4 Best Painters Near Riegelwood, NC Ranked by Chooz Score

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.

Communication & Responsiveness

If you're a first-time customer who wants guidance through the painting process, JBG Services delivers the kind of attentive service that puts minds at ease. The owners respond to over 90% of Google reviews with personalized replies that reference specific project details and team members by name—not generic thank-yous (Source: Chooz Score - Review Response Rate 3.0/3.0 and Review Response Quality 3.4/3.5). This carries through to the actual work:

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.

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.