We do not recommend these guys. What we thought was a father and son company who perform high quality work turned out to be terrible. They didn't even finish the work the said they would do. The father came over and wouldn't even look us in the eye. They were supposed to install trim, baseboard, and paint the walls. They installed the trim and baseboards, but there are sections where there is no caulk and no paint at all! They did not even put 1 coat on the baseboard. They did a horrible job by leaving a giant gap in the trim and squeezed a bunch of bondo in it and this is one of the most visible areas of the room. I can't believe we paid these people and now we have have to redo it all over again. The pictures speak for themselves and these are only a select few. read more

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Best in the business. Hired Nicholas to paint interior walls on first job & was pleasantly surprised by the speed and quality of their work. Finished a day ahead of schedule. Everything was perfect. Still looks great over a year later. I brought them back to redo the kitchen/bathroom cabinets, as well as garage door & exterior railing -- same result: Quality work, minimal inconvenience, wonderful outcome. Hire these guys if you want quality, reliable work done at a good price. read more

I'll begin by saying - yes the job got done. However, covering the floors might have prevented spatter that I eventually found when cleaning, places missed on the walls that I eventually found when hanging pictures, and holes not filled as well as plastic insert remaining where holes were filled that were obvious to see - all would probably not happened if I was present for most of the time while work was performed. John did come back to do some touch up that was missed but the rest of it was up to me as I found areas that needed it. Now I don't know if it was because things were rushed or that I issued a house key and gave them full access to work at their convenience. These are good people and very trustworthy - but if I were to do it again, I would have been more available at the job sight in the hope of avoiding and issues and problems. read more

In 2007 my wife and I purchased a home in the Poway area. The house was a bit of a fixer upper and needed a little more than paint. I contacted contractors to come give estimates on some of the work we needed to have done and then we met with several painting companies. Nicholas Painting was one of the painting contractors to come provide us with an estimate. When I first met John I thought he was one of the job foremen (he had on painters shorts and had some paint in his hair). As we started to talk he explained he is the owner and it is a family business (both he and one of his sons run the company). John was friendly, knowledgeable and he even gave me some of his industry contacts for other work I needed done, including an electrician and a general contractor who put in a new front door for us. A couple of days later we received his estimate, I wish I could say he was the best priced, but he wasn't. His price was in the middle of the road, fair to say the least. We decided to go with John and his crew and we couldn't be happier. They were courteous, helpful and did a great job. John even helped me patch up some drywall that was damaged. His crew was on top of keeping each area clean and they were all very nice. His son, was very helpful and kept things running smoothly. When they were finished my wife was extremely happy and that says a lot! FAST FORWARD A FEW YEARS: I just rented a new office space and it was in bad shape (hey I got a great deal, so I figured I would spend some cash fixing it up). I decided to try to contact John @ Nicholas Painting again, hoping he was still in business, guess what... he is! I know I am corny, but in these times you never know. Anyway he came out again to give me an estimate, which I compared to the two others I received and this time he was the lowest. He said something about a small repeat client discount. His crew (which still consists of his son and a couple of others) came in during the night (since it is an office) and knocked out the job in no time. We used some bold colors and it included some custom striping on a few walls, everything came out amazing. Even the lines of the stripes were crisp (no paint bleeding onto the other colors - which involves a painters "trick" which they showed me how to do). Again, we could not be happier with Nicholas Painting - They did what they said they would do in the time they said they would do it and charged me what they said they would charge me. A few final words to describe John, Nicholas Painting and his crew: HONEST, HELPFUL, KNOWLEDGEABLE AND GREAT PAINTERS! My wife and I are saving up to have John "renew" our cabinets next year, he claims to have an amazing product which can "renew" wood with no harsh chemicals or sanding! I recommend John and his crew highly to anyone who wants a great paint job that is going to hold up for a fair price! read more

I live in a 5-star manufactured home park in Southeast San Diego. My husband and I decided to repaint the interior of our 2014 home after a relevel. The company who did the relevel, Tim Allard Home Improvements, recommended we call John Nicholas. John came promptly to give us an estimate. We decided that for a 1,500 sq ft home his estimate was honest and fair. It included the cost of the Sherwin Williams paint and also included a fair amount of patching where there were huge cracks from the house settling over 7 years. John and his crew scheduled the four-color assignment quickly and accomplished it in three days! We are more than pleased with our "new house!" They were easy to work with and did a bang-up job! Kudos to Nicholas Painting! read more

I setup an estimate with John and he quoted me a very reasonable rate to paint two bedrooms and doors. They showed up on time and did a wonderful job for me. They were very professional and I plan on using them again to paint a bathroom and my exterior of my home. These guys are the best! read more

We had our house and fence painted and we are very dissatified. The paint on the fence peeled two days later and the house also is in need of a second coat of paint. He returned several times and a few no-shows. The house and fence was touched-up halfhazardly. We will finish the fence and the windows ourselves. read more

Professional, personable, and reliable. Showed up when they said they would, did a great job, finished on time, and cleaned up before they left. What more could you want? read more

I hired Nicholas painting to paint the interior of my home. Not only was both John's professional, they were knowledgeable and helped explain the proper products for my needs. They did a great job painting my home and I am very happy with the outcome. read more

In today's day and age the one thing that is lost is the art of caring from a traditional family business. I say this because John Nicholas and his son have personally attended to work on our home in December 2010 and January 2016. Both times what came across was conscientious work with attention to detail and pride in a job well-done. In 2010, John repainted the inside and outside our home for a fair price and completed it within the agreed upon time frame. In addition the old oak wood floors in our home hadn't been refinished in 20 years. We had never heard of Enhance before as a treatment instead of sanding. Not only were we pleasantly surprised how well it came out, but also how clean the job was without the messy sanders all over the house. This past month we called John to come out and repaint my home office and also use Enhance on the stripped down industrial douglas fir which definitely looked like the four coats of paint were stripped off by my wife and I 15 years ago. After the Enhance treatment, the douglas fir looked a hundred times better. We both looked at each and wondered why we waited so many years to do it. In addition, we had John apply the Enhance treatment to our front door also which has a western exposure and is always being faded by the sun. It was much more cost effective to do this then to replace the door. It will probably last 5-10 years. That being said, I would not think twice about using John again. We fully trust him in our home and know when the work is completed we have the peace of mind in knowing that it was done by a small, family company business that still demonstrates pride in their work as one of their core values. We plan to repaint our house again in a couple of years and would not think twice of having John come out for a third time to do the work. read more