Interior and exterior painting, deck staining, and custom carpentry for cabins and homes across Big Bear Lake, Big Bear City, Fawnskin, Sugarloaf, Lake Arrowhead, and Running Springs.
Licensed, Insured & Bonded CA Lic. #1092305 ★★★★★ 5.0 · 32 Reviews 
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Local Big Bear Experts
Every service is prepped and finished for life at 6,700+ feet — altitude UV, freeze-thaw cycles, pine sap and wood rot. One local crew, start to finish.
Clean, low-dust interior repaints for cabins and full-time homes — walls, ceilings, trim, tongue-and-groove and beams. Mountain interiors swing hard between dry heat and freezing nights, so we use finishes that flex instead of cracking.
Exterior repaints engineered for the climate that destroys valley paint jobs: intense altitude UV, blowing snow and freeze-thaw. We power-wash, grind rough wood smooth and caulk every crack before a single finish coat goes on.
Decks take the worst of the mountain — snow load, UV and constant moisture. We strip and sand back to bare wood, then stain or seal so your deck sheds water and survives the next freeze-thaw season.
A real differentiator: we don't just paint over bad wood, we fix it. From cedar tongue-and-groove facade installs to siding and board replacement and full wood-rot repair, the structure is sound before it's beautiful.
We come to you, look it over, and leave you with a clear, honest written quote — no pressure, no obligation. Most estimates are scheduled fast, often same-day.
We come to you, listen, and leave you with an honest written quote. No pressure, no obligation.
CA Lic. #1092305 · Licensed, Insured & Bonded
At 6,700+ feet, paint fails for reasons that never touch a valley house. The UV is brutal and fades and chalks finishes years early. Freeze-thaw cycles pry open any crack that wasn't caulked. Pine sap bleeds through coats that weren't prepped for it.
Cabins add their own problems — log chinking that has to be sealed correctly, weathered decks under heavy snow load, and steep hillside lots where access alone defeats crews who don't work up here.
That's the whole point of Top Painting. We're based in Big Bear and we work these communities every week, so we prep and finish for the conditions instead of being surprised by them. A down-the-hill contractor quotes a paint job; we quote a paint job that's still holding three winters later.
Based in the mountains and working these towns every week — not driving up from the valley.
CA Contractor License #1092305. All three confirmed — verify before we ever start.
Power-wash, grind, repair, dust-blow and caulk — the work that makes paint survive freeze-thaw.
Cedar facades, siding and wood-rot repair done in-house, so the structure is right before paint.
A clear, no-surprise workflow — from your free estimate to a final walk-through you sign off on.
Fast, often same-day. Licensed, insured & bonded — with an invoice and a secure, authorized payment gateway.
A deposit holds your scheduled start date on the calendar, and 40% is due when the crew mobilizes to begin work.
Power-wash the entire house; grind and sand rough exterior wood smooth; screw down loose boards and repair or replace damaged wood; blow off all dust with an air hose; and caulk every crack for water resistance and paint longevity.
Three coats of primer plus two finish coats — with the primer tinted to match your chosen finish color.
Add-ons like cedar tongue-and-groove facade installs are quoted per project and built right in.
The remaining balance is due only on completion — when the work is done and you're satisfied.
"How will I move it all in time?" You won't. Our crew handles the heavy lifting and masks every window, door, fixture and railing before a brush touches paint.
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Furniture, BBQs and heavy deck items — you lift nothing.
Windows, vents, doors and floors protected from overspray.
Trim ground near-bare, loose boards re-secured, nails re-set.
Shingle installs and extras — just ask; you'll get a straight answer.
Local to the lake and the communities around it. If you're in one of these towns, we cover you:
Our home base, on the south shore of the lake.
Full-time homes and vacation cabins to the east.
North-shore cabins under heavy pine cover.
Mountain homes at the valley's east end.
Lakeside cabins down the ridgeline.
Forest homes along the highway corridor.
Completed projects across the mountain — exteriors, decks and cabin woodwork prepped and finished for altitude.
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Most of our clients are cabin and vacation-home owners down in LA, OC and San Diego — here's what they say after we finish.
"So grateful for the team — professional, with excellent customer service. The work was top-quality, reliable and efficient, and they made me feel calm and comfortable the whole way. Everything was completed exactly as agreed; I'm beyond satisfied."
"I own a construction company in LA and a cabin in Big Bear, so I interviewed several painters and awarded Top Painting the cabin exterior. Jose was easy to work with and followed direction, and the pricing was right in the middle of the road. Definitely recommend."
"They replaced siding, then sanded and painted, and kept me in constant contact about my rental property while I was out of town. Great work — highly recommend."
"Jose and his team painted our older cabin's upper deck, which had years of peeling, chipped paint. They offered paint-or-stain options, sanded to bare wood, primed, and painted the top and underneath in just days. Exceptional quality — we'll use them again."
Top Painting is a local Big Bear operation. Jose and the crew live and work in the mountain communities, so we know what altitude, snow and pine country do to a paint job — and how to prep for it.
Most of our clients are cabin and vacation-home owners down in LA, Orange County and San Diego, so remote updates are easy: we keep you in the loop with photos and texts while you're off the mountain, and the work gets done exactly as agreed.
We're licensed, insured and bonded, operating under CA Contractor License #1092305 — verify us before you ever sign.
Free, no-pressure on-site estimates — and photo estimates by text for out-of-town cabin owners.
It varies by the size and condition of the cabin — how much prep, wood repair and surface area is involved makes a big difference up here. Rather than quote a number that won't fit your project, we give a free on-site estimate so the price reflects your actual cabin.
Longevity at 6,700+ feet comes down to prep and product, because altitude UV and freeze-thaw are hard on any finish. The reason we power-wash, grind, repair wood and caulk every crack before painting is to get years more life out of the coats — a properly prepped exterior holds up far longer than a rushed one.
The warmer, drier stretch of the year is ideal for exterior work, since paint and stain need dry surfaces and mild temperatures to cure properly. Because mountain weather is its own thing, we schedule around the conditions and book popular dates early — securing your spot with a deposit holds your start date.
Yes — most of our clients are out-of-town cabin owners. We keep you updated with photos and texts throughout the project, so you always know what's happening even when you're down the hill.
Yes — all three. Top Painting operates under CA Contractor License #1092305, and we're insured and bonded. You're welcome to verify before we start.
Yes, it's a standard part of our prep. We screw down loose boards and repair or replace damaged wood before any paint goes on — and for bigger needs we handle custom carpentry like siding replacement and cedar tongue-and-groove installs.
Tell us about your cabin or home and we'll come out, look it over, and leave you with a clear, honest estimate. Photo estimates available by text for out-of-town owners.
Local Big Bear crew · Licensed, insured & bonded.
CA Lic. #1092305 · Licensed, Insured & Bonded