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Commercial Painting
San Francisco
McCarthy Painting is the Bay Area's most experienced commercial painting contractor — serving San Francisco offices, corporate campuses, retail spaces, and industrial properties for over 55 years. We work around your schedule, not ours.
Are You Struggling to Find a Reliable Commercial Painter in SF?
Facility managers and property professionals across San Francisco face the same frustrations when hiring painting contractors. If any of these sound familiar, McCarthy Painting was built to solve exactly these problems.
Contractors who can't work around your business hours — forcing you to close or disrupt operations
Companies that show up late, go over budget, and leave you chasing them for updates
Painters who lack experience with corporate facilities, tech campuses, or pharmaceutical-grade environments
No single contractor who can handle everything — from lobby touch-ups to full building exterior repaints
Contractors who disappear after one job and can't commit to an ongoing facility maintenance relationship
Companies without proper VOC compliance for sensitive healthcare or pharmaceutical environments
McCarthy Painting solves all of this. We've been doing it for 55 years. Our crews work nights, weekends, and holidays. We carry key cards to corporate facilities. We have 20-year relationships with clients like Autodesk because we show up, we deliver, and we never stop caring about the quality of our work.
Trusted by San Francisco's Most Recognized Companies
McCarthy Painting has served Bay Area businesses and institutions for over 55 years.
Why Our Commercial Painting Services Deliver Results
Six reasons San Francisco's most discerning facility managers keep calling us back.
Night, Weekend & Holiday Crews
We schedule around your operations — not ours. Our crews work after hours, on weekends, and over holidays to ensure zero disruption to your business, your staff, and your tenants.
Long-Term Facility Relationships
We don't chase one-off jobs. We become your facility's painting partner — with key card access, direct scheduling, and proactive maintenance planning. Autodesk has trusted us for 20 years.
55+ Years of Bay Area Experience
No franchise, no national chain. McCarthy Painting was founded in San Francisco in 1969 and has served the Bay Area's commercial market for over half a century.
Low-VOC & Specialty Coatings
We offer low-VOC and no-VOC paint options for pharmaceutical, healthcare, and environmentally sensitive commercial facilities. We also specialize in whiteboard/dry-erase wall coatings.
Full Project Management
Every commercial project gets a dedicated supervisor. You'll always know the status, the timeline, and who to call. No surprises, no chasing — just results delivered on time and on budget.
Licensed, Insured & Compliant
Fully licensed with the CSLB, carrying general liability and workers' comp on every commercial job. We can provide certificates of insurance, comply with building requirements, and support union-adjacent projects.
Independently Recognized for Quality & Excellence
Yelp Top 10 — Marin County Painters
Independently ranked among the top 10 painting companies in Marin County based on review volume, quality, and customer satisfaction scores.
Expertise.com — Top 15 Marin County Painters
Verified and ranked by Expertise.com for quality of work, reputation, professionalism, and range of services — evaluated against dozens of competitors.
Pacific Sun Best of Marin Award
Voted best painting contractor by Marin County readers in the Pacific Sun's annual Best of Marin competition — a testament to our community reputation.
Complete Commercial Painting Services for Every San Francisco Property Type
From single-office touch-ups to multi-building campus repaints — we handle everything so you don't have to coordinate multiple contractors.
Office Building & Corporate Campus Painting
We specialize in painting the commercial environments where San Francisco's most demanding companies work. From Financial District high-rises to SoMa tech campuses, we deliver precise, professional results with minimal disruption to your workforce. Our crews are experienced working in occupied buildings — protecting furniture, equipment, and active workspaces throughout.
- Open-plan office repaints
- Executive suite refinishing
- Lobby & reception areas
- Conference rooms & common areas
- Exterior façade repaints
- Phased execution around operations
Whiteboard & Dry-Erase Wall Coatings
McCarthy Painting is one of only a few contractors in the San Francisco Bay Area specializing in whiteboard paint and dry-erase wall coatings. This transformative specialty coating turns any flat wall surface into a fully functional whiteboard — perfect for tech company meeting rooms, startup offices, classrooms, and collaborative workspaces. We apply IdeaPaint and similar products with the precision and preparation required for a flawless, long-lasting finish.
