7 Best Painters Near Rockwell, 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.

Customers consistently describe Spencer's work as meticulous, thorough, and perfection-oriented. The Chooz Score's review authenticity indicators show detailed mentions of prep work, attention to edges, and careful protection of customer property:

Spencer personally handles estimates, works alongside his crew, and is mentioned by name in nearly every review. What sets this company apart is the hands-on leadership, where the owner's standards are evident in every project:

When we ran our analysis, Richard's Painting of Concord had earned a Chooz Score of 86.1%. The company is owner-operated by Frank Davis, who meets customers at the property and often quotes the same day, and it is a member of the Painting Contractors Association. It serves Concord and the surrounding communities, and its work spans interior and exterior painting along with popcorn-ceiling removal, drywall repair, and cabinet refinishing.

Across its review profiles, the company held over 100 Google reviews with a 4.9-star rating, along with 100% recommended on Facebook across 4 reviews and a 5.0-star rating on Yelp from a single review. A 4.9 rating sustained across more than 100 reviews reflects a large and consistent sample, though nearly all of that volume sits on Google rather than spread across platforms.

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. "John and his painting crew were simply outstanding. I've worked with many contractors and John and team are by far the best and most detailed crew." - Meredith K., Google Review

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. "I have had the pleasure of working with John and his crew at Avanti Painting twice now in the last decade or so. The first time we painted only the exterior while the second time we did both the exterior and interior. I feel certain that when the time comes again we will call on John once again." - Jerry S., Google Review

Read through Richard's reviews and one name keeps surfacing. Brian. He gives the quote, leads the crew on site, and circles back at the end to make sure everything holds up. This is a father-and-son operation, and it shows in how personal the service is. The Chooz Score's owner engagement indicators back this up, since Brian is named directly in review after review and the company personally responds to nearly every piece of feedback that comes in. When C Case needed popcorn removed from the kitchen, dining, and living room ceilings, the crew had to work around a set of exposed beams. Brian brought in extra hands on the second day, filled a crack and three old speaker holes, and wrapped the job in three days, less time than quoted. Then he came back himself to smooth a few last spots. "Brian met with us to check it out and there were a few small areas that needed a little more filling and smoothing and Brian took care of them promptly. We love our beautiful smooth, white ceilings!" - C Case, Google Review

That line comes from a customer who'd been hunting for a painter worth sticking with, and Richard's reviews are full of the same relief. People don't hire this crew once. They hire them, then hire them again, then tell a neighbor. Markus has used the company three separate times. Stella Gibson had them paint her home's exterior, then went straight back for the full interior a couple of years later. Melissa Hancock has booked multiple jobs and already has the next one lined up. The pattern shows up enough that reviewers reach for the same words, "go to painters," without any prompting. "We had Richard's Painting paint the exterior of our house a couple of years ago, and they did an excellent job. So when we decided to have the interior of the house painted, we went directly to them." - Stella G., Google Review