Serving the Hudson Falls, Lake George, Glens Falls, and Saratoga Springs corridor since 2020, Paramount Painting has built a residential and commercial portfolio across Washington County and the surrounding Adirondack foothills region. Owner Andrew Smith leads a consistent crew that customers recognize by name across dozens of projects, with Rachel, Jose, and Austin appearing throughout reviews spanning cabinet refinishing, whole-home transformations, and large-scale exterior work.
The company handles a wide range of projects including interior and exterior painting, cabinet refinishing, deck and porch staining, drywall repair, pressure washing, and decorative murals. Commercial work includes multi-unit apartment buildings and spa renovations. The crew uses Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore paints and has completed challenging projects including historic lakefront homes, cedar shingle exteriors requiring hand-brushing, and high-ceiling deck structures.
Andrew Smith founded Paramount Painting in March 2020 and operates from Hudson Falls, New York. The company is fully insured and serves communities within approximately 25 miles including Fort Edward, Queensbury, Warrensburg, Schuylerville, and surrounding Washington and Warren County towns.
Updated: 04-06-2026
Exterior work spans a wide range of project types and conditions. One customer described a cedar shingle home where the crew spent time "hand brushing each cedar shake" to ensure full coverage on a boathouse and porches. Another reviewer noted their historic lakefront home on a steep slope required close attention to architectural details, and Paramount Painting "did what they said they were going to do in the timeframe they promised." Challenging conditions including wood rot repair, stain fading, and multi-story structures appear across multiple exterior reviews.
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Cabinet work generates consistent praise in reviews. Patricia Savage reported her oak cabinets "look brand new again" after refinishing. Lisa Lashomb described results that "turned out better than I ever imagined." One reviewer noted their team "really exceeded our expectations" on kitchen cabinets and immediately scheduled interior wall painting as a follow-up project. Andrew Smith personally oversees cabinet estimates according to multiple reviewers, and the crew is described as efficient and neat throughout the process.
-Review Snippet Sources: Google Reviews
Communication is one of the most frequently mentioned themes across positive reviews. Melissa Narkiewicz wrote that she "always knew when they would be here and if they had to leave and when they would return." Another customer highlighted that the crew was "very communicative in the process" during a tight-timeframe exterior project on a Lake George home. Andrew Smith is described as easy to reach and "forthcoming with suggestions and ideas" throughout the project, with customers noting he addressed unexpected issues calmly rather than rushing past them.
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Multiple reviewers mention competitive pricing as a factor in hiring Paramount Painting. Dana Niles obtained many estimates and found the company "very reasonable for the work." Another customer noted the crew "beat everyone else's price by a long shot but their work doesn't suffer for that." A third reviewer described the estimate as "competitive" and noted a two-story house with large porches was completed on schedule with quality materials and second coats applied to trim. The combination of price and output quality is a recurring theme in reviews from 2023 and 2024.
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The most recent and detailed negative review, posted in February 2026, describes a contract dispute in which the reviewer states the crew worked four days and departed before project completion. The owner's response disputes the account directly and characterizes the complaint as an attempted scam. Two additional Yelp reviews from late 2025 describe similar patterns involving delayed start dates and deposit disputes. The BBB shows a C- rating with an unresolved complaint. These recent accounts represent a significant departure from the review pattern seen from 2022 through early 2025, and prospective customers should request detailed written contracts and payment schedules before work begins.
-Review Snippet Sources: Google Reviews
Deck and outdoor staining projects appear frequently in reviews. Gina Nasso described an "outstanding job restaining" her deck, with crew members who cleaned thoroughly afterward. Amy Niles called her deck staining "absolutely beautiful." One reviewer had a large beaded pine ceiling above a deck refinished by the Paramount team, noting they sanded the surface, treated carpenter bee damage, plugged holes, and applied a Benjamin Moore waterproof stain with bug-repellent additive. The crew "moved and replaced all of my deck furniture and they were very careful not to get a drop of paint where it did not belong."
-Review Snippet Sources: Google Reviews
New York State does not require a state-level painting contractor license. Home improvement contractor licensing in New York is only mandated at the local level in specific counties including New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester, and Buffalo. Washington County, where Paramount Painting operates from Hudson Falls, is not among the counties with a mandatory local HIC licensing requirement. Paramount Painting operates as a sole proprietorship under owner Andrew Smith and is not required to hold a state contractor license to perform painting work in this jurisdiction.
-Verification Sources: NY State Contractor License Requirements, Washington County Municipal Code Review
Updated: 04-07-2026