Painters

We hired Sommers Painting LLC to paint the entire inside of a 3 bedroom house. We met with them and later received their estimate, which we considered high, but were over a barrel to get it done, so we hired them. They were to paint all ceilings and closets one coat of paint, and all walls two coats. When I saw the finished job I was quite disappointed in how it looked. Dingy. Not fresh and clean like new paint usually looks. As a lay person, I figured I must have chosen a poor color (white) and that was why it looked so blah. Coincidentally or not, we later discovered five gallons of wall paint in the basement - four unopened and one with barely any of it used. We hired a professional painter to paint the walls, using the paint left in the basement, and the different was remarkable. The house now looked the way it should have. Old paint bleeding through was clearly visible in areas, which would not have been the case had two coats been applied. Nothing was caulked. Cracks were visible. Mrs. Sommers attributed that to not being in the contract. In my experience, caulking and repair of minor cracks is part of a professional job. Our new painter told us that they didn't even remove the electrical plates when they painted. Behind the plates was a former paint color. There was a water stain on a ceiling that was still there when Sommers completed their work. I contacted the Sommers. They claimed to have prepped and taped the house and applied all paint (ceilings, closets, and two coats on all walls) in A DAY AND A HALF. They insisted that they did all the work contracted. They attributed having so much leftover paint to mistakenly ordering twice as much as they needed. They never asked to see the house or to do anything to make it right. My request for a partial refund was flatly refused. In view of how the house looked and their lame excuse for having so much leftover paint, we found their claims to be not credible.

Excellent job!

The clerk was extremely helpful. He gave me some good guidance in picking out the color and the paint.

Fun night with friends! Great experience - Chris made me an artist. :)