Excel Painting & Restoration

Excel Painting did an excellent job restoring the front of our Edwardian home. The previous owners had stripped off every piece of trim and the front porch and replaced it with aluminum siding. Excel’s team removed the siding and painstakingly removed layers of old paint and caulking to reveal the original redwood siding. They sourced all of the trim and plaster moldings that we needed, prepped the siding, installed all the trim, new windows, new porch. It was such a relief to hand off the details to professionals that you trust to do a good job. Excel’s team of craftsmen are wonderful and our neighbors enjoyed tracking the progress as did we. Excel came to our home prepared and worked daily until the project was finished. The project was completed within the time and budget that Bill had given us. We are so happy with our house.

Excel Painting and Restoration, I cannot say enough good things about them. With superb attention to detail and care, their results are beyond reproach. Interior and exterior, are equally executed with old-school craftsmanship. Having live in my house for about sixty-years, I have seen my fair share of painters on this 135yo Victorian; not one team has come anywhere close to the results I have experienced. If you need them, call them...not the cheapest, but definitely better than the best. No doubt about it. Can't say enough.

It was a big decision to embark on a full exterior restoration of the façade of our 1906 Inner Richmond Edwardian, and we couldn't be happier with our decision to work with Excel. From the beginning, we could tell they were going to do the job right. At the outset, it was clear that Bill put a lot of consideration into the initial quote; he was also transparent that there were factors that could only be identified once the project began (as with any major construction project). Once work began, their dedication to, and pride in, their work was immediately made clear by the way they prepped the worksite to ensure it would be shielded from the SF elements– they did so much more than one typically sees from other companies, which signaled to us that our home was in good hands. It was amazing to watch the crew expertly strip away 100+ years of paint jobs layered on top of each other, and, when unforeseen issues came up, they took ownership of fixing them (notwithstanding that they weren’t responsible for the issue in the first place)– for example, when they discovered that almost all the shingles were disintegrating upon touch, they pivoted to cutting new ones on-site, by hand, and didn’t alter their original quote. We couldn't have asked for a better partner to think through decisions big and small. Our project involved replacing every window on the entire front of the house (which they ordered and installed), expanding and replacing the garage door, adding new lighting, shoring up the front steps and restoring various decorative elements. We so appreciated their introductions to, and managing of, the appropriate tradespeople (electricians, etc.); they ensured that this work was all coordinated seamlessly. They are incredibly knowledgeable about historic aspects of SF homes and do their research when approaching the restoration of a property. Kyle designed a sun for the top of the house — spending endless time iterating on the details to ensure it fit the character/period of the home, while having enough dimension to stand out — and built it from scratch; he is an amazing woodworker and it was a pleasure to watch him work. When we showed them a picture of a house with a color scheme we liked, they color-matched it perfectly, and were happy to mix and test out various shade options until we landed on the final combination. And the team! Bill, Kyle, Ryan and Raf are simply the best. We loved having them around every day and enjoyed getting to know them and hearing about the process. I can say, unequivocally, that they there are truly wonderful people. They were incredibly kind to our 2-year old daughter (she was very sad the day they left), always accommodating of our scheduling needs (e.g., pausing the louder work during our daughter's nap if she was home from school) and kept us up to date on the progress. They take such pride in their work, even going above and beyond to ensure that they left interior spaces better than they found them (for example, they patched/painted interior cracks that were revealed over the course of the project, notwithstanding that this was well beyond the scope of their work). We are so proud of the final product, and frequently get compliments from neighbors and other passersby, and will certainly turn to Excel in the future when we have additional (interior) painting or restoration needs. We recommend their services without reservation. Thank you, Excel!