Painting Contractor in New Bedford, MA
Call Jorge, tell him what needs doing, and it gets done right the first time: careful prep, crisp lines, two to three coats, and a clean house when the crew leaves.
Owner-led painting and finish work for homes and businesses across Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
The name is the promise
Yes We Can Painting is Jorge's company, and Jorge is on every job. He answers the phone himself, often on weekends too, so the person you describe the job to is the person who prices it, plans it and makes sure it's done right.
Most of what we do is painting, inside and out. Around it, the same crew handles the work that usually means calling someone else — sheetrock and taping, masonry, ceramic tile, flooring and finish carpentry — so one call covers the whole job, on one schedule.
- Jorge on every job
- Calls answered, weekends too
- Homes, businesses and historic buildings
- Thorough clean-up
Four steps, and no runaround
Call Jorge
Tell him what needs painting or fixing. He picks up himself, often on weekends too.
He takes a look
If the job needs it, Jorge comes to see it first, so the price is based on your walls, not a guess.
You get a price and a date
He gets back to you with the quote and when the crew can do the work.
Done right the first time
Prep, paint, clean-up. The next time something needs painting, you know who to call.
Painting inside and out, plus the work around it — one crew, one schedule.
Interior and exterior painting, deck staining and sealing, masonry, sheetrock and taping, ceramic tile and flooring, for homes and for businesses. Pick a service to see how we handle it.
Interior Painting
Walls, ceilings, trim, doors and cabinets. Prep and priming first, then two to three coats with crisp, clean lines.
Exterior Painting
Scraping, wood repair and pressure washing, then brush or spray application — including weathered, coastal surfaces.
Deck Staining & Sealing
Decks, porches and pergolas power washed, then stained and sealed so the wood is protected for the seasons ahead.
Masonry
Chimneys, steps and stoops, retaining and garden walls, patios and walkways, and brick and stone repair and repointing.
Sheetrock & Taping
Sheetrock hung, taped and finished with joint compound, so new walls are smooth and ready for paint.
Ceramic Tile
Ceramic tile in bathrooms and kitchens, on floors and backsplashes, from the crew that handles your paint.
Flooring
All types of flooring, inside and out: hardwood sanding and refinishing, laminate, and porch, patio and deck surfaces.
Rated 5.0 on Google by the people we've worked for
- 5.0Google rating
- 38Google reviews
- 7services, one crew
- 2states: MA & RI
Recent work, in our customers' words
Downtown New Bedford
Friends Meeting House
Interior painting of the historic Quaker meeting house, kept to the timeline and cleaned up after.
From Rick Finneran's review
Exterior repairs and repaint
A Victorian exterior
Repairs, paint scraping and repainting on a Victorian home whose outside badly needed it.
From Carol Kolek's review
Spray work by the water
A large coastal exterior
Difficult outdoor spraying along the coast, timed to the weather, with detail work on weathered surfaces.
From Clint Clemens's review
Paint, flooring and molding
A whole-home transformation
What started as a painting project became fresh paint, new flooring and new molding throughout.
From Stephanie DeSousa's review
Why customers call Jorge back
Prep comes first
Scraping, sanding, patching and priming before any colour goes on. It's the part you don't see, and the reason the finish lasts.
Crisp lines, two to three coats
Clean edges where walls meet ceilings and trim, and as many coats as the surface needs.
Every nook and cranny
Corners, trim and the awkward spots get the same care as the big, easy walls.
Hard surfaces welcome
Weathered wood, coastal spray jobs timed around the weather, and historic buildings that need a careful hand.
One crew, fewer contractors
Paint, sheetrock, masonry, tile, flooring and finish carpentry from one team, on one schedule.
On schedule, cleaned up
The crew keeps to the timeline you're given and leaves the place clean when the job is done.
Painting for South Coast homes
New Bedford's houses are a mix of triple-deckers, Victorians, capes and ranches, with brick buildings downtown, and a lot of them are old. An old house usually carries many layers of paint, and wood that has spent years in the salt air off Buzzards Bay. So a paint job here starts with what's underneath: loose paint scraped back, soft wood repaired, bare spots primed.
Outside, the weather decides a lot. Paint needs the right conditions to cure, and spray work near the water needs calm air. As one coastal customer put it: "They worked with me to time the weather perfectly." Inside, older walls often need patching or taping before paint, which is why sheetrock work is part of what we do.
Tell Jorge what needs doing
A few details are enough to start. Jorge will get back to you about the next step: a quick look at the job if it needs one, then a price and a date.
- Free quotes
- Homes and businesses
- New Bedford and across MA & RI
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you work in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island, or just around New Bedford?
We cover both. We’re based in New Bedford and work all over the South Coast, and we cross into Rhode Island regularly. Going over the state line doesn’t change how we price or run a job. It only affects travel time, which Jorge factors in when he books your date. If you’re not sure whether your town is in our area, call and ask. We’ll give you a straight answer instead of taking on a job we can’t staff properly.
Will the same crew be on my job from start to finish?
Yes. Jorge prices every job himself, and he’s on site while the work is going on, not just at the estimate. The same small crew that starts your project is the one that finishes it. Nobody has to be brought up to speed partway through, and nothing gets dropped between one group and the next. That’s a big part of why our Google rating is 5.0 across 38 reviews. If something needs to change mid job, you’re talking to the person who can make that call.
Can one contractor handle painting, masonry and flooring, or do I need separate trades?
We do all of it in house. Interior and exterior painting, deck staining and sealing, masonry, flooring, ceramic tile, sheetrock and taping, and finish carpentry. On a project that touches more than one trade, that gives you one person to call and one schedule to follow. You aren’t waiting for one contractor to finish before the next one turns up. It also means the crew patching your drywall is the crew painting it, so there’s no argument later about whose work a flaw belongs to.
When should I book a painting contractor on the South Coast?
Exterior work depends on weather, so the calendar fills up from late spring into early fall and the good dates go early. Interior painting, cabinets and sheetrock work run all year, and winter is often the easiest time to get on the schedule for those. If you’re planning an exterior project for spring or summer, calling a few months out usually gets you the window you want. For interior work we can normally start sooner than people expect.
How long will my project take?
It comes down to the size of the job and whether the work is inside or out. A couple of interior rooms is usually a few days once prep is included. A full house exterior runs longer and depends on the weather, since we won’t paint into conditions that stop the coating from bonding. Cabinets and sheetrock work add time because of drying and curing between stages. Jorge gives you a realistic window when he prices the job, not an optimistic one, and he’ll tell you if the schedule starts to slip rather than leaving you guessing.
Got something that needs painting?
Call Jorge and tell him what you have in mind. You'll get a straight answer on what the job needs and when he can do it.