- Full-wall whiteboard coatings
- Meeting room & conference spaces
- Classroom & educational facilities
- IdeaPaint certified application
- Available nights & weekends
- Any size surface
Retail, Restaurant & Hospitality Painting
In San Francisco's competitive retail and hospitality market, your space's appearance directly impacts customer perception and revenue. We work with retail chains, independent boutiques, restaurants, hotels, and hospitality operators across the city to maintain immaculate commercial environments — always on a schedule that protects your business hours and customer experience.
- Retail storefront & interior repaints
- Restaurant & bar painting
- Hotel lobby & room repaints
- Pop-up & tenant improvement
- Brand color matching
- Fast-turnaround availability
Commercial Exterior & Elastomeric Coatings
San Francisco's coastal climate — fog, salt air, wind-driven rain — takes a severe toll on commercial building exteriors. McCarthy Painting specializes in commercial exterior repaints using elastomeric coatings and waterproofing systems designed to withstand the Bay Area's unique conditions. Our exterior services include comprehensive surface preparation, power washing, crack sealing, priming, and multi-coat application for lasting protection.
- Elastomeric waterproofing coatings
- Power washing & surface prep
- Stucco, concrete & masonry
- Line striping & sealers
- High-rise & hard-to-reach access
- Fog & salt air resistant products
From Award-Winning Facilities to Ongoing Partnerships
Real commercial painting projects. Real results. Real relationships.
Autodesk — Bay Area Campus
McCarthy Painting has maintained a continuous painting relationship with Autodesk across their Bay Area facilities for over two decades. We carry key card access, handle after-hours requests, and function as a true facility partner.
GitHub — 5-Story SF Headquarters
McCarthy Painting has served GitHub's San Francisco headquarters with ongoing commercial interior painting and facility maintenance. Working around GitHub's busy tech environment, our crews coordinated with facility management to execute painting projects with minimal disruption to engineering and operations teams.
BioMarin Pharmaceutical
BioMarin's billion-dollar pharmaceutical facilities require strict air quality standards and specialty low-VOC coatings. McCarthy Painting has provided commercial interior painting services with appropriate paint selection, preparation protocols, and scheduling to maintain a safe, compliant environment for pharmaceutical research and manufacturing staff.
Commercial Painting Projects Across the Bay Area
A selection of commercial painting projects delivered by McCarthy Painting across San Francisco and the Bay Area.
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Real Reviews from Real Commercial Clients
Don't take our word for it. Here's what Bay Area facility managers and business owners say about working with McCarthy Painting.
Had a great experience with McCarthy painting. We were in need of exterior and interior work and improvements, wood stain, various treatments and ultimately were seeking timely and affordable solutions for purposes of resale. The bid was very fair, they offered great suggestions, stuck to the budget and timeline, and transformed the property for an excellent sale.
Verified Customer Review
"A BIG shout out for the entire McCarthy Painting Team for excellent work quality and overall great experience on the exterior painting of our home! They go the extra mile to understand and accommodate your needs."
Verified Customer Review
"Great service — flexible, great quality and reliable. We'll use them again."
Verified Customer Review
Servicing the Bay Area for Over 55 Years
McCarthy Painting has been the Bay Area's trusted family-owned commercial painting contractor since 1969. From San Francisco to Marin County, Oakland, Palo Alto, and beyond — we know these buildings, these businesses, and these communities.
- ✓ San Francisco & SoMa
- ✓ Marin County
- ✓ Oakland & East Bay
- ✓ Palo Alto & Peninsula
- ✓ San Mateo & Burlingame
Ready to Work with San Francisco's Most Trusted Commercial Painters?
Most estimates are scheduled within the same week. We'll visit your property, assess the full scope, answer your questions, and provide a detailed written proposal — no pressure, no obligation.
We serve the full Bay Area commercial market — from San Francisco and Oakland to Palo Alto, San Mateo, and Marin County.
📍 126 Front Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
📞 415-383-2640Request a Free Estimate
We'll respond within 1 business day. No obligation, no pressure.