Chris Heerdegen

Chris Heerdegen is the founder and owner of OnDemand Painters, a painting and finishing company serving six metro markets across the Midwest and Florida. With over 20 years in the industry since 2001, Chris built OnDemand around a simple idea: answer the phone, show up when you say you will, and do the kind of work that earns a review.

Chris grew up in the northern suburbs of Chicago, attended college in Champaign/Urbana, and met his wife in St. Louis. He now splits his time between OnDemand's six markets: St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Kansas City, Nashville, and Brevard County, Florida.

As owner, sales rep, and production coordinator, Chris answers every call directly on his cell phone. He manages multiple crews across all six markets, with an average callback time of 58 minutes and written electronic estimates delivered in as little as 10 minutes using satellite imagery.

Outside of work, Chris trains in Brazilian jiu jitsu and is raising 6 kids with his wife, including a set of triplets. It's why you'll find him responding to messages at all hours.

Under his leadership, OnDemand Painters has earned the BBB Complaint-Free Award (zero complaints across both Chicago and St. Louis offices), an A+ BBB rating, 300+ five-star reviews, HomeAdvisor Elite Service designation, Thumbtack Top Pro status, and was a St. Louis Magazine A-List finalist in 2023 and 2024.