Ridge Painting & Restoration

I have hired Ridge Painting on several occasions, and each time, the experience was great. A quick and free estimate can be easily arranged. They can come and paint as quickly as you may need them to do (getting a home ready for sale, for example). They are professional, they get the job done on time, and they stayed within the estimate.
And, most importantly, the job they do is great! You will be happy with their work!

Kieran has done 3 projects for me over the last year. His attention to detail and skill are as good as it gets, and he always makes sure I’m satisfied and pleased with the results. He is easily accessible, a pleasure to work with and 100% reliable. I would recommend him without reservation for the biggest jobs and can’t imagine using anyone else personally.

I recently hired Ridge Painting to do a fair amount of painting in my home. I am very pleased with the painting aspects of the job performed by Ridge Painting.
I live in an old home and I feel Kieran and his team did a good job of painting and fixing my old walls and ceilings. I actually had a different painting company come in to do the job before Kieran but had to let them go as I was unhappy with the results. I hired Ridge Painting to finish the job. Not only did they finish the job, they also fixed the areas which were either poorly done or missed by the previous painters and did things the previous painters told me they could not do.
I would use Ridge Painting again.

We recently used Kieran to fix a plaster ceiling and paint walls, trim and cabinets. I have to say that Kieran is one of the nicest, most reliable people we’ve ever had work at the house. He calls or writes with updates and communicates frequently, which is really helpful. Our project was kind of a zoo for a few weeks with multiple trades in and out, but Kieran worked around and through that and really communicated well. Personally, the hardest part of working with various trades is how so many of them just don’t bother to communicate or respect your time or needs. Kieran was great at making sure we were taken care of.
His prices were also very good and I think we got a lot of value for what we paid.
I would go with 5 stars, but there were some problems with the actual work done. I know Kieran would come back and try to fix these, but Unilocal is for reviewing our experiences with businesses… some of these things shouldn’t be things to have to have someone come back and fix (in my opinion) — they should just be done right.

My husband had painted our soon-​to-​be-​nursery himself, but I had done an AWFUL job spackling up a crack in the wall.
Based on the great reviews on here, I called Ridge Painting & Restoration to fix the spackling job (sand & then re-​paint) and a big crack in the closet. Kieran answered immediately and asked me to send him pictures of it.
He got back to me via email fairly fast and we tentatively planned for him to come that Saturday. Due to a major snowstorm, his schedule got all messed up (understandable!), so he came on Sunday — for no extra charge!
He did a great job of fixing the crack and said he’d come back in the next day or 2 to repaint. He came back and after painting, said he was not happy that we could still see the bumps on the wall (from my bad spackling job) and was going to come back to fix it — again! He said he was not comfortable being paid for the work until it was done right.
He knew we had the nursery furniture arriving that coming weekend, so he said he would definitely get it done before then.
He came back 2 days later and redid the work and the wall looks FANTASTIC! He also painted the baseboards for us. The closet looked awesome from the second he finished it (and he even patched up cracks/​holes I hadn’t seen) — which was on the first go-​around.
Kieran did all the work himself and cleaned up after himself. He was very friendly and polite, but also very professional. And he is SO reasonably priced!

Don’t let Kieran’s soft-​spoken, mild demeanor fool you – he’s a fiercely good painter, and incredibly detail-​oriented. I wouldn’t hesitate to call him for any job, big or small, and in fact, I’m so thrilled with the work he did in my new condo that I’ll soon have him back for more painting projects.
He took a look at my walls and closets and in a few minutes gave me what I soon discovered to be a VERY reasonable estimate for labor and materials. I also very much appreciated that he gave me a few options for materials, since renovating a home requires $$$. I love that he respected the need for me to stick to my budget and that he took the time to explain why certain processes would require more labor (hence, money) than others, and that he was always transparent with his pricing – quite rare for a contractor, but totally expected of Kieran as a person.
At any rate, I told him what colors I wanted in my space, and he gave me beautiful recommendations, with which I went, and I’m 100% happy with the finished product. He knew timing was pretty tight, considering all the other work I needed to get done before my move-​in day, and he was super conscientious and worked day and night (literally) to make sure that everything got done in time. He was also very flexible and understanding and helped with some patching/​plastering and touch ups.
He’s a stand-​up guy and painter, and I can’t say enough nice things about him and his work!

