The Painting Company has been in business in the Greater Pasadena area for 40 years, and a staple among top quality painting contractors. Interior and exterior painting, prep and detail of all kinds. No job is too big, or too small. Highest quality workmanship and detail. Hundreds of satisfied customers are our most valuable resource. References upon request Licensed,Bonded,Insured
Business highlights
52 years of trusted experience
Services we offer
All exterior and interior painting, preparation, patching, gutter and downspout cleaning. Staining and finishing. Specialty finishes.
Mr. Schmidt returned my call for an estimate, set an appointment, then never showed up. I waited for hours, no call, nothing. I called next day, said I hoped he hadn't had a family problem, told him what I thought of his behavior and hung up. Never heard from him again. I'm sure he's a fine painter, but not professional, not responsible and not nice. How do they stay in business? And I'm sure this would have been a $4,000-5,000 job.
Description of Work: Exterior woodwork
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
1.0
Maureen K.
08/2016
5.0
stucco, house painters
 + 0 more
Five years later, the Painting Company's job is holding up remarkably well. No peeling, no fading. We still get compliments on how nice the house looks.
Description of Work: Exterior house painting in 2011. Follow up to previous review.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Katherine T.
07/2016
5.0
interior painters
 + -1 more
Nile Schmidt is a true professional. I had him paint the outside and inside of a rehab I purchased in late 2008. Almost 1 decade later and the paint job has held up very, very well as I had a contractor over recently who thought the work had been done in the last 2 years (prompting me to write this review). Nile is great and easy to work with and his team is prompt and meticulous. If you want quality work done in a timely fashion at a reasonable price, I can't recommend anyone better than Nile and The Painting Company!
Description of Work: Painting interior and exterior
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Jeff S.
08/2015
5.0
drywall, interior painters
 + 0 more
I called The Painting Company to paint all walls, plus the kitchen cabinets, in a 3 bedroom townhouse we were putting up for sale. Nile came to the property within a day, provided a very reasonable quote within 24 hours, and had workers available within two days. He assembled a large crew to finish the job quickly. They did a fantastic job of removing nails and screws from the walls and patching the holes, removing all electrical outlet and switch plates and preparing the area to ensure no paint ended up on the new hardwood floors. Nile's team finished the work done in three days with PERFECT results. I would definitely use The Painting Company again and would highly recommend Nile and his crew.
Description of Work: Painted walls and kitchen cabinets in a 3 bedroom townhouse
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,100
John M.
11/2014
5.0
interior painters
 + -1 more
started on time finished on time very professional job very clean would recommend highly
Description of Work: Painted the inside of house
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$7,500
Alicia .
04/2014
5.0
interior painters
 + -1 more
Nothing negative to report. Went very well. Detailed prep and very thorough. Took their time and did it right.
Description of Work: Interior and exterior. The works
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$16,000
Cheri C.
04/2014
5.0
house painters
 + -1 more
He is an excellent painter. They are excellent. His price was also very competitive. He did an excellent work. People were here every morning and they showed up on time. The crew was excellent.
Description of Work: I had an exterior painting done by The Painting Company. He also did the patio and refinished the woodwork that I had that was really in a bad shape. They also painted stained garage doors and varnished my french doors.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$8,000
Craig H.
03/2014
5.0
interior painters
 + -1 more
Nile and his crew were outstanding. Very easy to do business with. Nile returned calls and emails promptly. His team of painters arrived promptly each day of this three-day job and communicated their plan so I would know when they would arrive and approximately when they would finish. The quality of the work is top notch and, for the scope of work being done, I think the price was very reasonable. I've always done my own painting but after this experience I think I'll hang up my brush and just call Nile.
Description of Work: Painted entire first floor of condo including two story vaulted ceilings
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,850
ming P.
02/2014
5.0
interior painters
 + -1 more
The service was good. He is a little more expensive but I did not care because I wanted someone to do the work right. He was very professional and showed up on time. We had a miss communication about which bathrooms to do. However, he came back and painted the right bathroom for free. I was very pleased with the service.
