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Universe Painting
The experienced painters at Universe Painting Inc. are dedicated to superior quality paint finishes, completed by a paint crew with a drive for complete customer satisfaction. Over the years, we've completed a variety of paint projects, small and large, in residential, commercial, and industrial settings. Our experienced Bay area painters use only the best materials to deliver the best finish possible. We believe in open client communication to ensure that you are completely satisfied with your project from start to finish. All of our jobs are complete on budget and on time.
From BuildZoom: Universe Painting, 1029 A St, Oakland, CA (Employees: Asen Kirilov Angelov, Hristo Kirilov Angelov, and Philip Alan Combs) holds a General Building license and 6 other licenses according to the California license board.
Their BuildZoom score of 89 does not rank in the top 50% of California contractors.
Their license was verified as active when we last checked. If you are thinking of hiring Universe Painting, we recommend double-checking their license status with the license board and using our bidding system to get competitive quotes.
Universe Painting Contact Information
Universe Painting Oakland
Quality
Activity
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7 projects
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2025 |
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6 projects
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2024 |
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5 projects
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2023 |
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18 projects
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2022 |
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Pricing
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14 projects
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< $5k |
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13 projects
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$5k-$20k |
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4 projects
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$20k-$50k |
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4 projects
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$50k-$100k |
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1 project
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$100k-$250k |
Universe Painting Reviews
2 out of 5 stars, based on
2
reviews
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By Lynn B.October 23, 2024Painting, electrical, plumbing and constuction
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By JoshuaOctober 21, 2023Exterior painting$17,000
Our management company helped us select Universe for an HOA project to paint many of the common areas in our building, including all of the doors, stair edges, exterior pipes, a wall at the entry, and exterior other metallic fixtures. While the manager, Cesar, was very friendly and seemingly attentive, the work performed by the crew was far below acceptable quality.
Their preparation of the doors, frames, and frames especially, to be ready for painting, their lack of protecting surfaces from overspray, and their lack of managing use of the stairs until the paint was dry contributed to a general chaotic atmosphere that required board members to spend a lot of time with them to express our, reasonable in my opinion, basic expectation of quality, which was just not understood or at least followed.
It took them 2 weeks just to paint the stair treads and after spending a few days painting the doors on the 3rd floor, they WALKED OFF THE JOB and provided no notice to the board or anyone else on site. We were later informed by our management company that the crew didn't believe that they were capable of finishing the doors to an acceptable level of quality. ZERO communication was provided and we have a signed contract.
I would NOT recommend Universe if you're expecting quality results or general professionalism. Beware they may just quit and leave you with a partially finished mess!
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Universe Painting License info
Verified License
| License # | 997918 |
| Status | Active |
| State | California |
| Type | General Building |
- BuildZoom verified this license was active as of November 2025.
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Verified License
| License # | 972899 |
| Status | Active |
| State | California |
| Type | Painting And Decorating, General Building |
- BuildZoom verified this license was active as of November 2025.
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Inactive License
| License # | NAT-41881-3 |
| Status | Inactive |
| Nation | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Type | Renovation |
- According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the status of this license was at one point cancelled. However, this information may have changed.
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Inactive License
| License # | 1047397 |
| Status | Inactive |
| State | California |
| Type | General Engineering |
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Inactive License
| License # | NAT-41881-2 |
| Status | Inactive |
| Nation | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Type | Renovation |
- According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the status of this license was at one point cancelled. However, this information may have changed.
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Inactive License
| License # | 908319 |
| Status | Inactive |
| State | California |
| Type | Painting And Decorating |
- According to the California Contractors State License Board, the status of this license was at one point cancelled. However, this information may have changed.
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Inactive License
| License # | 320526 |
| Status | Inactive |
| State | California |
| Type | General Building |
- According to the California Contractors State License Board, the status of this license was at one point cancelled. However, this information may have changed.
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89
BuildZoom Score
Bonded
| Bonded Agent | American Contractors Indemnity Company |
| Bond Value | $15,000 |
Insured
| Workers Comp Provider | Cypress Insurance Company |
247
Permits
- Building permit records show that Universe Painting has worked on 247 permitted projects.
In July of 2022, I hired Universe Painting, Inc. (UNIVERSE) based in Oakland, CA to work on a property in Alamo, California for which I’m the trustee. After signing two contracts with UNIVERSE and paying both in full, I was presented with an invoice for "additional work" on a time and materials basis, which I had never approved or signed. Home improvement contracts do not permit invoicing a residential client on a time and materials basis. The work performed by UNIVERSE was substandard and full of violations of applicable Building Codes that caused me to hire other licensed contractors to inspect, correct and document all the defects. Asen Angelov, the general contractor for UNIVERSE, was at the job site for less than 3% of the time and the individual who did all the electrical, plumbing and construction work was not supervised, nor was his work inspected by the GC. I found the GC to be argumentative and he even threatened me with a mechanic’s lien even though he knew I was preparing the house for sale. His threat became reality when he filed a mechanic’s lien on the property before payment for the final invoice was due. The defect list resulting from UNIVERSE's work is quite extensive. The two contracts that I paid for included painting; UNIVERSE violated its own contract that states in detail how areas are to be prepped before painting. As a result of UNIVERSE's negligence, dry rot was painted over, and peeling paint was discovered on the exterior of the home. We just recently discovered that the GC fraudulently claimed to be Diamond Certified, even though that certification expired in 2017. I am filing a separate complaint with Diamond Certified. There are lots of companies out there for hire. I would not recommend using UNIVERSE. Litigation with UNIVERSE is ongoing. For more details see the detailed report and its supplemental at:
https://app.box.com/s/xv1jqxn282twg7h18k204jdsnldjye5m