Nathan Pratt and Brad Giffin founded Prim Painting to push back against the unreliable end of the contracting industry, building a Columbus painting company on referrals and repeat business. Office manager Micah Doyel handles scheduling and walks customers through the quote process, while crew leads Nelson, Damien, Marvin, and Julio run jobs across Central Ohio. Luis brings dedicated carpentry skills to the team, replacing wood band boards and trim when older homes need more than paint.
The team handles whole-house interior repaints, exterior work on wood, brick, and stucco homes, kitchen cabinet refinishing, deck restoration and staining, drywall repair, wallpaper removal, popcorn ceiling scraping, and pressure washing. For older homes with rotted trim or soffit damage, an on-staff carpenter goes ahead of the painters to rebuild what needs rebuilding before paint goes on. Color choices are walked through with a Sherwin-Williams color coordinator who makes onsite or virtual visits.
Prim Painting is a fully insured Ohio limited liability company serving Columbus and the surrounding suburbs (Powell, Dublin, Worthington, Westerville, New Albany, Upper Arlington, Grandview, Bexley, Gahanna, Reynoldsburg, Lewis Center, Canal Winchester, and Pickerington). Every project carries a 5-year workmanship warranty, and a portion of every job goes to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.
Updated: 05-12-2026
Customers repeatedly name the same crew leaders across years of projects. Daniel Miller, a returning customer, wrote that Nelson and his crew left "not a spec of dirt or errant paint anywhere... like they were never here when I got home each evening." Lindsey Anderson described crew lead Marvin as "deliberate, organized, and talented... teaching some of the other members new skills." Sharon White-Maish credited Damien for a meticulous interior repaint. The pattern signals in-house teams.
-Review Snippet Sources: Google Reviews
Cleanup gets called out across interior and exterior jobs. Mona Doyel, on her third project with Prim, wrote that "the crew also did a thorough cleanup when they finished." Carol Smathers on Facebook reported her bedroom job included "a complete clean-up," and another Google reviewer noted the painters "kept the workspace clean and very respectful of our home." Daily wipe-downs and end-of-day site sweeps are described as routine.
-Review Snippet Sources: Google Reviews, Facebook
Reviewers describe Prim returning until the work matches what they pictured. Jeffrey Rycus, after a stucco-and-wood exterior in Gahanna, wrote about the team's "willingness to correct the slightest detail to my satisfaction," noting Prim used real cedar to fix trim and required no payment until completion. Tracy Strombotne said her peeling trim was sanded, primed, and finished without pushback when she flagged it. Owner Nathan Pratt himself fields warranty issues years after the original job.
-Review Snippet Sources: Google Reviews
Repeat-customer language appears in roughly one of every six reviews. Mark Stevens used Prim three times and wrote "EACH TIME, THEY SHOWED UP ON TIME!" Stacy Endres described her fourth project, calling Prim her "go-to for painting projects." Phil Champ called Prim "my go-to painting company in Columbus." Cathy Studer has been a customer for about four years. The pattern reflects consistent crews and quotes that match the final bill.
-Review Snippet Sources: Google Reviews
Older Columbus homes often need wood replaced before paint goes on. Steve Reinhart wrote that on his MCM ranch "their team noted an additional soffit issue during prep, which their on staff carpenter took care of the next day." Mark Williams described "wood board and molding repair on our 34 year old home." Colleen Murphy said Luis "expertly replaced old wood band boards and trim" and called his work "great carpentry skills." Carpentry is in-house.
-Review Snippet Sources: Google Reviews
The mjbooneutube review captures it directly. After an unexpected hailstorm damaged exterior paint the same day a crew finished, the customer wrote that the team "returned promptly and repaired everything beautifully," noting their "commitment to standing behind their work." Other reviewers describe touch-ups, missed spots, and color-match corrections being scheduled and completed without invoice friction. Standing behind work is described as a defining trait of the company.
-Review Snippet Sources: Google Reviews
Color-matching jobs come up across exterior reviews. Diane Loehr wrote that Prim did "an amazing job matching my front brick to my new siding," with crew lead Orlando getting credit for being "quick, precise and kind." Kathleen Arkus reported a similar brick-to-siding match where Nelson was "a very proactive communicator." Inside the home, Prim partners with a Sherwin-Williams color coordinator who walks customers through paint options onsite or virtually.
-Review Snippet Sources: Google Reviews
Ohio does not require a state-level painting contractor license, and Columbus does not register painting-only contractors. Prim Painting is operated through entities registered with the Ohio Secretary of State, including Prim Painting Holdings Ltd. (active Domestic Limited Liability Company, entity number 1584191, originally filed November 30, 2005). Verification is available through the Ohio Secretary of State business search and the project license lookup file maintained for all 50 states.
-Verification Sources: Ohio Secretary of State Business Search, Project License Lookup File
Updated: 05-12-2026