Description of Work: I hired him to paint two bathrooms in one unit and the other unit just one bathroom.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,200
Response from The Painting Company
I was shown the first two bathrooms in one unit but not the one in the other. When we came to paint the tenant showed us the wrong bathroom. [Member Name Removed] was not there. I came back and painted the other bathroom. Should have charged for that but did not.
Bo L.
11/2012
5.0
house painters, pressure washing, siding
 + 1 more
i highly recommend Nile and his company for their professionalism and outstanding work. We are constantly getting compliments from friends and neighbors, and even strangers passing by. Our house is an Arts and Crafts bungalow, built in 1910, so we were very particular on paint colors and craftsmanship. Nile and his workers did not disappoint. They were always punctual, very polite, and always cleaned up at the end of the day. They were also very accommodating when we changed our mind about certain colors. They were able to darken the color of our porch, for example, when we didn't like the initial shade. We highly recommend them!
Description of Work: We had the exterior of our house painted. They pressure-washed off existing paint, repaired any old wood beams and panels, and primed and painted all exterior surfaces. We had numerous areas to fix: old beams, old panels, etc. And, they followed-up with touch-ups after the job was finished.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$8,000
Rudolph M.
09/2012
5.0
drywall, interior painters
 + 0 more
Work was preformed professionally and on time with quality materials.
Description of Work: The Painting Company painted my entire 2 bedroom condo, including kitchen, and two bathrooms. They also repaired my patio ceiling cracks and made the ceiling look brand new. All work was preformed in a very through and professional manner, they started on time and finished in the 3 day time period as planned. Nile was a great asset in choosing paint colors, he pointed out several areas that needed special attention when reviewing the overall job that other painting contractors missed when I was getting other estimates. As far as I'm concerned, you couldn't find a more reliable, knowledgeable, more professional company for painting projects at a fair price.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,400
Kenneth M.
08/2012
3.0
interior painters
 + -1 more
Nile was prompt in providing the job estimate and answered all my questions quickly. He estimated the job would take two guys 1 day. Although his price was the highest of the 3 that I received. I thought paying 50% more than the next highest estimate would get me a better job. Not quite. The two painters showed up on time on the appointed day and worked until the end of the day and then told me that the popcorn material they applied to the ceiling may not dry white in color. So, they will have to come back again a second day to repaint the patched ceiling areas. A few hours after they left, I noticed that the cinder block wall that was painted with special water resistant material started turning light brown in many spots meaning something was bleeding through. Nile said he didn't know the paint he got didn't have a stain blocker. As a result, the cinderblock wall also needed to be repainted. I also noticed that parts of the cinder block wall were not adequately painted and the gray block wall was showing through the single coat of paint. Nile agreed that parts of the wall were ?thin?. He said he?ll have it covered up as stated in the scope work. One painter came back the second day and said because the special sealer paint he applied to wall, he will have to come back again on a 3rd day to put a finish coat on the newly treated areas. This surprise meant that I had to remove all the stored garage items out of the way again and park the cars outside for another night. Early on the 3rd day, the painter was to arrive to finish the job at 7 am, but arrived late. The painter told me he was late because he was working on another paint job until 2am that morning. Guess that made it my problem. Compared to other reviews of this company, my expectations for experience and work quality were not met. In this case, one doesn't always get what they paid for.
Description of Work: Job was to paint a 2-car garage white, apply "popcorn" patchwork to ceiling areas, and scrape off water damaged paint from one cinderblock wall and repaint wall. Color of garage was already white.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
3.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
3.0
$650
Response from The Painting Company
Every once in a while things do not go as smooth as I would like or wanted. We had a stain bleed thru and needed to re-seal the wall again. Ken thought that only one coat was applied but in fact it was the stain problem. I corrected the problem and the job turned out correctly. The job turned out to be longer than expected and that was the problem. 99% of the time this does not occure. Every job is important as we do not advertise and referrals keep us in business. Sincerly Nile Schmidt
Fred C.
