Painter?

TomC · 03-06-2025, 11:32 AM

Can anyone recommend a painter (exterior - stain, actually) willing to work in the Moultonboro to Tamworth corridor?

MeredithMan · 03-06-2025, 02:06 PM

New England Painting, (www.newenglandpainting.com). Tony is the owner. He is based in Bedford, but does a lot of work at the lake. He did the exterior of our house in Bedford last August, (pressure wash, oil-based primer, 2 coats of solid latex stain). His crew was polite, clean, and quiet. Note that we did have to wait almost a year, but that may be the case with most of the contractors anyway.

BroadHopper · 03-07-2025, 08:58 AM

https://nextdoor.com/ has a number of painters looking for work. Check it out.

TomC · 03-07-2025, 10:00 AM

that site wants way too much personal information, but thank you for your reply

TUFTONECK · 03-07-2025, 10:28 AM

Mirror Lake Painting, Tuftonboro NH, ask for Jay.

TheTimeTraveler · 03-07-2025, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by TomC

Can anyone recommend a painter (exterior - stain, actually) willing to work in the Moultonboro to Tamworth corridor?

Your best bet may be to go to a local retail paint distributor (such as Sherwin Williams or Benjamin Moore). Routinely, painters will usually leave or post their business cards if they are looking for work (or willing to bid on painting jobs).

Start there and see what you come up with.

Best of luck!

DougNH · 03-09-2025, 09:30 AM

A few months ago, I was at Aubuchon Hardware in Meredith picking up 6 gallons of paint for a new room we built. I could not find a painter so resigned to do it myself. I have painted much in my life and probably one of the things I dislike the most. While the paint was being mixed a gentleman came in to pick up a few gallons he pre-ordered. I initiated a conversation as he seemed to have an account and looked like a professional painter. Sure enough but he is retired but doing small inside jobs for past customers. Needless to say, a few weeks later he did my job, took a week and did an excellent job. Maybe it was the $50/hour cash we agreed to or just at the right place/time and our places were less than half an hour apart. You never know, you could just hang out at a paint store…

03-06-2025, 11:32 AM	#1
TomC Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 652 Thanks: 19 Thanked 77 Times in 50 Posts	Painter? Can anyone recommend a painter (exterior - stain, actually) willing to work in the Moultonboro to Tamworth corridor?

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MeredithMan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Bedford, NH; Meredith, NH Posts: 936 Thanks: 261 Thanked 807 Times in 327 Posts	New England Painting New England Painting, (www.newenglandpainting.com). Tony is the owner. He is based in Bedford, but does a lot of work at the lake. He did the exterior of our house in Bedford last August, (pressure wash, oil-based primer, 2 coats of solid latex stain). His crew was polite, clean, and quiet. Note that we did have to wait almost a year, but that may be the case with most of the contractors anyway.

03-07-2025, 08:58 AM	#3
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,568 Thanks: 3,199 Thanked 1,099 Times in 792 Posts	https://nextdoor.com/ has a number of painters looking for work. Check it out. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

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TUFTONECK Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	painting Mirror Lake Painting, Tuftonboro NH, ask for Jay.

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DougNH Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Meredith Bay/MA Posts: 79 Thanks: 117 Thanked 49 Times in 19 Posts	A few months ago, I was at Aubuchon Hardware in Meredith picking up 6 gallons of paint for a new room we built. I could not find a painter so resigned to do it myself. I have painted much in my life and probably one of the things I dislike the most. While the paint was being mixed a gentleman came in to pick up a few gallons he pre-ordered. I initiated a conversation as he seemed to have an account and looked like a professional painter. Sure enough but he is retired but doing small inside jobs for past customers. Needless to say, a few weeks later he did my job, took a week and did an excellent job. Maybe it was the $50/hour cash we agreed to or just at the right place/time and our places were less than half an hour apart. You never know, you could just hang out at a paint store…

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