Whit's Painting Inc.

What Whit's Painting Inc. does

Whit's Painting Inc., doing business as Whit's Painting & Construction, is a family-owned painting and construction services contractor founded in 1979 and headquartered in Concord, California. The firm operates across the East Bay / San Francisco Bay Area, serving both residential homeowners and a broad cross-section of commercial, institutional, and industrial property owners. Core service lines include interior and exterior repainting, surface preparation, and adjacent construction work delivered under the expanded 'Painting & Construction' trade name.

The company is structured around project-based contracting: each engagement is custom-scoped and custom-quoted, with pricing reflecting square footage, substrate, surface condition, access complexity, coatings specified, and labor hours. Customer segments span residential, HOA and multi-family communities, commercial and industrial facilities, healthcare, retail, hospitality, schools, and industrial sites. Institutional go-to-market is supported by active memberships in the Community Associations Institute (CAI) and the California Association of Community Managers (CACM), which give the firm access to recurring repaint work from property managers running multi-year maintenance cycles. Procurement leverage comes from direct relationships with multiple tier-one paint manufacturers, including Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dunn-Edwards, Vista Paint, and Benjamin Moore.

Whit's Painting is a second-generation family business, with Brandon Whitney serving as President, indicating governance succession rather than a sale or outside-investor transition. Headcount is reported in the 11-50 range, consistent with a regional skilled-trade operator running multiple concurrent field crews and a small back-office. The firm has not raised institutional funding and operates as a private, family-controlled entity with no disclosed financial metrics. Its competitive position rests on long-tenured reputation, multi-decade supplier and association relationships, and a diversified vertical mix that smooths cyclical exposure to any single property segment.

Name

Whit's Painting Inc.

Legal name

Whit's Painting Inc.

Website

https://whitspaintinginc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Whit's Painting Inc. is a family-owned painting and construction contractor founded in 1979 in Concord, California, serving residential, HOA, commercial, healthcare, retail, hospitality, school, and industrial clients across the Bay Area on a project-based, custom-quoted basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Painting and Construction Services

NAICS

Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (23832)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470), General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Exterior Painting (Siding, Stucco, Masonry) (HSAPAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Exterior Painting (Siding, Trim, Doors) (HSAGADAB), Architectural & Decorative Painting (Interior/Exterior) (IMAIAKAA), Interior Painting (Walls, Ceilings, Trim) (HSAPAHAA), Interior Painting (Walls, Ceilings, Trim) (HSAGADAA), Exterior Painting & Surface Coatings (HSAPAKAF), Deck & Fence Painting/Staining/Sealing (HSAGADAD), Staining & Clear Coating (Wood Trim, Doors, Decks) (HSAPAHAI)

Keywords

• Commercial painting services
• Residential painting services
• HOA painting contractor
• Industrial coating services
• Construction remodeling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Clayton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Residential Painting Services: Interior and exterior painting for residential properties including homes, apartments, and condominiums. Revenue generated through project-based contracts with upfront pricing and estimates.
2. Commercial and Industrial Painting: Painting services for commercial buildings, industrial facilities, retail spaces, healthcare facilities, hospitality venues, and educational institutions. Project-based contracting with competitive bids.
3. HOA and Multi-Family Painting: Specialized painting services for homeowner associations, gated communities, and multi-family properties. Includes ongoing maintenance plans and long-term client relationships.
4. Construction and Remodeling Services: General contracting, remodeling, renovations, dry rot repair, drywall services, and exterior improvements. Full-service construction delivery from concept through completion.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Whit's Painting Inc. is a family-owned Bay Area painting and construction contractor delivering residential, commercial, and industrial painting along with construction, remodeling, dry rot repair, color consulting, and exterior improvements. The company serves HOAs, property managers, healthcare facilities, retail, hospitality, schools, and industrial clients across Northern California using project-based contracts and on-site supervision. Second-generation ownership and a multi-decade operating history underpin its service delivery.

