These guys are great. Dave gave me a very reasonable estimate on the spot when he came out to look at the job. I hired them for an interior paint job including ceilings, walls, doors, trim, and some bathroom cabinets. I was working at home while they were painting so I was directly able to observe the attention to detail they put into everything. They really took some pride and care in the work they were doing, and they went over everything multiple times. They had me spot check and they spot checked themselves multiple times. They were early every day, moved my furniture in and out of the house, and just did a really great job. Could not be happier. read more

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Dave Smith is very impressive as is his men they work well together and have for years.I went out and watched them work before I chose them.Great attention to detail and work ethic.We had to work around Xmas before and after waiting for dry weather.In two weeks we are scheduled to finish by painting my decks as they are that buzy so book early ... ie asap. read more

Amazing crew that always does great work at a great price !!!! Very trustworthy people that always get the job done right .

UPDATE- The paint job has been fixed to our satisfaction. Chad Ferreira does great work.

DS Painting just painted our house in the Santa Cruz mountains. Dave Smith was very easy to work with. He and his crew painted the inside and out in three days. They were very neat and thorough. Through no fault of anyone we got the wrong color exterior paint. Even if three walls of the house was already painted he was willing to re-paint for a more than fair price. He postponed a couple of jobs to make it right. I would highly recommend DS Painting. A great value! read more

DS Painting came highly recommended from a friend of mine, I asked Dave to come bid painting the exterior and the deck of my manufactured home. He worked with me on the price and provided professional results which included the entire job getting handled while I was away. I am very pleased with the results as well as how flawlessly the job went. I wouldn't hesitate in contacting DS Painting for any paint job. Excellent value! read more

First contractor I have worked with that has gotten me an estimate within 1 day. Impressed with his promptness. THANK YOU

DS Painting is AWESOME. They recently painted our mobile home in Santa Cruz and it looks Fantastic. More than fair on the price, excellent crew, and easy to communicate with. Will gladly use DS Painting in the future and recommend to anyone. read more

Dave Smith and his Team took great care painting my very old wood home from the late 1950's. They took there time making sure all issues were addressed ( and there were quite a few) and his team made great recommendations for improvements. The finished result is spectacular. I highly recommend DS Painting. You will not be disappointed with their work and professionalism. THANK YOU DS Painting! read more

Dave spent a lot of time explaining the job step-by step. He made two major cost-cutting suggestions and pointed out other houses in the neighborhood that did it that way. Saved a lot of money. He painted several small areas of our deck so we could pick the best color after it dried--all at no extra charge. The job included some very difficult areas to reach but the whole thing was flawless. His team was in and out as promised. Very professional and nice. My wife and I were very pleased with the final product. They even made a special trip back to replace very heavy deck furniture after the deck paint dried. No extra charge. I recommend DS Painting without reservation. read more

We recently had our getaway place painted and Dave and crew did a great job. When Dave came and gave the estimate we could tell he knew his trade. He provided good advice due to his experiences. We left him the key and he kept us up to date on progress including photos. The job was well done and things back in their places. A professional job at a reasonable price. read more

We highly recommend DS Painting. They recently completed the exterior painting of our home and did a superior job. They displayed meticulous attention to detail, were very reasonably priced, and had great concern to accomplish what we wanted in a timely fashion. The entire crew was very focused and work site left in immaculate condition. read more

The owner, Dave, gave me an estimate to paint my family room/kitchen, the baseboards, touch up the crown molding, repainted 3 doors & door jams & to touch-up the kitchen cabinets. The first problem I had was with Dave. It turned out Dave assigned another painter do my entire job without talking to me about that possibility. I assumed Dave would be doing my job and perhaps have one other painter with him but certainly not leaving a painter here to do the whole job without any supervision! I did express to Dave about my concerns regarding doing the job properly as there were several nuances that Dave reassured me he had discussed with this other painter and he would do a good job. When I complained about the painters work performance Dave stated he is aware how he paints and as far as he was concerned it was "like he (Dave) paints". Well I had nothing but problems with the way this other "professional" painted. He did paint the family room and kitchen but did not seem to know how to "cut-in", to make a straight line because they are crooked in some areas and missed their mark altogether in several other areas, even when I asked him to redo some. My boyfriend has fixed several areas that were crooked and looked terrible and are now somewhat better but certainly do not look like they were professionally done. My BF also fixed an area at the bottom of one wall near the top of the baseboard where paint was missing altogether. He also got on his hands & knees to scrape paint off the floor all the way around the entire kitchen and family room. He did not do any touch-ups of the crown molding. I don't know if he knew he was supposed to do that. In regards to re-painting three doors, that was the worst of all the painting he did. He did not sand down old paint drips that numbered four or five, he just painted right over them without smoothing them out. I found several places on the doors that have 'paint running down the door' and also a couple other 'bad' areas. As a professional painter I think he should've sanded those areas down to smooth them out before he painted over them again, so you don't see paint running down the doors. He also got paint on the door knobs by not taping them correctly. I have been unable to get all the paint off, so I have needed to buy new door knobs. As far as touching up 2 kitchen cabinet doors he did not do that at all. By that time it was 3 o'clock on a Friday afternoon and he started getting very antsy to leave. He told me it would be better if I just touched it up instead of repainting the doors which I understood. In the end all he did was paint the bottom baseboards. At the end of the job and after already asking the painter to fix 6 or 7 areas, talking to Dave, who kept defending his painter, plus the painter wanting to leave because it was 3:30 Friday afternoon, I still wasn't happy. So the painter showed my friend how to fix the paint on the floor from doing the baseboards and me how to touch-up the kitchen cabinets. I was really upset by then. The painter wanted to go but I told him I was uncomfortable giving him the payment until I talked to Dave again, but he kept saying he had to take a check back to Dave. So, I made the mistake of giving the painter a check even though I wasn't happy with the him, Dave or the job! The next day Dave called me after I texted him I was not happy with the way things went & I would be doing a Yelp review. We did squared away one of the issues by Dave refunding me $50 for the kitchen cabinets. Over the next several days I found more problems with the paint job and got more upset but figured I'd have to handle the problems myself. I finally did this Yelp review so Dave could hopefully see what I went through & so other people can judge for themselves whether to use his company or not. read more

I had very positive experience with Dave and DS Painting. I found Dave to be easy going, honest and reliable. Quoted a fair and competitive price. Did the job efficiently and exactly when he said he would do it. His crew is friendly and hard working. Professional quality work. The house looks great! read more

We hired Dave to paint a built in cabinet in one room. It ended up being a large job because of the complexity of the cabinet and shelves - and Dave came in on a weekend to finish. It was spectacular work - and his follow up each day with us was tremendous. He took the time to explain what he was doing each step of the way. We are really I pressed with Dave and his employees - and highly recommend him! read more