Painting Services in Rochester, NY, Done the Way They Should Be
Interior painting. Exterior painting. Exterior staining. Three residential services, run by owner Max Bates, backed by a written warranty at project completion.
Trusted Across the Eastern Suburbs
80+ Five-Star Google Reviews From Homeowners Who Hired Us
Every one of those reviews came from a homeowner who lived through the project. The reason the number keeps going up is not because we ask for reviews. It's because the projects finish the way they were promised, on the schedule that was set, with the warranty document in hand at the end.
A Focused Set of Services, Done Deliberately
Bates Brothers Painting is a small, residential-only operation. That focus is the whole reason the quality is what it is. Rather than chasing every kind of painting job that comes across the desk, the operation is set up to do three things well.
Interior work covers the parts of a home you see and use every day. Walls, ceilings, trim, crown molding, and the drywall patching that has to happen before any of it gets painted. Exterior work covers the surfaces that face the weather. Cedar shake, cedar siding, aluminum, vinyl, wood clapboard, hardboard, cement board, and metalwork. Exterior staining covers wood surfaces that need penetrating stain rather than paint. Cedar siding that has to breathe. Back decks that have earned a refresh.
Every project runs through Max personally, from the first walkthrough to the final touch-up. And every project ends with a written warranty in your name.
Pick Your Service
What We Paint in Your Rochester Home
Walls, trim, crown molding, ceilings, and drywall patching for homes across Pittsford, Brighton, Fairport, Victor, and Honeoye Falls. Furniture protected, floors covered, cleanup at the end of every day so you can live in your house while it's being painted. Backed by a 3-year written warranty.
Cedar shake, cedar siding, aluminum, vinyl, wood, hardboard, cement board, and metalwork on residential exteriors across Rochester's east side. Real prep, real product, real longevity. Backed by a 5-year written warranty.
Cedar siding stained to preserve the grain and slow the weathering. Back decks were stripped, sanded, and restained as part of an exterior project. The stain product is matched to the wood species and the sun exposure the surface actually gets.
Why the Work Actually Holds
Why Homeowners Hire Bates Brothers for Their Painting Services
Max quotes it, sets the schedule, and walks the finished job with you at the end. Our team runs the day-to-day painting with Max staying involved throughout. If something needs fixing under warranty, someone from Bates Brothers is the one who comes back.
Cedar shake, aluminum, vinyl, and interior drywall each need a different product to hold. Max spec's the paint or stain to the surface and the exposure, not to whatever's on sale at the supply house.
Not a spoken promise, not fine print at the bottom of an invoice. Exterior projects get a 5-year written warranty. Interior projects get a 3-year written warranty. Both handed to you at completion, both in your name.
Some jobs need one coat. Most need two. The estimate spells out which and why. There's no "we quoted one and it needed two" surprise at the end.
A paint job wins or loses on prep. Washing, scraping, sanding, caulking, patching, and priming get done before a single coat goes on. Skipping prep is why the last paint job on your house failed. It's not something we skip.
The Owner You'll Actually Work With
Max Bates, Serving the Eastern Suburbs Personally
Max Bates founded Bates Brothers Painting in 2023 after years working on other painting crews in the Rochester area. He's a homeowner himself on the east side, which is part of the reason the service area is what it is. This is where he lives and where he knows the housing stock, the weather patterns, and the way projects actually run in this market.
On every project across the service area, Max walks the initial estimate personally. He sets the schedule, walks the finished work with you, and hands you the written warranty at completion. Our team is on-site through the day-to-day painting with Max staying involved throughout.
What the Finished Product Looks Like
A cedar shake exterior refresh on a Pittsford colonial that had gone dull. An interior repaint on a Brighton home with original 1950s gumwood trim that needed protecting. A back deck in Fairport restained after five Rochester winters had left it worn. An aluminum siding project in Victor brought back to a color the owners were proud to pull into their driveway for.
The projects change. The standard doesn't.
Written, Signed, In Your Name
Warranties On Every Painting Service
Every exterior painting project comes with a 5-year written warranty. Every interior painting project comes with a 3-year written warranty. Both documents are handed to you in person at the final walkthrough, signed by Max, and issued in your name.
If a covered finish fails inside the warranty window, Max is the one who comes back and takes care of it. The warranty is not tied to a third-party program or a national franchise. It's a document from the same operation that painted your house.
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