Carlos Avalos Painting

Carlos Avalos Painting did a really amazing job painting our new condo. He and his painters painted most of our condo (about 1500 sq ft) including an open stairwell/​skylight space with 35′ walls. He had the equipment and tools to paint this challenging space quickly and with high quality.
Carlos is clear, timely, professional and efficient. He helped us think about colors and paint choices during the project and was able to easily accommodate our changes, e.g. we had an electrician doing some work and left several holes in the ceiling of our kitchen. Carlos added this project and professionally patched the ceilings and walls from the electrical work and painted them.
The interior paint job is amazing; Carlos and his team really made our new condo into a home for us. Carlos executed our vision but also gave us suggestions which we took. I will use Carlos for all my painting jobs in the future and cannot recommend him highly enough.

As an owner of several rentals in the Bay Area, Carlos Avalos Painting has become our «go to» guys for all our painting needs! Carlos is prompt, ethical, and knows his stuff! We’ve had him do entire exteriors, interiors, single rooms, touch-​ups, you name it. He’ll break down the costs and offer alternatives to fit your needs and budget.
We recently had a tenant move-​out and we needed to repaint 2 bedrooms. He remembered where he’d left us leftover paint when he’d last painted the living room a couple of years earlier and took it upon himself to patch and touch up that room as well! He’ll also do those small jobs that are necessary but annoying: replacing thresholds, trim and baseboards, caulking… just ask if he’s comfortable doing it and he’ll give you a fair assessment. He even installed a hood oven for us!
Great guy, great work, great prices! Thanks Carlos!

Carlos and his guys, did an absolutely amazing interior paint job for us. He was so patient about time line while I was choosing paints and once decided was very mindful about being punctual and getting the job done so well! He is a very sweet man, and accommodated my belated request of getting the kitchen cabinets painted. Once again doing a great job. He knows his work and does a very neat job. I would highly highly recommend him for his work, his reasonable rates and sweet disposition.

Carlos is the best, we’ve used him to paint many areas of our house. Whenever there is something else that needs to be done, like fixing a window or helping get the washers back in, he’s happy to do it. He really knows his craft and is more than a pleasure to work with. I couldn’t recommend Carlos and his workers any more, beyond looking good, our house is more protected for the future

Simply wonderful. Carlos returned my initial phone call promptly. He came out the next day and gave an estimate. We had smoke damage in one bathroom and I was afraid the job might be too small for this professional. No it wasn’t. He gave a fair estimate and I agreed. He arrived the following Monday and completed the job in record time. The results are nothing short of amazing. I would not only recommend him to anyone, I will be using his services for other jobs I need completed. Thanks Carlos, you are the BEST!

Just spoke with Carlos, he turned down a job to estimate my condo because he knew another painter was coming to see the property as well. Very unprofessional, its obvious that someone gets more than one bid on a job. I guess he doesn’t want to do a small job because he is just too good for that. Bad.

Carlos did an excellent job painting the exterior of my house. He was a pleasure to work with (caring, professional, patient, prompt) and he did fine work.
I called a number of other painters on Unilocal who were hard to get a hold of and very slow to get back to me. Carlos always returned my calls within hours of me contacting him. I called him Wednesday, he gave me an estimate on Thursday, and was able to do the work on Friday and Saturday.
He explained everything that he would do in detail, answering all of my questions about the priming process, type and quality of paint, etc. He brought me color swatches and then ordered the paint for me. His estimate was clear — broken down by area of the house that he was painting and the cost of labor and materials — and he stuck to it. The price I paid was the price we agreed upon. He even did an extra railing for free because we forgot to include it the estimate. He also worked with me to use some of the existing paint I had so that the cost was lowered.
A few days after he finished painting, he came back to check-​in with me and see if I had any problems or questions about the painting. I noticed that there were two place where the paint bubbled. He said it was normal and fixed it right away at not additional cost. He also said that he will come back in six months after the rainy season to check on the paint job and do any touch up necessary.
He was the lowest price on the estimate and the easiest to work with and I am happy with the final results of the painting.

carlos did a great job. he is also responsive via email or text. would definitely use him again! thank you!

