CertaPro Painters of North San Diego

We received an estimate from Dan at CertaPro to remove popcorn in two rooms and to paint the entire 2 bdr/​2bath condo, including painting the kitchen cabinets. Unfortunately, we didn’t have the funds to do all the work we wanted to have done. Dan is such a great guy, he worked with us to determine what we could afford. He stayed in contact with us and was continually asking how he could help. The finished paint work is wonderful and we are very happy that we selected CertaPro.

I had my house painted by Certapro Painters several months ago. I had been dragging my feel at getting it done because I thought it would be a great inconvenience and way too expensive. I felt their price was very competitive and reasonable for the size of my house after getting another bid. The team of painters sent to my house under the supervision of their foreman Arturo was very professional. They always arrived on time and made sure that the area was clean when we came home in the evening. The whole job went very smoothly and the house looked wonderful upon completion. They were very detailed oriented and fixed many cracks in my stucco. Also I had some indoor touch up painting that needed to be done. I had hard wood installed the month before and the installers had damaged some of the paint above the baseboards. The wood installers were not able to match the paint color properly to fix it. Arturo was able to figure out the paint colors and fixed these and a few other areas as well. The cost to do this was very reasonable. I had one problem with paint not sticking to some plastic flashing and Arturo came immediately to figure out how to fix the problem even though it was over a month after the main job was completed. I would highly recommend Certapro. They were wonderful to work with and did a fantastic job.

This is our second time using CertaPro Painters of North San Diego. They first painted our entire exterior of our home and more recently, our kitchen. The owner, Dan, is professional, accessible, and easy to work with. While the price was higher than some other advertisers, it is competitive with other licensed and bonded contractors and the entire experience and results are more than worth it. Employees arrive on-​time, are knowledgeable, pay attention to detail, and clean up beautifully. Because of their experience, the job was completed well within the window of time we were told it would take. When cleaning up, there was an accidental grease stain left on our paver-​covered driveway from the compressor used to clean brushes. THIS IS WHERE CertaPro SHINED! The painter returned multiple times over the next three days after the job completion, trying everything in their wheel house to remove the stain. Since nothing worked, Dan said he would pay to have the pavers replaced. True to his word, payment was promptly made on the day the pavers were replaced. It gives us unquantifiable peace of mind knowing we have found our paint company for all of our future painting needs. We highly recommend CertaPro.

I tried to get bids from handymen and painting companies for exterior repairs and painting of my manufactured home. They either didn’t return phone calls, failed to bid, bid incompetently, or refused to supply references (places I could visit to judge the quality of their previous handywork for other customers).
What a relief to find CertaPro. The CertaPro franchise system seems to improve the skill and quality of their customer service; it creates a higher level of professionalism, apparently.
CertaPro bills repairs on a time-​and-​materials basis, not a fixed bid. This made me nervous about how costs might escalate, but it worked out well because the number of hours needed for all the little repairs was small. Maybe the time-​and-​materials pricing is for the best, because they would have needed to supply an expensive fixed bid to protect themselves against unforeseen problems.
I visited the three homes that CertaPro supplied as references. Luckily, one homeowner happened to be in his front driveway, so I got to talk to him. He mentioned that he got a discount for allowing a small advertising sign to be put up for a month; luckily my mobile home park permits this, so I got the same discount. CertaPro also offers substantial discounts for booking the job for the week of Thanksgiving or Christmas, so I got that too.
When hiring CertaPro or other painters, it might be best to buy caulk and do your own patching of small flaws on siding/​trim. I did some of that, and should have done more. This was partly to save time-​and-​materials expense, and partly because my crew missed some spots. They were trying to finish before the rain started. Chances are that nobody will clean up your home’s exterior surface with the care and thoroughness that you will.
This experience makes me wish that my locale had franchises like CertaPro for roofing and other home repair.

