4 Best Painters Near Kings Mountain, NC Ranked by Chooz Score

At the time we analyzed CertaPro Painters of Salisbury/Concord/Gastonia, NC, the company held over 250 Google reviews with a 4.9-star rating, along with 98% recommended on Facebook across over 25 reviews and 4.1 stars on Yelp across 10 reviews. The Yelp rating runs lower than the others, a more common spread than a company showing the same rating on every platform.

The company earned a Chooz Score of 87.9%. It is a locally owned CertaPro franchise that has operated in the Kannapolis area for 13 years and holds Better Business Bureau accreditation. Its team is EPA Lead Certified, and in North Carolina a state general contractor license is required only for projects of $40,000 or more, with the company stating that it is licensed and insured and that its work carries a written warranty. It serves homes and businesses across Cabarrus, Rowan, and Gaston counties from a base in Kannapolis.

Communication & Responsiveness

If you're a first-time customer who wants guidance, this company delivers. Owner Adam Mashal responds to every single Google review with personalized, warm replies that reference specific project details and customer names—not generic copy-paste thank yous (Source: Chooz Score – Review Response Rate 3.0/3.0 and Review Response Quality 3.5/3.5). This carries through to the actual work:

When we ran our analysis, 360° Painting of Gastonia Rock Hill, NC held over 140 Google reviews with a 4.9-star rating, with single reviews on Yelp and Facebook and a 2.3-star rating on Angi across three reviews. Nearly all of the company's feedback sits on that one Google profile, and the other platforms carry too few reviews to weigh comparably.

The company earned a Chooz Score of 83.4%. It operates as an independent franchise of the national 360 Painting brand, serving the Charlotte, Gastonia, and Rock Hill area for over a decade, and is insured through the franchise system. The work covers interior and exterior painting, cabinet refinishing, drywall repair, staining, and power washing, and the company backs its painting with a two-year warranty.

At the time of our analysis, Paint EZ of Charlotte held over 35 Google reviews with a 4.8-star rating, along with a single positive review on Facebook. The company's review presence is concentrated almost entirely on Google, with its listings on other directories carrying few or no reviews to date. The company earned a Chooz Score of 83.2%. Paint EZ of Charlotte is a franchise location of the national Paint EZ brand, owned and operated by Jorge and Jennifer De La Rosa, who run the Charlotte branch directly. Its public track record in the area dates to 2024, and it serves Charlotte along with surrounding communities across North Carolina and South Carolina. Across the reviews we analyzed, a few patterns recur. The area manager Lawrence Speaks is named in at least seven of the reviews we read, described as coordinating the crew, staying reachable during the job, and returning at the end to check the finished work, which is consistent with a stable in-house painting crew rather than rotating subcontractors. Both owners reply to reviews individually and under their own names, and at least five reviewers describe returning for more work or planning to. Interior painting is the project type mentioned most often, and reviewers frequently note reasonable pricing. The one recurring criticism in our sample concerns drywall and other non-painting trade work, which we cover below. "Lawrence and his crew did an excellent job at very good price. Lawrence was especially personable. I consider him a friend. I would not hesitate to call on him or your company because of him." - Mike W., Google Review

The painting work runs through an in-house crew and draws consistently strong reviews, but the small number of critical reviews mostly concern drywall and other non-painting work, which appears to be subcontracted. If your project includes drywall or similar trade work, it is worth confirming who performs it and who oversees quality on site. Ask them directly: "For the drywall or any non-painting work, who actually does it, and who manages quality while they're on site?" "Don't let them do your drywall if they say they can." - Britt K., Google Review