A public service of The Hunterdon Scoop · Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Everyone with a brush is a painter until the second coat. Prep is the whole trade. We checked what's checkable on every painter we could find serving the county. Every fact below names its source and the date we checked. Nobody paid to be on this page, and nobody can.
8 checked · 3 we'd call first
Flemington, Hunterdon County
In-county HQ, 25 years in one town, verified active NJ HIC license, consistent 4.8+ ratings across Angi and Yelp with a real (if modest) review volume. Credential verified against the state registry, date shown.
Three Bridges (Readington Township), Hunterdon County
40 years in business at the same Hunterdon address, BBB A+ accredited, verified license — the safe pick for a straightforward interior repaint. Credential verified against the state registry, date shown.
Clinton, Hunterdon County
Franchise backing means standardized process and warranty paperwork, plus genuinely local ownership in Clinton with strong, consistent multi-platform ratings — good for buyers who want a paper trail over a handshake deal. Credential verified against the state registry, date shown.
We pull credentials from the official registries ourselves and print the date next to every status — nJ home painting contractors are covered under the state's Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) registration, administered by the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs (not a skills-tested trade license — it's a business registration + insurance/bonding record). Active registrations carry a number formatted 13VHxxxxxxxx. Verify status (Active / Expired / Suspended / Revoked) at the state lookup: https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/ — search by business name or license number. General info: https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/hic/. Picks are editorial judgment on the checkable record: years in the trade, complaint patterns, review consistency, real presence in the county. No company paid to be listed, none can pay to become a pick, and when a pick has a weak spot we print it. Here are the full rules.
| Company & services | Based in | NJ HIC # | Registry status | BBB | Reviews (as reported) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hahn Painting, LLC Registered as Paul Hahn Painting LLC Interior painting · Exterior painting · Deck restoration/staining · Drywall repair · Water/fire damage repair · Kitchen cabinet refinishing · Power washing · Wallpaper hanging/removal · Shutter install/removal | Flemington In county | 13VH01698700 | ✓ Active · 2026-07-14 | Not checked | 4.8 (Angi); 14 reviews (Yelp); 92.0 (BuildZoom) |
| J.T. Lawler, Inc. Registered as Jeffrey T. Lawler, Inc. Interior painting (specialty focus) · Deck staining · Power washing · Benjamin Moore certified stain work | Three Bridges (Readington Township) In county | 13VH00476400 | ✓ Active · 2026-07-14 | Not checked | 4.5 (Experience.com) |
| CertaPro Painters of Hunterdon County Registered as CertaPro Painters of Hunterdon County (franchise) Interior painting · Exterior painting · Deck/fence staining · Power washing · Stucco repair · Cabinet refinishing · Wallpaper removal/installation · Drywall repair | Clinton In county | 13VH08653400 | ✓ Active · 2026-07-14 | Not checked | 4.8 (Angi); 18 reviews (Yelp); 4.7 (HomeAdvisor) |
| All Trades Contracting (Paint Perfect division) Registered as All Trades Contracting Interior painting · Exterior painting · Cabinet refinishing · Bathroom renovation · Basement finishing · Sheetrock repair · Siding/deck repair | Annandale In county | — | … Pending check | Not checked | |
| AAA Custom Painting & Carpentry, LLC Registered as AAA Custom Painting LLC Interior painting · Exterior painting · Staining and sealing · Carpentry | Gladstone / Peapack | 13VH10803500 | ✕ Expired · 2026-07-14 | Not checked | 11 reviews (Yelp); 5.0 (Houzz); 91.0 (BuildZoom) |
| Greenleaf Painters, LLC Exterior painting · Interior painting · Commercial painting · Historic property painting · Epoxy flooring · Power washing · Light carpentry | Lawrenceville | 13VH04922000 | ✓ Active · 2026-07-14 | Not checked | 4.9 (Angi); 12 reviews (Yelp) |
| Jordan Painting, LLC Registered as Jordan Painting LLC Interior painting · Exterior painting | Hackettstown | 13VH10780400 | ✓ Active · 2026-07-14 | Not checked | 86 reviews (Yelp); 4.9 (HomeAdvisor); 91.0 (BuildZoom) |
| Prestige Painting, LLC Registered as Prestige Painting LLC Interior painting · Exterior painting · Carpentry · Power washing | Flemington In county | — | … Pending check | Not checked |
Registry status comes straight from the state's verification system on the date shown, and you can rerun any number there yourself in about two minutes. Review scores are what the named platforms report and we have not audited them. BBB grades as of July 2026. "Based in" is the registered address city, which sometimes differs from where a company says it operates. An active registration is the floor, not an endorsement; the picks we would actually call are above.
NJ-wide pricing guides put interior painting at roughly $3-$7 per square foot and exterior painting at roughly $2-$5.50 per square foot, with prep/repair work being the biggest swing factor — sources: solispainting.com and calcsmart.io 2026 NJ pricing guides.
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Yes. Painting counts as a home improvement under NJ law, so any painting contractor working on a residential job over a certain size needs to be registered with the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs as a Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) — you'll see this as a number starting with 13VH. It is not a skills-tested trade license like electrical or plumbing; it's a registration that mainly proves the business is on file with the state, carries insurance, and can be held accountable through the Consumer Affairs complaint process. Always ask for the number and check it yourself at newjersey.mylicense.com — don't take 'we're licensed' at face value.
Statewide NJ pricing guides put interior painting at roughly $3 to $7 per square foot and exterior painting at roughly $2 to $5.50 per square foot, with the range driven mostly by how much scraping, sanding, and repair work the surface needs before paint goes on — a full repaint (interior or exterior) on a typical ~2,000 sq ft house often lands in the $4,000 to $10,000+ range. Get itemized quotes from at least two local companies rather than trusting a flat per-room number, since Hunterdon's older housing stock (farmhouses, historic river-town homes) usually needs more prep than a standard suburban build.
If your house was built before 1978, yes — federal EPA rules require any contractor disturbing more than a small area of old paint (sanding, scraping, demolition) to be Lead-Safe Certified and to follow specific containment and cleanup procedures. This is common in Hunterdon's older towns like Lambertville, Frenchtown, and Stockton. Ask directly whether the crew doing your job is lead-certified — a company that specializes in historic properties (like Greenleaf Painters, which advertises NJ/PA lead certification) is a safer bet than a general painter who hasn't mentioned it.
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