Carlos represents seven letters… AWESOME! I do not know where to begin. I guess I can start by saying that I too found Carlos Avalos Painting online under The Parents Network. I then turned to my trusty Unilocal for further reviews. I contacted Carlos, I explained that I live in So Cali, and I was remodeling my father’s house located in Oakland. I warned him that the house needed a lot of work since my dad hasn’t done anything to it in 20 years.
Carlos arrived to my family home on the day we scheduled and was on time! To my amazement the house was bad, but not as unworkable as I thought it was. Carlos assured me that the house was not as bad as I thought. Something I greatly appreciated. Carlos assessed the homes issues, I explained what I wanted and he expressed what services he could provide. He also made wonderful suggestions that I took into consideration.
I knew after out first meeting he was the one I was going to hire even after taking four additional bids.
Let’s rewind now, the project began April 18^th 2011, we hoped that it would only take three weeks, but I knew better when the house has not been cared for in 20 years. So I apologize to those that are attempting to hire him right now. His schedule is consumed with my dad’s house which I appreciate more than anything. The house is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I am so pleased so far and I see a light at the end of the tunnel.
To comment on the team he has working, they are also AWESOME! Great work ethic and they work well with other contractors. I have had an electrician and floor restoration being done during the time that Carlos and his team has been there with no problems.
Lastly, I would say hire Carlos he really does a wonderful job and he loves his job. This is his passion; you can tell when you meet him just wait and see. Sharrell Williams

We first found «Carlos Avalos Painting» at ‘Parents Network’ in 2004. Not only did Carlos, Jose and The Crew paint our living room, dining room and kitchen. Jose installed our kitchen counter top & dish washer & did outside-​wall repair. Everyday they left our house ‘cleaned n tidy’ ! Carlos only hires a few fine persons. Lucky Us ! Nancy and Bill

Carlos is an amazing painter, not because the finished product is flawless (although I can testify with confidence that it is); he’s an amazing painter because of how unbelievably dedicated he is to making his customers happy.
He’s not all about making his paper; he’s more concerned about making the paper on your walls look good.
The only time this man ever sees green is when you select it as your paint color.
For Carlos, «the customer is always right» is not a philosophy; it’s the law.
When Carlos painted my condo, he gave me a reasonable estimate and the number did not change once throughout the entire process. To be honest, I felt like he deserved more for his incredible work, but he was a man of his word.
What surprised me the most, however, is how meticulous he was in ensuring that the paint job was absolutely perfect. With a flat rate, you would expect most people to settle for providing a «good enough» result; especially if any improvements would take a great deal of extra work. Not Carlos. After his team was finished, we did a slow, attentive walkthrough and he was the one to point out all of the little smudges and and nicks throughout the place. He instantly went back to work to guarantee a flawless job, all with a friendly smile.
Carlos should be the gold standard for house painters. Better yet, he should be the gold standard for humankind.

We made an appointment with Carlos for an estimate and he never showed up for his scheduled appointment, no phone call or anything either.
Crossed him off our list.
In response to Carlos’ post below:
It is certainly not our job to keep tabs on you. If you can’t make your scheduled appointment, you need to phone the client, not the other way around. You should also phone the client to confirm the appointment as well, not us. You blew it, plain and simple.

I found Carlos both through Unilocal and through the UC Berkeley Parents Network website.
Spoiler alert: Carlos and his crew are fantastic. I would hire him again in an instant. He gave a very competitive estimate, was kind, thoughtful, patient and in the end did a fantastic painting job on our house exterior. Some highlights of working with Carlos: 1) He’s one of the kindest people you’ll meet; 2) His crew take PAINSTAKING care to prep the house, clean the site each and every day and show up early and stay late; 3) His crew, to a person, were kind, funny, modest and hardworking; 4) He did several things at no charge for us during his work on the house; 5) He did the job the right way, including stripping, sanding, filling in holes, repairing old, badly done patches, and then used the right kind of primer, undercoats, etc… including a final semi-​gloss coat; 6) He painted our garage several times, to try to get just the right color match that we were looking for, and put up with our own lack of conviction about just what we wanted… never rushing our decision or making us feel bad about needing to try a few different colors… I could go on and on. Working with Carlos and the crew made me feel good again about trying to hire contractors. They were professional, dedicated, honest, prompt, had excellent follow-​through and in the end, did a GREAT job. Here’s a good illustration of the kind of folks these are: every day they were here, without announcing it to us, the guys took in our mail from the delivery person, put a little rubber band around it and left it neatly for us on our steps. Kindness.
No, I wasn’t paid to write this. But for anyone who has read a review I’ve written, I try to just tell it as it is for me. When someone sucks, I’ll say it. But when a hard working, good person out in the world does a great job, we should all make sure others know about it. (Picture included)

This guy sounds really good, all the Unilocalers have good things to say.
I contacted him early last week to do an estimate on my entire interior (3200 square feet) and he was so busy he could not get over to do an estimate until 12:00 today. I told him he was so highly recommended that I would wait and include his estimate.
Well, 12:00 rolls around… no Carlos. 12:30 rolls around… no Carlos. I call his cell phone and office an leave messages… where are you? 2:30 rolls around… no Carlos.
I really want to include this guy in the mix so I call him again and reach him on his cell phone. He tells me he’s so sorry, that he left his cell phone in Home Depot and could not get in touch with me. Not a good sign!
All I can say is business must be good. Best of luck Carlos.
I cannot comment on the quality of his work.