Zero Stars… These horrendous unprofessionals were hired by my HOA to do some painting. Firstly. They blocked my parking space with there truck while there was plenty of alternate parking locations that would not inconvenience anyone… A firelane btw. When I politely asked them to move and explained why it was better to park elsewhere I received a lot of rudeness and attitude. The following day I came home from dropping my son off at school and they had literally coned off my entire parking area. The only place where I can legally park without being towed. He claimed that I should have been informed. I was not. He then asked if he could just tarp my car and spray paint to which I said «No, please wait while I contact the management and HOA.» He was very put off and annoyed at this suggestion.
I put in a call to the HOA and he put into a call to his manager. The HOA had no idea what work was being done by this said painter. The worker who complained about me to his manager on the phone was informed that his manager told him the previous day NOT to block or paint that area and he continued to argue and belittle me on the phone to his manager. The HOA put into a call to the Management who also had no idea what he was doing and is not looking into the problem.
DO NOT HIRE THESE PEOPLE!!!
ZERO PROFESSIONALISM OR DECORUM…

Efficient, professional, no problems. Had them repaint shutters on my house. No problems with the quote process or paint job.

CertaPro Painters of North San Diego is a thoroughly professional outfit. We enlisted them to repaint the exterior of our wood-​surfaced home, which hadn’t been touched in at least 15 years. After speaking with Dan Hutchins, we felt confident that they could easily handle the job. Indeed, the finished paint job exceeded our expectations. The crew was a pleasure to interact with, paid close attention to detail (we used 3 different colors), and always cleaned up after themselves. Any concern was promptly addressed. We plan to hire CertaPro to paint the inside of our home, and can recommend them without any reservations.

I wanted to hire a local Escondido company to paint the exterior of my house and I interviewed a few painters and chose Certapro due to the professionalism of the owner Dan. Schedule was important to me and he managed to get my home on the calendar right away because he had 4 crews to work with. He was helpful with color choice and the results were great. The work included a construction mgr that came to the house to check on quality. I found them very responsive.
I would have given them 5 stars but the one thing the guys didn’t do is push the gravel back against the house after it was painted. All I had to do is ask and they would have done it though so I suppose that was my bad.

My project was done with a great deal of care and was finished on time! Armando, Pascual and Alex did a marvelous job. My best wishes to Dan Hutchins and his CertaPro team.

We just had our exterior painted by CertaPro Painters from Escondido. I was extremely satisfied with the quality of their work, worksite cleanliness and daily progress updates. The two painters, Pascual and Alex, were courteous and made sure that I was completely satisfied with their work. I would absolutely recommend using CertaPro Painters for painting your house!

They just finished the exterior of my house and did a great job. The painters were really nice, helpful & did not leave a mess. We’ll be using them to do our interior as well. Would highly recommend.

I recently had my interior painted and floor and ceiling molding installed. Dan and his team were all wonderful to work with. His painters came into my home and accurately and quickly performed my paint and molding job. They really treated me like I was part of the CertaPro family. I am very happy with my new colors.

I just had the best crew of from Escondido CertaPro paint our house. This is the third time we have used them and I will never use anybody else. Donna in the office was very helpful and friendly. Jonathan who came to the house for the estimate was professional and patient with all my questions. And I could go on for days talking about Tyler and Steve. We had some issues that needed repairing. Tyler is a true
professional when it comes to carpentry, wow. He can fix or replace anything and it looks better then new. They even found a stray dog that came into our yard, tied him to a long robe and gave him water and peanut better (the only food they had) and he hung out under the truck until I got home and could help. This crew deserves more then 5 stars in my mind !!