I hired Kieran because of his Unilocal reviews which was really going out on a limb since the whole house needed to painted. The first floor walls were in bad shape, the upstairs is new construction. They look great! Kieran took such care prepping the walls that painting was the easy part. He and his crew had to work around other contractors, which can sometimes be tough, but he worked through it and did everything he could do get the job done on time.
All is on schedule and he is getting ready to paint the outside!

How do I put this diplomatically? This guy’s the best — hire him.
I got three estimates for painting the trim in my new apartment — Kieran put in the lowest bid AND I liked him the most. (I wasn’t there most of the time he was working, but I wanted someone I felt comfortable being around, and who I trusted alone in my new place.) He is SUPER nice, professional, trustworthy, and listens/​talks to you like a peer. (I felt like the two other guys who’d put in bids talked down to me a little bit.)
Most importantly, he did GREAT work! He’s incredibly conscientious and… well…“excellent at painting things” is the best way to describe it, I guess. The job wasn’t huge, but he took it seriously and put in the time to make sure it got done right. When he was finished and I was paying him, he noticed that he’d missed a spot, and went out to his truck to get his supplies and fix it. How many people would do that?
Oh! Also, he’s very forgiving. I bashed him in the head with a door (he had his headphones on and didn’t hear me knock on the very door he was painting) and he didn’t even get mad. He’s your guy.

Kieran was fantastic. From our initial consultation to the eventual job (painting a small den in my Beacon Hill condo) he was professional, affordable and the work was beautiful.
We even needed some major, unanticipated patching after our electrician mounted a new TV and he didn’t charge us any extra, found some drywall in his truck and did the work without missing any deadlines.
I will definitely hire him for the next project in my house.

We called Kieran to come take a look at our 110 year old house. We ripped down wallpaper and the walls behind the paper were not in good shape. We had about 7 bids from different painters and Kieran was the ONLY one who gave us honest answers about what the walls would look like when he got finished. He took the time to go over all the details of the job and answered all of our questions. The price he quoted was more than fair and the entire process he kept us informed. He and his crew showed up when they said they would and even showed up a little early to set things up. On the last day of the job we took a look at his work and were blown away. Not only did he meet but completely exceeded our expectations. Kieran finished the job late on a Friday. He politely asked if he could come back on Saturday to clean the rest of the dust up. To say the least Kieran left the house cleaner than when he came. We would 100% recommend him to anyone looking for an honest painter who simply wants the job done right.

Kieran is the best. I just bought a house and needed someone to come in quickly before I moved my stuff, and Kieran worked with me to get in really fast.
He did absolutely PERFECT work. Our walls look great, including some patching that he did, and he was unbelievably neat and careful the whole time. Our rugs and floors and furniture were totally clean and perfect when he left.
He is also just an incredibly nice guy who is pleasant to be around, shows up when he says he will, etc.
Everything about working with Kieran was top notch.

Ridge Painting & Restoration did a fantastic job painting my condo in South Boston. He was prompt, professional, detail-​oriented, and also very competitive in terms of pricing. He did not take short cuts or leave a mess as some other painters will. I was extremely pleased with the finished product! Thanks Kieran!

Ridge Painting & Restoration did a fabulous job painting our ceiling and bedroom after we had some plaster work repaired in our South End condo. Kieran did a great job — he returned my inquiry call almost immediately (huge!), turned around with a quote in less than a day and was prompt to schedule and complete our project quickly AND with quality workmanship. I couldn’t have asked for more! I then referred him to another friend who just relocated to Boston and he did a great job for her as well! Highly recommended — extremely professional!
Kate K.