again. None of the reviews we analyzed contained a written complaint.

"Even when presented with an unexpected problem in my remodel, he addressed it without issue. At the end of each day and before beginning a new day, he would ask if I had any concerns with the work." - Bonnie H., Google Review

Advice For Future Customers

If you are working against a move-in or another hard deadline, say so when you request your quote. Several reviewers describe Scott fitting the job in and finishing before a move-in date once he understood the timeline. Reviewers also describe close daily contact during the job, with the owner checking in about any concerns before and after each day of work, so it is worth raising anything you want adjusted while the crew is still on site rather than at the end.

At the time of our analysis, Of The Essence Design Build Paint held over 90 Google reviews with a 4.9-star rating, along with 100% recommended on Facebook across 3 reviews and a 5.0-star rating on Yelp from a single review. Nearly all of the Google reviews sit at five stars, with one exception, and the company’s review volume is concentrated on Google rather than spread evenly across platforms.

The company earned a Chooz Score of 84.9%. It has operated as a North Carolina registered contractor since 2007, incorporated as Of The Essence Design + Build and Paint LLC. The business is owner-led by Tara Gilmore, with Cassandra Harris coordinating schedules, Eddie Ray leading the painting crew, and Michael Carter overseeing construction and design-build work. Its service area covers Wilmington and the surrounding coastal North Carolina communities.

Across the reviews we analyzed, a few patterns stand out. Individual crew members are named repeatedly, with lead painter Eddie Ray appearing in at least nine of the reviews we read, a pattern consistent with an in-house crew rather than rotating subcontractors. Cassandra Harris, often called Casey by reviewers, is credited with coordinating projects and resolving issues as they came up, and reviewers describe the same faces returning each day. The work described ranges well beyond painting, covering kitchen and bathroom remodels, decks, flooring, and full renovations, though interior and exterior painting come up more often than any other service. Repeat and referral hiring is a recurring theme, and we found at least a dozen reviewers describing second projects or work booked for the future. Owner responses appear on only the most recent reviews we analyzed, with older reviews generally left without a reply. The one negative in our sample concerns a bathroom remodel, which we cover below.

"Eddie, the lead painter, was wonderful and our children enjoyed seeing him each day. Casey, Eddie, and the entire team exceeded our expectations, and we have already scheduled to work with them again this year for additional projects!" - Sarah W., Google Review

Advice For Future Customers

Most of the reviews we analyzed are strongly positive, but one detailed account of a bathroom remodel describes poor communication, repeated rework, and cost overruns well beyond the original estimate, and the company did not respond to it publicly. Remodels involve more moving parts than a paint job, so it is worth confirming how the company communicates changes and handles problems before you sign. Ask them directly: "If the scope or price changes mid-project, how and when will you walk me through it?"

"There was a complete lack of communication from the general contractor to his foreman which caused them to have to tear out newly installed shower tile walls and re-order them and then reinstall them." - Don B., Google Review (no owner reply)