Our Chooz Score evaluates 44 factors across reviews, digital presence, and business credentials. Here's what stands out for Pier Painting Services
Johnny Acosta founded Pier Painting Services in 2000, building the company from a single newspaper ad he placed as a teenager helping his father Felix through a slow winter. Father and son worked side by side learning the trade, and Johnny has carried that family-first approach into every project since. He runs every estimate and supervises every job site across Westchester County.
The company handles interior and exterior residential painting, drywall installation and repair, plaster restoration and skim coating, deck restoration, carpentry, water damage repairs, wallpaper installation, and power washing. Projects range from single-room refreshes to complete whole-home transformations. Cabinet refinishing and front door refinishing round out a scope broad enough that one customer noted "there was nothing they can't do."
The fully insured, EPA lead-safe certified, and workers compensation-covered team serves all of Westchester County from their base in New Rochelle. The company backs all work with a 2-year limited warranty on workmanship.
Updated: 04-06-2026
Multiple reviewers document ongoing relationships spanning years. Angela Wilens notes this is "the 2nd time we've used Pier Painting." Veronica Kurian describes herself as a "repeat customer for years" who recommends without reservation. David Lacher has returned for exterior painting, whole-home interior work, cabinet refinishing, and multiple handyman visits. Joseph Fleury, Matt Allyn, and Lara Silvas all describe coming back after strong initial experiences. The consistency driving repeat business traces directly to Johnny Acosta's involvement on every job.
-Review Snippet Sources: Google Reviews
Pier Painting Services regularly handles structural repairs before paint ever touches a wall. Bob Jantzen describes a project involving "skim coating and patching the rough stucco plaster walls" across four rooms plus plaster ceiling replacement. Bianka McGovern hired them for wall and water damage repairs alongside painting. jodi smart had water-damaged exterior wood panels replaced. Mary Pat had ceiling water damage, drywall work, and chandelier installation all handled in a single visit. Customers note the team handles whatever the house needs.
-Review Snippet Sources: Google Reviews
Punctuality is among the most consistent themes across Pier Painting Services reviews. Theresa Zampaglione notes Johnny "arrives on time, goes over everything you want done, gives you a cost estimate, gives you a time estimate" — then finished three days ahead of schedule. Fred Mehlman confirms the crew showed up "on time every day" for the full exterior project. Michelle and Jon describe the team arriving on time and completing the job ahead of the initial estimate while delivering high-quality results throughout.
-Review Snippet Sources: Google Reviews
Pricing at Pier Painting Services draws consistent praise for fairness without cutting corners on quality. Jennifer Colby describes it as "not too cheap but not expensive either" — fair pricing by design. Jessica Meth confirms the price was "very fair" on a job that also included small add-on projects. James Freeman called the chimney leak repair "very reasonably priced." Matt Allyn notes he keeps returning because they "charge reasonable fees" — reinforcing the value across years of projects covering everything from minor repairs to full-house painting.
-Review Snippet Sources: Google Reviews
Surface preparation and end-of-day cleanup appear throughout Pier Painting Services reviews as standards rather than exceptions. Edward Pirraglia notes the crew "covered the interior with plastic and cleaned up properly after the job was completed." Nick Profita confirms "you would barely know they had been there by the time they left for the day." Richard Davidson praises the team for cleaning up "beautifully at the end of each day" throughout a multi-day trim and molding project.
-Review Snippet Sources: Google Reviews
Johnny Acosta is present at Pier Painting Services jobs from first meeting through completion. Rob Marinaro confirms he "came prepared in our first meeting with qualifications and was able to quickly identify the work needed" — with the team finishing ahead of the initial estimate. Jennifer Colby highlights not needing to take time off work to supervise because "if I asked him to do something, I could trust it would be done properly." Peter Chaitkin has referred friends and customers across Westchester for two decades based on that reliability.
-Review Snippet Sources: Google Reviews
Post-completion responsiveness is a recurring theme in Pier Painting Services reviews. Amanda Elias describes the team coming back "the next day to work on touchups perfecting everything." Deirdre O'Shea notes they were "happy to come back and do any touchups." MARILYN SHEARER confirms "if there was something I didn't like they fixed it." Michelle and Jon describe Johnny arriving the same day they noticed a post-project window leak, spending the entire morning tracking down the source without being asked to schedule a separate visit.
-Review Snippet Sources: Google Reviews
The referral pattern running through Pier Painting Services reviews stands out as unusually strong for a local contractor. Richard Davidson came via a neighbor recommendation. Bob Jantzen reached out after a friend's referral. MARILYN SHEARER describes it as "one of the best recommendations I ever got." Realtor Cat Prata encountered the company through one client project and now refers them to all clients going forward, calling the team "completely dependable." Peter Chaitkin recommends Pier Painting to friends and customers across all of Westchester County.
-Review Snippet Sources: Google Reviews
New York State does not require a statewide painting contractor license. Westchester County requires a Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) license for local contractors; that license number has not been independently verified through public records. The business operates as Pier Services Inc., a Domestic Business Corporation, DOS ID 4023024, filed November 23, 2010, currently Active, registered in Westchester County, New York, with Jhonny F. Acosta listed as CEO.
-Verification Sources: New York Department of State Division of Corporations — https://apps.dos.ny.gov/publicInquiry/#search
Updated: 04-07-2026