I recently used CertaPro to complete some painting on the exterior of my home. I needed the eaves/​soffits all the way around my house painted, even up on my roof and then my front porch railings and ceiling and around some windows.
When you call CertaPro, you call a corporate number, but they are franchised so the person who does your work is local, which I wanted. I first met with the sales person, Jonathan, who came to my home and went over what we needed and prepared the quote right then in his vehicle. He was friendly and helpful. We actually received five quotes, the two lowest being from businesses that did not seem to have their own contractor’s licenses, so we tossed those out. There was a lower quote, but it was not very detailed and I didn’t feel as comfortable with it. Certapro quoted us $ 1695 and the next highest was approx $ 2200. The highest quote was quite a bit higher and they were not available to complete the project when I needed it done, so we decided that with all the information we gathered, CertaPro seemed to have the skills, the price, the time and I liked Jonathan.
I spoke with the woman in CertaPro’s office and set a schedule date and made arrangements to come in a pay a deposit.
The day they were to get started, I met with Victor to also just point out what I considered the «issues» around the house. They were power-​washing the areas to be painted the first day and coming back the next day for painting. When I returned two nights later it was done, but there were some areas that I wasn’t thrilled with. I spoke with Victor who came out to meet with me and we looked at the areas I was concerned about. During that meeting I learned some thing about how they do painting and it reinforced my previous experiences that you REALLY NEED TO BE SPECIFIC AND ASK FOR WHAT YOU WANT! It’s sometimes hard to do that because when you hire someone to do something that you aren’t familiar with, you don’t always know how to articulate what you want or you assume that they know what they are doing. But, in this experience they did a good job in the manner they do it, but I wanted more prep work so that the old wood was smoother. After discussing with Victor, he said, «no problem». He wanted me to be very happy with the job and he came out Thanksgiving morning to redo a few areas that I wasn’t 100% on. I appreciated his friendliness and professionalism and most of all his communication that he wanted me to be happy.
That said, I reiterate, you have to say what you want. Some examples might be letting them know you want the wood to be prepped so that it is smooth before they begin painting or that you want all surfaces painted, including underneath and on top of rails, even if you can’t see them. I think they did a good job and know what they are doing and they even left extra paint in case we need any touch ups in the future.
Overall, I was happy with this experience and I would both use and recommend CertaPro Painters in Escondido.
I found them while researching local painters and used reviews from here and from Angie’s list. I received a discounted price from letting them know I found them on Angie’s List. Also, you get a discount for paying with cash or check versus using a credit card.

Marco Reyes and his CertaPro team did a superb job in painting the complete exterior of the house (stucco and wood trim), plus the wood fence plus a wrought iron gate plus installed bird guards. Always showed up exactly when they said they would and worked continuously throughout each day. Took 4 days. Worth every penny. Use them!

I have been in the building industry for 25 years, hired many painters, and when it came time to paint my own home I was very particular. Now I know construction work is not magic and yes stuff does happen, it is not like buying a car (and to the whiny reviewer who does not appreciate this and expects the world or revolve around her — get off your pedestal). Knowing this I decided to assist the CertaPro team in completing their job. I cleared out my house, provided a place for them to prep and was part of the team. I was ready for them and did not expect them to do what I should have done before they started.
Consequently, Arturo provided one of the best painting jobs I have ever experienced. The work was completed in half the estimated time and I could not find but only one tiny place to correct. Arturo and his guys were on time, polite, clean and great to work with. Arturo went above and beyond and even cleaned up a few items in the house we forgot.
I would highly recommend CertaPro as the delivered more than expected.

My boyfriend and I have only done a few home service projects in our lives, but the experience we had with CertaPro Painters was so personal and family like. The sales man, Ty, was great and was able to get me an estimate right on site. Donna at their office helped with the color selection. The painters were on time and very clean. They covered everything in our house so when they left, it was like we had a clean home. The paint looked amazing when it was done. We are very pleased with the experience and would definitely hire again.

I had what I considered a very difficult yet incredibly small paint job needed inside my home. A stair case ceiling that is 16 feet up, and above two flights of stairs. This was not a job I felt like figuring out how to handle, so I checked out CertaPro. Dan, the owner was super nice on the phone and said no job was too small. After coordinating time with him on my schedule, sorry Dan you had to come out after I got home from work, Dan came out and checked out my situation. He humbly said it was easy, you just have to have a ladder with adjustable legs, something that only painters typically have. Dan took some quick measurements, whipped out a laptop and a portable printer and provided a very reasonable estimate right there on the spot. I was really impressed with how courteous and professional he was, and how prepared he runs his business. I agreed to have the work done and got an appointment scheduled that was convenient for my wife while she was at home. The job was completed in just an hour or so, and when I cam home from work I was really impressed with the work that was done. My wife said the painter that showed up was really nice and took great care to protect our new carpet and newly painted walls. I couldn’t even tell a painter had been here except for the fine job he did. If you want a trustworthy and quality painting company, I would highly recommend Dan of CertaPro, he and his crew are great, and the price was just as good!