Yes, as good as it gets.
I am a pretty detail oriented person (ok, some may call it nit-​picky). Bit I have no nits to pick here at all. I 100% recommend Carlos.
Carlos came to my house the day I called to give me a quote. He was knowledgeable, helpful and kind. He gave me an excellent price for painting the entire interior of my house, which I needed done in 8 days! He was amazingly patient with my color angst, I must have painted 25 samples. (love those Benjamin Moore baby-​pots) Once I picked out each color combination, he gently insisted that I look at the first coat of color to make sure I was happy. Smart man! He didn’t fuss at all when I changed my mind even after he had painted the colored primer in the whole room and had to repaint, and he didn’t charge me more! His crew was fast, thorough and efficient. They removed all fixtures before painting, did amazing plaster patching, smoothing, skim coating, even replacing a hallway ceiling with sheetrock becasue the plaster was falling apart.
I can’t say enough good things about this man and his crew. They started on time, finished the job on schedule, prepped and cleaned up after themselves and were extremely professional.
Besides a beautiful paint job, he has guys that can do extras, they power washed the outside of the house and washed the windows, stripped a wooden door and frame, minor electrical work, etc…

Carlos is our «go-​to» guy for all of painting needs. We first found Carlos via a recommendation on the Berkeley Parents Network about 10 years ago. We have used his services about 7 or 8 times over that period on two different homes and we have referred him to numerous family and friends. Each time the work exceeds our expectations from both a quality and value perspective. Carlos is extremely personable, reliable, helpful, and as others have said «patient’ — particularly when we are undecided about what color to use. Carlos’ crew are true professionals: clean, efficient, detailed, and thorough in their work. In addition to painting, Carlos and his crew have also helped with several handyman type projects. We enthusiastically endorse Carlos and wish him continued success in his business.

Carlos and his crew did a great job on the exterior of our house and we were very happy with how it turned out. We have a sort of difficult house on a hill, with two stories in front and almost 4 stories in the back, so it was a complicated job and they just kept at it until it looked great! We also had some little repair jobs and adding an address sign that his repair guy did for us, and it was great to just get everything done at once. Carlos was very good at communicating and keeping us informed at every step of the way, and very open to answering questions, troubleshooting, etc. His guys were very courteous and friendly and a pleasure to work with. We hope to do some interior work soon!

Carlos Avalos has an amazing crew and Carlos is a seasoned professional who will go out of his way to make sure the job is done right, and to your satisfaction.
We highly recommend him for the great quote and his outstanding professionalism.
Great job Carlos! Our living room and balcony look amazing. Looking forward to working with you on another project real soon!

In a sing song Spanish accent «How are you lady, you miss me?»
Yes Carlos, I do miss you!
Carlos has been wonderful to work with even though I may not be…
When I could not for the life of me pick out the colors for our upstairs apartment, he patiently waited for me to call and worked his schedule around to accommodate my inner «Little Miss Fickle»
He has an extremely skilled crew that repaired the endless plaster mistakes of our previous contractor. And they are reasonable priced to boot!

I can’t say enough good things about Carlos Avalos and his fabulous team. We got bids from several local painters and Carlos came in the lowest. He also came highly recommended by our realtor.
The paint job looks great (see photo)! Carlos is really eager to please and offered to do several walk-​throughs so that they were sure to touch up any places that weren’t absolutely perfect.
Carlos also has a couple of handymen on his team, which ended up being invaluable. Going into the job, we knew we’d need to replace a few shingles, a rotted front step, a rotted section of the garage, and a couple of broken windows on the porch. None of the other painters who bid on the job had the capability to do any of this work. When Carlos’ handymen started working on replacing the few loose shingles, though, they realized that the shingles on huge sections of the south and southwest sides of the house (where the weather hits) were completely rotted and needed to be replaced. It was such a relief that they could just take care of it without needing to stop the whole process, get bids from shingle people, etc. Carlos didn’t mark up any of the materials and his hourly rate is extremely fair, so I doubt we could have found a better price if we’d tried.
I was extremely impressed with Carlos’ professionalism, conscientiousness, and standards of quality. And he’s such a warm, gracious man that it was a pleasure speaking with him every day. Someday I hope we can hire him to repaint our interior!