08/2012
5.0
doors, interior painters
 + 0 more
The price is reasonable. They responded to out request in a timely manner. They showed up on time (Nile Schmidt was the in-charge person). The results satisfactory.
Description of Work: To put coating on the front doors and fix the scratches from our dogs.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$450
James C.
03/2012
5.0
interior painters
 + -1 more
We used Nigel and the Painting Company's service over 6 months ago and would have used them with our most recent project had they been available. We were very pleased with their service and the job they provided us, so much so that they have set a high standard for other painters/contractors we hire. Nigel came out and did an estimate on our Kitchen, Dining Room, Living Room (walls and ceiling), stair case, bathroom and laundry room. We were happy with the estimate and decided to move forward, he suggested we give him the swatches of our chosen colors as he gets a better deal on the paint because he is a contractor, rather than us picking it up ourselves at the hardware store. He had two painters working at our place for two days and they did an amazing job. The paint looks fantastic, and they took plenty of time to move all of the furniture to the center of the rooms, they covered all flooring and furniture in plastic and everything was fully protected. They were very friendly and even brought my husband tamales on one of the mornings! There was no mess for us to clean up after they finished the paint job and they regularly checked with us to see how we liked what they had done so far, which as a homeowner, is very reassuring. We highly recommend using Nigel and his painters at The Painting Company for any of your paint jobs, they have fair prices and provide a quality result.
Description of Work: Interior Painting of our entire first floor.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,200
Scott M.
11/2011
5.0
interior painters, wallpaper removal
 + 0 more
The owner of The Painting Co., Nile, was prompt to the initial appointment / estimate and was able to work with my very quick turn-around time frame. The painters were professional and arrived promptly every day -- calling when arriving. The quality of work was 2nd to none, and a great value at the price. One negative was that the project took longer than anticipated, though this was primarily due to the fact that there were multiple layers of wallpaper that needed to be removed (neither Niles nor I were aware or anticipated that there might be a layer of wallpaper behind the existing wallpaper). The need to spend more time on the wallpaper removal resulted in a slightly higher final bill vs. the original estimate. While it would have been easy for me to refuse to pay the additional amount it seemed reasonable given the amount of extra man-hours required to complete the project, and the high quality of the work. A few notes about the work: the crew taped and covered everything that they did not remove; cleaned up after themselves; and painted everything that required painting. There were a few scratch marks in both of the bathtubs caused from the ladder, but nothing that a little bit of cleaning powder and a sponge did not immediately fix. In general I would not only strongly recommend The Painting Co., but I would personally never think of using another company in the future. Best of all Niles had the work completed before taking a dime of money, and actually needed a little prodding to get a bill. This was probably due to the fact that the job was less than $2,000 but the fact that he wanted me to be fully satisfied before collecting money demonstrates the level of commitment to service that The Painting Co. has. In conclusion I can only say: if you are using any other company for your interior painting other than The Painting Co. then you have picked the wrong firm!
Description of Work: Interior painting (including removal of wallpaper)
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,525
Maureen K.
09/2011
5.0
house painters, siding, stucco
 + 1 more
We found The Painting Company on Angie's List. The owner came out promptly and gave us an estimate. There was a tremendous amount of prep work and repair of broken siding. The estimate included everything except the two security doors which we contracted for later on and the repair of some broken window panes. The crew arrived promptly every morning at 8 and worked diligently all day. They were polite and helpful; considerate of the neighbors. They carefully taped over new windows which we had installed and made sure the site was clean and tidy every day before they left. Some of our windows had been painted shut over the years but now all are working well. The foreman, Martin, consulted us frequently and was able to accommodate all our requests. The crew removed cable wiring and carefully replaced it when the job was done. We are completely satisfied. The Painting Company crew was a pleasure to work with. The whole job took about 10 working days - but every inch of our house is renewed! The bid was the second lowest we received of three bids. October 2011 Update: Since we had the Painting Company paint our house, we've had five other contractors (flooring, plumbing, gutters, cement and handyman) come through our property to do different smaller jobs. All five have said some variation of "Wow. This is a terrific paint job!" Compliments from fellow contractors!
