Family-Owned in Tallahassee Since 1998

How it started

Gerard La Mothe Jr. started the company in June 1998 and brought his father in as a partner. Gerard is the president. He lives in Tallahassee. He still walks estimates.

"I started a painting company with a degree in psychology and a Toyota Celica."

Gerard finished at Florida State in 1998 and started the company that June. His father came up from New Port Richey to go in with him. Gerard is a graduate of Leadership Tallahassee.

Father and son

The truck says "Father-and-Son Owned," and that is still true. Gerard's father, Gerard Sr., is still in the business. Mornings, mostly. He checks on jobs and runs materials out to the crews. Nearly three decades in, it is still father and son.

The people who stay

Gerard talks about these people before he talks about himself.

Collene has been with Superior since 2001. Almost since the beginning. In Gerard's words: "She's a fantastic painter. She works great with the customers." Homeowners name her in their reviews again and again.

Marshall Parker is our estimator. He has been estimating for 12 years and was a painter before that. If you call for a quote, there is a good chance Marshall is the one who comes out to your house.

Ceylon Hunt is our production manager. He has been with Superior since 2019.

Our office manager picks up the phone, sets up estimate appointments, and sends out insurance certificates when you ask for one.

Behind them is a team of about 30, most of them painters, working in crews of two or three. Reviewers name our painters by first name. You can meet more of them on the Meet the Crew page.

How we work

A person comes out for the estimate, and it is free. Marshall or Gerard walks the job with you, looks at the wood, and writes it up.

On the job, two or three of us show up, put down canvas drop cloths, cover beds and furniture with plastic, and move the heavy stuff on sliders. We buy the paint. We use quality paint from the major brands.

You choose the color. We make it look right on the wall.

Rot comes out before the paint goes on. Wet wood waits until it is dry. If it rains for three days, we reschedule and tell you the new date. We paint year-round in Tallahassee, and we plan around the weather.

Want to check us out first? Ask for references. We'll give you two or three phone numbers of customers who had a project like yours, picked to match your job. More of the everyday questions are answered on our FAQ page.

What Tallahassee has said

Voted Best Residential Painter, Tallahassee Magazine Best of Tallahassee, three years running: 2023, 2024, 2025. The magazine's 2023 write-up called us "skilled painters who will never be satisfied until the customer is satisfied."

We hold 4.9 stars on Google, and the reviews sound like this one:

"I have used Superior Painting for at least 20 years for various projects in my home and they never have disappointed. On a recent job, Faith and Day repaired all the cracks that resulted from settling and then painted all the walls."

You can read a lot more of them, grouped by what people talk about, on our reviews page.

Insured, accredited, and behind our work

We are insured, general liability and workers' compensation both, and we will send a certificate of insurance on request. We have been BBB A+ Accredited since 2000.

If you are wondering about a license: Florida does not license painters. What you should ask any painter for is proof of insurance. We explain that in plain language on the FAQ page.

We stand behind our work.

Around town

Most of what we do comes from people who have used us before, or a neighbor who has.

Come see us

We are at 2184 Lake Hall Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32309. Call 850-297-1882, or request a free estimate online and a person will call you back. If you want to know exactly who is coming to your house, start with the crew page, then read what your neighbors said on the reviews page.