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Consent is not required to buy anything. Reply STOP to opt out. Have Maya call me To opt in here, pick your industry, enter your mobile number and tick the consent box above. Top Rated Cities and our assistant Maya may then text and call you about your request, including with an automated or AI voice. Consent is not a condition of any purchase. We do not share your mobile information with third parties or affiliates for marketing. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to cancel, HELP for help. See our [privacy policy](https://topratedcities.com/privacy). ## How to pick a painting company in Charleston The best painters prep more than they paint, use their own crews, and put the scope and paint spec in writing. Cheap paint jobs cost more when they peel in a year. Salt air, historic homes and hurricane season are hard on a house. Lowcountry owners need trades who understand old construction and coastal weather. When you compare painting companies in Charleston, ask every one of them the same three questions: are you licensed and insured for this exact work, who is actually showing up (your crew or a sub), and what does the warranty cover in writing. Searching for painting companies near me in Charleston? Everyone ranked below serves Charleston and the surrounding neighborhoods, including Downtown, West Ashley, Mount Pleasant, James Island, Daniel Island, North Charleston. Check the address and service area on a listing before you call, because the closest one is not always the one a search engine puts first. How we rank these Charleston businesses Today this order comes from public Google ratings and review volume, and nothing else. - **A quality floor.** At least a 4.0 rating and 15 or more reviews to be listed at all. - **Confidence, not just stars.** A thin rating gets pulled toward the typical rating for its own category, in proportion to how few reviews back it up; a well-reviewed rating is trusted almost entirely as is. A 4.9 from 7 reviews is a weaker claim than a 4.5 from 890, and the order says so. - **Recent counts for more.** A five star review from four years ago is not evidence about the crew working today. - **One customer, one voice,** and a burst of reviews in a single day counts for less than the same reviews earned over a month. - **Local means local.** A business has to actually serve Charleston to be listed here. We measure the distance from the business to the city and drop the ones that are really in another market, which is why you will not see a clinic an hour away sitting above the one down the road. - **The ranked order is not for sale.** No business can pay to move up in the numbered list. Every position in it is earned on public ratings and review volume and nothing else. - **Featured is a labelled spotlight, not a rank.** The starred card above the rankings is reserved for businesses that have recently joined Top Rated. A new client can be excellent and still have a short review history, and the numbers alone would bury them for months, so the spotlight gives them visibility while that history builds. It carries no position number, it never moves anyone in the numbered list below it, and it is clearly marked every time it appears. We also rotate it: promotions and seasonal events cycle different clients through the slot, so it is a turn in the spotlight rather than a permanent purchase. **What is changing.** We are adding a second signal: reviews left here by customers whose job we can actually trace. It is built and published below so you can see it before it counts, and it is not part of the order yet. A review will count more when we can prove the job happened, not because it was left on our site. How much each kind of review counts - 1.6x**Verified job** A Top Rated review from a customer whose job we can trace: we brokered the lead, the work was booked, and the review came after the job. - 1.2x**Verified account** A Top Rated review from a real, signed-in account that we cannot tie to a specific job. - 1x**Google** A public Google review. This is the baseline and it is not discounted. - 0x**Unverified** Anything we cannot stand behind. Shown if we show it, counts for nothing. Still curious? [The full methodology](/methodology/) and [the FAQ](/faq/). ## The full Charleston ranking Show independents only 1 [Fresh Start Paint Pros Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/fresh-start-paint-pros/) ★★★★★ 5 · 216 Google reviews · 219 Brightside Trl [View profile](/biz/fresh-start-paint-pros/) [Call](tel:+18437326276) [Website](https://freshstartpaintpros.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 2 [Zerola Integrity Interiors Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/zerola-integrity-interiors/) ★★★★★ 5 · 58 Google reviews · 1058 Leeward Ave [View profile](/biz/zerola-integrity-interiors/) [Call](tel:+16038607939) [Website](https://zerolaii.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 3 [Drexel Hill Painting Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/drexel-hill-painting/) ★★★★★ 5 · 42 Google reviews · 1150 Hungry Neck Blvd #311 [View profile](/biz/drexel-hill-painting/) [Call](tel:+18438841942) [Website](http://www.drexelhillpainting.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 4 [Carlitos Painting & Services Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/carlitos-painting-services/) ★★★★★ 5 · 38 Google reviews · 1990 Hawthorne Dr [View profile](/biz/carlitos-painting-services/) [Call](tel:+18435329363) [Website](https://www.carlitospaintingservice.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 5 [WOW 1 Day Painting Charleston South Carolina](/biz/wow-1-day-painting-charleston-south-carolina/) ★★★★★ 5 · 34 Google reviews · 78 Folly Rd Blvd B9 [View profile](/biz/wow-1-day-painting-charleston-south-carolina/) [Call](tel:+18439384556) [Website](https://www.wow1day.com/locations/house-painting-charleston?