Description of Work: Exterior painting of 1400 square foot house. Sandblasting stucco, sanding wood and shingle. Painting deck and porch steps; painting awning and two security doors. Entire surface of house was sanded and painted. Stucco was resurfaced with LaHabra finish and painted. Crew also repaired broken window panes and cracked siding.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$7,145
Randy M.
07/2011
5.0
interior painters
 + -1 more
Another superior job by Nile's crew, the third one in two years. Excellent work, far superior to any we've had. Unquestionably, the best, most qualified painting contractor in the SG Valley.
Description of Work: Interior wall/trim paint, touch up, detail, and clean-up.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$600
Janina L.
06/2011
5.0
interior painters, wallpaper removal
 + 0 more
My husband and I purchased a 1930's house in Pasadena. The house was not given the best of care over the years. The inspection revealed the house was one step away from tear down. The house desperately needed to be painted. It had tons of cracks, plus some massive water stains from a leaky roof. It also had the most atrocious wallpaper and wall paneling that needed to go. Niles came down on a Saturday to give me an estimate. I had two other painters come down. Niles took well over 40 minutes to inspect the house. I was quite impressed with that. The other painters came in and were out in less than 20 minutes. The quote Niles gave me along with other quotes from different trade professionals helped my husband and I walk away from the house. Niles was extremely professional, honest and very very thorough. My husband and I are still looking, and when we find out perfect house, i'll be calling Niles.
Description of Work: Interior painting removal of old wallpaper removal of wood panel filling cracks
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Rene P.
03/2011
5.0
interior painters
 + -1 more
I called three or four of them and one was extremely high. I liked him. I think he was knowledgeable about everything. It was just a very high estimate, it was about two and half times higher than the lowest estimate I had. I think he wants to use the best type of materials like if there were any cracks he would want to plaster them all. He seemed to know what he was doing. I had one service provider give me a bid over the phone but I didn't give him any details. All the rest of them were detailed estimates. I just haven't gotten active on yet because I want to get my roof tile painted first and then the house painted. All of them were just outstanding and personable. The idea of getting a bid over the telephone was not good. All the ones that I contacted came out here promptly. If they couldn't make it and if they were going to be late they would give me a call. Most of them were pretty knowledgeable and they gave me very comprehensive bids. One guy stayed here the whole time and wrote up the estimate, it was a page and a half long. It was in handwriting but it was fine and the others emailed me. I just think the estimate is way too high. He may have had other jobs and just high bowled me.
Description of Work: I had The Painting Company give me an estimate about a week and a half ago for interior painting.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Christy C.
02/2011
5.0
house painters, interior painters
 + 0 more
It went great. Nile and Martin were exceedingly professioal and courteous. They also started the job quickly and finished in 3 days. I am very happy with the results and would hire them again without hesitation. The only reason I gave them a B on punctuality is that appointment time for the estimate came and went without hearing from Nile. After I left a voicemail inquiring, NIle returned my call within a few minutes and was charmingly apologetic. He had forgotten we had the appointment. My gut told me punctuality wouldn't be a fatal problem, though, for the ultimate goal of getting the job done well and promptly, and indeed it wasn't.
Description of Work: Stripped and repainted trim on one side of my house, a trellis, and patio cover.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,300
Denise R.
01/2011
5.0
drywall, house painters, interior painters
 + 1 more
I think I did that in the paragraph above but Mr. Schmidt was courteous, on time, professional and his assistant Victor (who did the actual painting) was fantastic. They completed all three jobs (plus one more little fix that they threw in for free) in about 4 hours. There was one problem in that the NO VOC paint that I was using from Home Depot - when he got to Home Depot they didn't have it so he was able to have the paint mixed perfectly - also NO VOC paint from another place. I would use them again and again.
