About Source 4 Painting
A deliberately small painting company in Saint Paul. Two crews, one owner who still visits every job, and a policy of turning down work we cannot schedule honestly.
Started in 2011 with one van
Elizabeth Davis spent nine years painting for larger contractors before starting Source 4 Painting out of a rented bay on the east side of Saint Paul. The reason was simple: too many jobs were being sold by people who never picked up a brush, and it showed in the finish.
Fourteen years later the company is still intentionally small. Two crews, seven employed painters — no rotating subcontractors — and a shop on Beale Street where cabinet doors are sprayed and equipment is maintained. Elizabeth prices every job herself and walks every site at least twice.
Roughly two-thirds of our work each year comes from repeat clients and their referrals. That number is the only marketing metric we genuinely care about.
What we believe
Prep is not a line item to shave. If a quote is significantly cheaper than ours, prep hours are almost always where the difference lives. It shows up in eighteen months, not eighteen days.
A quote is a promise. We have absorbed cost on jobs we mis-measured rather than re-open an agreed price. Contingencies are named up front or they are ours to carry.
Say no clearly. If your siding needs carpentry first, or your bathroom needs the exhaust fan fixed before any coating makes sense, we will tell you and we will not quote around it.
Company details
- OwnerElizabeth Davis
- Founded2011
- Address818 Beale Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155, USA
- Phone+1 (617) 823-4524
- Emailcontact@source4painting.ca
- HoursMon–Fri 7:30–18:00, Sat 9:00–14:00, Sun closed
- Crew7 employed painters across 2 crews
- InsuranceGeneral liability & workers’ compensation — certificates on request
Who turns up at your door
Elizabeth Davis
Owner · estimator
Prices every job, runs the colour consultations, and does the final walk-through with you.
Crew A — interiors
Three painters + lead
Residential repaints, plaster and drywall repair, trim and stairwell spraying.
Crew B — exteriors & commercial
Three painters + lead
Siding, decks, after-hours commercial shifts and property-management turnovers.
Community & standards
We follow lead-safe work practices on pre-1978 properties, dispose of coatings and washwater through a licensed Ramsey County facility, and default to low- and zero-VOC products even where cheaper options exist. Two weekends a year the crew repaints a community space in Saint Paul at cost.
Working with us
We hire painters directly, pay above the metro average, and train apprentices in-house. If you are a careful painter with three or more seasons of experience, email contact@source4painting.ca with the subject “Crew”.
Meet us at your place
Free walkthrough, honest scope, written quote in two business days.