Three Generations of Painters serving the Downtown, Old Town & Banker’s Hill areas
As young boys, the brothers grew up not far from Downtown San Diego in the community of Mission Hills. Michael and Patrick Chism learned the skills of painting under the apprenticeship of their father Milton Chism, himself a small San Diego house painter since the 1930s. While they finished their military service and started college (Mesa College & SDSU), the brothers continued to hone their craft working for La Jolla contractor, Otto Welp. Upon the sudden death of Mr. Welp, they branched out on their own and in 1982 founded Chism Brothers Painting.
In 2023, Michael Chism handed over the company to his son, David Chism. David has been involved with the company most of his life as well! So he is excited to take the reins and continue the legacy his father and uncle built. They have built a great management team lead by their general manager, Frank Long.
Since its inception, Chism Brothers Painting has strived to become the leading downtown area painting company serving the residences, builders and small businesses in and around the downtown. If you live in a single family home or a high-rise, we are very familiar working on any residential or light commercial property. We have hundreds of happy and repeat clients throughout the San Diego area. You can review some of the report cards from homeowners in Downtown 92101 area here.
When choosing from among professional painting companies, it is wise to make sure the company is licensed, bonded, has training programs for their employees, professional affiliations and quality customer care. We pride ourselves on strictly adhering to regulations put in place by the City of San Diego and all areas we serve.
Chism Brothers Painting takes extra precautions to protect your property. Paint is applied only to the prepared surfaces, not to the floors, furnishings or pets. There will be no loud music, disruptive talking, nor will the jobsite be messy or unnecessarily untidy.
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Most homes in Downtown are interior only. Yet there are a few in the surrounding areas that are single family homes. For those homes that need an exterior painting job completed, here is a list of the general exterior services we provide:
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“As new homeowners we were a little lost on how to go about getting our kitchen cabinets painted, but Chism Brothers Painting made the process extremely easy for us by providing high-quality work and service. We shopped around quotes from a few businesses and found Chism Brothers to be very affordable, and very informative...”
M. Patterson, Downtown
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