Painting Services Plus operates out of Toledo at 5242 Angola Rd, where Master Painter Alexander Clawson runs a painting and carpentry shop with seven employees and a 4.9-star average across 203 Google reviews. Customers identify the crew by first name across most projects, with Maureen taking the lead on cabinet refinishing and trim staining, George handling drywall texture matching, Eric Langenderfer leading finish carpentry as the company's master carpenter, and Christopher running exterior crews.
Past projects include refinishing 45-year-old bedroom furniture, hanging wallpaper accent walls, installing vinyl plank flooring, replacing cedar shingles, and rebuilding water-damaged exterior walls when scope expanded. Reviews note that Alex shows up on jobsites during the work, gives honest pricing recommendations, and pushes back when customers want to spend on work he believes wastes their money.
The company is BBB-accredited with an A+ rating, is fully insured, and holds Active status with the Ohio Secretary of State (Entity 4663350). Coverage spans interior and exterior painting, cabinet refinishing, deck staining, pressure washing, wallpaper, drywall, and floor coatings within 50 miles of Toledo across Ohio and Southeast Michigan.
Updated: 05-20-2026
Caitlin Hoover wrote that beyond two living rooms and an office, she also used the team to mount a mirror, install a wallpaper accent wall, and move a 250-pound marble dining table from the garage into her dining room. Lynn Adkins's kitchen project added custom shelves, appliance installation, flooring, plumbing, and tile backsplash. Matt Eifrid summarized it as "the Plus in Painting Services Plus is pretty much anything we might need done, outside or in".
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Reviews name the in-house crew by specialty. Maureen handles cabinet refinishing, trim, and door staining; Donna Thomas wrote that "Maureen exceeded my highest expectations" and Lynn Brebberman noted Maureen stripped, stained, and topcoated her front door. George matches drywall texture, with Jodi Perry writing he "matched the knock down texture perfectly." Eric runs finish carpentry and flooring installs, including Elizabeth Hamidi's complex staircase rebuild. Alex Clawson holds the Master Painter title, runs estimates, and coordinates on-site.
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Cabinet projects draw consistent praise across reviews. Donna Thomas wrote that "Maureen exceeded my highest expectations" on her kitchen cabinets. Tarek Hageali described cabinets that "look brand new" with no brush stroke marks. Vickie G's cabinets had not been painted in thirty-plus years and came out spectacular. Don Pittman noted that visitors ask if he replaced his cabinets, not painted them. The team brings doors to their workshop for spraying, replaces hardware, and rehangs them in-house.
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Maggi Hensley's exterior project began as paint and trim replacement on water damage. Once work started, the team discovered the wall's siding, support structure, interior drywall, and sub-flooring were compromised. They restored the wall, relocated the window to prevent future water entry, and held to the original schedule. Adriana Sandri's project expanded to include shower remodeling. Caitlin Hoover added mirror mounting and table moving mid-project. The pattern reviewers describe is mid-scope additions absorbed without schedule slippage or invoice surprises.
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Reviews show Alex pushing back when customers want to spend on work he believes is unnecessary. Marc Oneill wrote that during his estimate, he thought he needed extra wood sealer for one room, but "the owner was honest and told me I would be wasting my money." Bryan Ahrens noted that Alex "gave advice about paint choices and steered us into better choices." Joe Shonebarger said Alex "understood everything we needed to do" and made unsolicited suggestions during the estimate.
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Owner responses to negative reviews are direct and factual rather than defensive. To Terri Ballmer's complaint about paint on trim, Alex laid out the timeline of his prior refund offer, then closed by writing "I would be more than happy to give you a full refund." To Clara Metcalf's color-mistake dispute, he wrote that he had already told her she could bring the doors back for free repainting. Several short 1-star ratings from non-customers draw owner replies asking for removal.
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Edward Keaveny hired the team to paint his "neglected 100+ year old home" and described the result as exceeding expectations from preparation through top coats. Bettinger Greenhouse contracted them for their farmhouse exterior, and roger tucholski's 4,500-square-foot home was power-washed Friday and prepped Monday with Alex managing how the crew handled extreme summer heat. Jeri Aiello's "old home with plaster walls were screaming for help" before painting. The team scales pacing and prep around weather and aging substrates.
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Painting Services Plus LLC operates under Ohio Secretary of State Entity Number 4663350, filed as a Domestic Limited Liability Company on 4-20-2021 with Active status through May 2026. The registered agent is Daniel Jones at 5660 Southwyck Blvd Suite 200, Toledo OH 43614. Ohio does not require a state-level painting license per the Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board, and the City of Toledo does not require a municipal painting license per the Toledo Division of Building Inspection.
-Verification Sources: Ohio Secretary of State Business Search; Ohio CILB; City of Toledo Building Inspection
Updated: 05-20-2026