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 6 [Jones and Jones Painting Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/jones-and-jones-painting/) ★★★★★ 5 · 31 Google reviews · 1501 Belle Isle Ave Ste 110 [View profile](/biz/jones-and-jones-painting/) [Call](tel:+18438648284) [Website](https://jonesandjonespaint.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 7 [Charleston Painting Contractors Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/charleston-painting-contractors/) ★★★★★ 5 · 22 Google reviews · 211 King St #205 [View profile](/biz/charleston-painting-contractors/) [Call](tel:+18437375770) [Website](https://charlestonpaintcontractors.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 8 [Paint EZ of Charleston](/biz/paint-ez-of-charleston/) ★★★★★ 5 · 22 Google reviews · 845 Houston Northcutt Blvd Suite #1024 [View profile](/biz/paint-ez-of-charleston/) [Call](tel:+18436428858) [Website](https://paintez.com/charleston?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 9 [Indigo Painters LLC Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/indigo-painters-llc/) ★★★★★ 5 · 16 Google reviews · 1239 Old Orchard Rd [View profile](/biz/indigo-painters-llc/) [Call](tel:+18549997995) [Website](http://www.paintindigo.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 10 [Prestige Home Experts Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/prestige-home-experts/) ★★★★★ 5 · 16 Google reviews · 53 Broad St Ste 203 [View profile](/biz/prestige-home-experts/) [Call](tel:+18436968691) [Website](http://www.prestigehomeexperts.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 11 [Island Painting Company Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/island-painting-company/) ★★★★½ 4.9 · 122 Google reviews · 362 B [View profile](/biz/island-painting-company/) [Call](tel:+18437543823) [Website](https://charlestonpaintingco.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 12 [CertaPro Painters of Charleston, SC](/biz/certapro-painters-of-charleston-sc/) ★★★★½ 4.9 · 109 Google reviews · 1920 Dunbar St Ste H [View profile](/biz/certapro-painters-of-charleston-sc/) [Call](tel:+18438707856) [Website](https://certapro.com/charleston/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 13 [Brothers Painting & Drywall | Painting Contractor | Interior and Exterior | Local Painters | Drywall Services | SC Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/brothers-painting-drywall-painting-contractor-interior-and-exterior-lo/) ★★★★½ 4.9 · 85 Google reviews · 2410 Alston Ave #31 [View profile](/biz/brothers-painting-drywall-painting-contractor-interior-and-exterior-lo/) [Call](tel:+18435972192) [Website](http://brotherspaintinganddrywall.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 14 [Charleston Paint Masters](/biz/charleston-paint-masters/) ★★★★½ 4.9 · 74 Google reviews · 4628 Bonnie Marie Way [View profile](/biz/charleston-paint-masters/) [Call](tel:+18432240085) [Website](https://charlestonpaintmasters.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 15 [Carolina Custom Painting and Drywall Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/carolina-custom-painting-and-drywall/) ★★★★½ 4.9 · 65 Google reviews · 5505 Rowsham Pl [View profile](/biz/carolina-custom-painting-and-drywall/) [Call](tel:+18438100070) [Website](http://www.ccpanddrywall.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 16 [Charleston Painting Contractors Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/charleston-painting-contractors/) ★★★★½ 4.8 · 200 Google reviews · 3520 Meek's Farm Rd Ste a [View profile](/biz/charleston-painting-contractors/) [Call](tel:+18437375770) [Website](https://charlestonpaintcontractors.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 17 [Old Charleston Painting Company, LLC Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/old-charleston-painting-company-llc/) ★★★★½ 4.8 · 170 Google reviews · 118 Stratford Dr [View profile](/biz/old-charleston-painting-company-llc/) [Call](tel:+18439062272) [Website](https://oldcharleston.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 18 [1st Class Painting and Restoration Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/1st-class-painting-and-restoration/) ★★★★½ 4.8 · 146 Google reviews · 198 Eadie Rd [View profile](/biz/1st-class-painting-and-restoration/) [Call](tel:+18433246006) [Website](http://1stclasscharleston.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? Ratings and review counts sourced from Google. Businesses shown are the highest-rated in Charleston; owners can claim and verify their listing free. ## Painting in Charleston: common questions ### Who are the best painting companies in Charleston? Based on Google ratings and review volume as of November 2026, the top rated painting companies in Charleston are Fresh Start Paint Pros, Zerola Integrity Interiors, Drexel Hill Painting. See the live ranked list, ratings, and contact details on this page. ### How do I find painting companies near me in Charleston? Every company ranked on this page serves Charleston and the surrounding area, including Downtown, West Ashley, Mount Pleasant, James Island, Daniel Island, North Charleston. Open any listing for its address, phone number and service area, then call the two or three closest to you. Distance is worth checking yourself: the nearest painting company is not automatically the best one, so this page ranks on rating and review volume first and leaves proximity to you. ### How do I choose a painting company in Charleston? The best painters prep more than they paint, use their own crews, and put the scope and paint spec in writing. Cheap paint jobs cost more when they peel in a year. ## Are you a top-rated Charleston pro? Listings and claims are free. Early claimants receive Premium at no charge, a $297 value, after confirmation. No purchase is required. [Claim your free listing](#) Prefer to talk? Call or text the Top Rated directory on [(813) 454-0813](tel:+18134540813). This is our number, not the number of any business listed here. Related in Charleston: [Flooring](/flooring/) · [Concrete & Masonry](/concrete/) · [Pressure Washing](/pressure-washing/) · [Landscaping & Lawn Care](/landscaping/)