Product overview

Whit\'s Painting & Construction is a full-service painting and construction company serving the Bay Area since 1979. The company operates as a unified portfolio of coordinated service offerings rather than a platform-plus-modules product architecture. The core portfolio is anchored by Residential Interior and Exterior Painting and Commercial and Industrial Painting services, which encompass specialized verticals for Healthcare, Retail, Hospitality, School, and Industrial facilities. Supporting these are add-on services including Color Consulting, Dry Rot and Drywall Pre-paint Repair, Construction and Remodeling, Exterior Improvements, and Fencing Repair. All services are delivered by the same operational team from the Concord, CA headquarters, with project management, color consulting, and construction services adding cross-service capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Interior and Exterior Painting Interior and exterior painting for residential homeowners, including surface preparation, color consulting, and application, backed by a two-year warranty and performed by background-checked technicians.
• Commercial and Industrial Painting Interior and exterior painting for commercial, industrial, healthcare, retail, hospitality, and school facilities, scheduled flexibly around client operations with on-site supervision and project-based contracts.
• HOA and Multi-Family Painting Large-scale exterior and interior painting for HOA communities, planned communities, and multi-family dwellings, coordinated to minimize resident disruption and delivered with on-site supervision.
• Construction and Remodeling General construction and remodeling services for residential, commercial, and HOA clients, including exterior improvements and structural upgrades related to painting scopes.
• Dry Rot Repair Identification and repair of dry rot in residential and commercial exteriors, performed as a standalone service or in conjunction with painting projects.
• Color Consulting Complimentary color consultation using digital tools and computer-generated renderings to help residential, commercial, and HOA clients visualize color selections before application.

Quantifiable outcome

• Two-year warranties on residential painting projects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CACM (California Association of Community Managers)coreOthersProfessional association for community managers in California. Partnership provides industry credibility, networking opportunities, and referral connections within the HOA and community management sector. Colleen Montoya, Director of Sales and Client Relations, is CACM certified.
• Community Associations Institute (CAI)coreOthersNational organization serving community associations, HOA boards, and professional managers. Colleen Montoya holds CAI membership and has served on the Board of Directors and as committee chairperson.
• Sherwin WilliamsminorOthersPaint manufacturer partnership for color consulting services. Whit's offers free color consulting with computer-generated renderings using Sherwin Williams paint products.
• Behr PaintminorOthersPaint manufacturer partnership for color consulting and paint selection services.
• Dunn EdwardsminorOthersPaint manufacturer partnership for color consulting and paint selection services.
• Vista PaintminorOthersPaint manufacturer partnership for color consulting and paint selection services.
• Benjamin MooreminorOthersPremium paint manufacturer partnership providing paint color inspiration resources and paint products for customer projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Kelly-Moore Paints: Western U.S. (California-headquartered) paint manufacturer with contractor-focused distribution. Comparable as a California-region paint supplier adjacent to Whit's operations and shared professional contractor customer base.
• Sherwin-Williams: Major paint manufacturer and Whit's named paint supplier partner. Adjacent rather than competitive; comparable because Sherwin-Williams' commercial painting services arm operates in some of the same verticals (healthcare, hospitality, retail) as Whit's.
• Benjamin Moore: Premium paint manufacturer and Whit's named paint supplier partner. Included as an ecosystem peer given its direct role in Whit's color consulting offering and shared end-customers (homeowners, designers, contractors).

Direct peers

• College Pro Painters: Residential painting franchise serving homeowners across multiple U.S. markets. Comparable to Whit's on residential interior/exterior painting focus and warranty-backed delivery, though less oriented to commercial/HOA work.
• CertaPro Painters: Largest residential and commercial painting franchise in North America. Directly comparable to Whit's on residential interior/exterior painting, HOA/multi-family work, and warranty-backed project delivery, but with a national brand and centralized marketing.
• Five Star Painting: National residential and commercial painting franchise operating across multiple U.S. markets. Directly comparable in service mix (interior, exterior, commercial), customer type (homeowners, property managers), and project-based contracting model.
• 360° Painting: Residential and commercial painting franchise with similar full-service offering (interior, exterior, drywall repair, carpentry). Comparable on customer segments (homeowners, HOAs, commercial) and project delivery model.

Regional players

• Maverick Painting: Bay Area painting contractor offering residential and commercial services. Comparable on regional footprint, HOA/multi-family experience, and project-based contracting approach.
• Brush & Roll Painting: Bay Area-based residential and commercial painting contractor. Comparable to Whit's on geography (Northern California), service mix, and customer types (homeowners, HOAs, commercial properties).
• Painter1 of the East Bay: East Bay / Bay Area franchise painting operation. Comparable to Whit's on residential and light-commercial painting services, HOA experience, and local project delivery model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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