Ed Norris · Painting contractor in Stow, Massachusetts

Thirty-five years
of doing it right.

Ed Norris started Beacon in 1993 with one idea: the person who writes your estimate should be the one who shows up to check the work. He still is.

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A summer job
that stuck.

Ed picked up a brush one summer and found he cared about the parts most people rush: the scraping, the priming, the line where the trim meets the siding.

He went on to run a big crew at a large painting company. That's where he saw what gets skipped when the boss is never on site. So in 1993 he started his own company to do it the careful way, and in the spring of 2000 Beacon settled in Stow, near Honey Pot Orchards and Lake Boon.

Thirty-five years in, he still walks every house himself, writes every estimate, and stops by every job, every day.

Navy colonial with green shutters painted by Beacon
Navy colonial, MetroWest
White farmhouse with a wraparound porch painted by Beacon
Farmhouse with a wraparound porch
Yellow farmhouse and carriage barn painted by Beacon
Yellow farmhouse and barn
Sage farmhouse with a white porch painted by Beacon
Sage farmhouse, white porch

How Beacon came to be.

Every house,
the same way.

Nothing fancy. Just the things a good painter should always do, done every time.

    1993Beacon founded
    35 yearsEd's time in the trade
    20 townsacross MetroWest Boston
    12+ yearscustomers keep calling him back
    Three Beacon painters beside the stairs of a blue house they are painting, ladders up
    A Beacon crew at work
    Back of a grey Beacon crew T-shirt printed with the web address and phone number
    The crew shirt

    A crew that
    cleans up after itself.

    Ed's painters prep, paint and clean up every day. Customers name them in their reviews.

    “The work was beautifully done and Pedro and Sergio were both professional and very pleasant to deal with. The cleanup they did when they left was also impressive.”Hilary C.
    “Each painter seemed experienced and able to anticipate what they had to do to prep, paint, and clean up afterward.”Ray A.
    “They showed concern for the plantings around the house.”Jane M.
    “We have used Beacon Painting at least twice over the last 12 years and we expect [to] use them next time.”Ray A.

    Three words
    on the truck.

    Red cedar-shingle home with crisp dark green trim painted by BeaconQuality

    Premium materials and meticulous prep, so the work holds up to a close look.

    Sage cape with a sunroom painted by BeaconLongevity

    The right chemistry of products, built for New England winters and humid summers.

    Cedar-shingle colonial painted by BeaconSatisfaction

    Your vision and your budget, done with care, until you're happy with it.

    Paint is chemistry.
    He picks it like it.

    Each product is chosen for the surface it's going on and the weather it has to face. These are the makers Ed recommends.

    A C2 Paint receipt for Beacon Painting: Rowe Cream, semi-gloss, one gallon
    Two opened paint cans on a Beacon job, lids labelled with the color

    A real order from a Beacon job: C2 Rowe Cream, semi-gloss, mixed for the trim.

    • C2 PaintPremium paints, deep color
    • California PaintsInterior and exterior lines
    • Storm SystemExterior stains for decks and cedar
    • Benjamin MooreClassic colors

    What neighbors
    notice first.

    Want Ed to walk
    your house?

    He comes out himself, looks at every surface and leaves you a detailed written estimate. No pressure, just a walk-through.

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