Description of Work: The Painting Company owner, Nile Schmidt, came by about a week ago to give me an estimate. We are having a baby in a few weeks and we insulated the baby's room to make it warmer. Two walls needed patching and painting. Additionally, we had some water damage in another room that needed painting and also sanding, etc. Lastly, our chimney used to have vines growing on it and they were painted around. We cut the vines so we needed the chimney painted. Mr. Schmidt gave me a very fair estimate (plus a 5% Angieslist discount) and they completed the job yesterday. Perfect in every way.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$418
Randy M.
12/2010
5.0
house painters, interior painters
 + 0 more
Nile, the owner of the Painting Company, was responsive and exactly on time for an appointment. He is professional and knowledgeable, and is an extremely experienced painter. We discussed with him interior paint jobs, application of molding, color selection, and trim. He is widely respected, and one of the top, if not the best, painter in the SGV. He is scheduled to start work in January.
Description of Work: Nile, the owner of the Painting Company, was responsive and exactly on time for an appointment. He is professional and knowledgeable, and is an extremely experienced painter. We discussed with him interior paint jobs, application of molding, color selection, and trim. He is widely respected, and one of the top, if not the best, painter in the SGV. He is scheduled to start work in January.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,500
KATHY S.
12/2010
5.0
house painters, interior painters
 + 0 more
Mr. Schmidt telephoned for an estimate time about 1-2 days after I left a message and he was exactly on time. I am sure the services would have been top-notch, but I had other work to be done first. Perhaps another time.
Description of Work: We discussed the interior painting work that was needed, along with some minor (?) carpentry repairs. He had ideas that would be very helpful.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Margaret C.
09/2010
5.0
house painters, pressure washing, stucco
 + 1 more
My house had just been termiited and there was extensive damage, (eaten rafter tails). Nile gave me a very fair estimate, the cost was a little more because additional damage was found after the estimate and prewashing. His painters are very professional, cleaned up every day and were very polite. The painters were careful with the plants around the house, including taking down climbing roses and reattaching them. Nile also fixed a stucco job done by others that looked messy. They protected the new built in barbecue area and everything else. If I could up load pictures you would see what I mean! The termite company rescheduled me so Nile moved my time back and still completed the work before my east coast company arrived. I had two separate parties after the painting was complete, everyone loved the colors and noticed what a great job had been done on my 81 year old home. I will definitely call Nile in the spring for interior painting.
Description of Work: Repaired, prepared, sanded, primed and painted my 2500 square ft. 2 story house and large detached garage.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$11,500
Randy M.
07/2010
5.0
house painters, gutter cleaning, stucco
 + 1 more
Great experience. These guys are real pros - attention to detail, timely, neat, courteous. Wonderful paint job, and huge improvement to our home. Would highly recommend to others. If you want a professional painting contractor, not a fly by night outfit, call Nile Schmidt at the Painting Company.
Description of Work: Complete exterior of home, chimneys, gutters, stucco and wood; cleaning of gutters/downspout, patching, sanding and painting.
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Service Categories
Interior Painting,
Exterior Painting,
Stucco,
Drywall,
Doors,
Pressure Washing,
Wallpaper Removal,
Siding,
Gutter Cleaning,
Water & Smoke Damage
FAQ
The Painting Company is currently rated 4.9 overall out of 5.
Sunday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
The Painting Company accepts the following forms of payment: Check
Yes, The Painting Company offers free project estimates.
Yes, The Painting Company offers eco-friendly accreditations.
No, The Painting Company does not offer a senior discount.
No, The Painting Company does not offer emergency services.
Yes, The Painting Company offers warranties.
The Painting Company offers the following services: All exterior and interior painting, preparation, patching, gutter and downspout cleaning. Staining and finishing. Specialty finishes.