San Francisco Exterior Painters

"I would not use a T&M contract again. The costs got out of control from our perspective. We could not be home all the time so we had to trust the contractor that the actual hours charged were being worked: $50/hr for a painter and $65 for the carpenter. We had budgeted about $35K, and had contingency up to a total of $50K. We almost did not have money ...more to put the final color coat on the house after spending $49K on paint removal and wood repairs (the latter approximately $10K of the T&M total, including $5K for the Mansard roof, not part of the original bid). I think I would go with a regular fixed price contract. The can be that if the contractor under-bids, then it can be a real fight to get the work done, and done well. We withheld $9.7K (~15%) until the job was finished to our satisfaction."

"I called to get a quote to repair and paint an exterior wall of our house. I received a prompt call back and arranged to schedule a time for Kieron to come to the house to check out the area needing work. He arrived exactly on time, and was up on the roof quickly to check out the area that needed work. He provided a general ...more estimate of the cost to do the work right then and there."

"He is terrific. He was always on time. The final price came in very close to the original bid. He is a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend him and I would use him the future. "

"They did an absolutely superb job. I spent $9270 on that painting job. On their web site, they show pictures of many of the homes that they painted. I sent him pictures of my home before and after they painted and he said he was going to post them on the web site. He said it?s seldom that people have pictures before and after the work is done. ...more They did a lot of preparation before they use elastomeric paints. I get a lot of bad weather from the

from where I live in San

and in the winter there are a lot of strong storms. They use that particularly on the western exposure of the house, facing the

. I would certainly give them the highest recommendation. "

"They looked over my home and gave me an estimate which I chose not to accept, but they were decent people. The estimate was more than what I paid for the company I went with. They were came out within a reason time period and were on time. They were professional. "

"They looked over my home and gave me an estimate which I chose not to accept, but they were decent people. The estimate was more than what I paid for the company I went with. They were came out within a reason time period and were on time. They were professional. "

"After finding on Angie's List, I called for an estimate. I was impressed with the detailed quote and contract they provided. Kieron was very flexible with the scheduling when we needed to postpone having the job done. He was helpful in recommending a high quality low VOC paint, as having an environmentally friendly paint was ...more very important to us. His team did an outstanding job painting the base, trim and accents of the house. The house looks much newer and better now that the painting is done."

"I needed to hire an competent and affordable painting crew to paint a home that had been newly renovated in South Pasadena. I live in Northern California and relied on Angie's List to find painters that would not mess up the job just because I couldn't physically be there to supervise. was very responsive over the phone. He ...more gave me a small price reduction from his initial quote, which was nice. But considering the poor job they did, I'd rather go with a more expensive painter next time. His English is a little hard to understand and I felt like certain things were lost in translation. Once we had the job agreement signed, it was harder to get in touch with him. I pulled up into the area for a short visit to check on the job. Once there I discovered about 4-5 '

.' signs stabbed into my lawn and hedges. This was not done with my approval and I did not agree to advertise for their company on my property. This is a huge liability for me because it tells everyone that the house is being painted and is vacant. Most contractors don't post up signs at jobsites anymore because of this reason. While inside, I pointed out several areas that needed more attention in detail to the crew manager. He gestured his response by flailing his arms in the air, holding a blade and sliced my hand. Although an accident, he did not seem to care while I was dripping blood onto the tarp. This was very very strange. I had to follow up so many times to make sure they did what I had asked. There are areas in the house where repairs were done. It would've taken 2 seconds to sand it down lightly before painting but instead, they slapped on the paint and now it looks terrible. The paint on the kitchen cabinets were put on so thick that there's gunky paint drips on the surfaces and the doors now won't shut properly. I am having to pay my GC extra to fix their mistakes!! After the job was finished, the job site was not as clean as they had promised it would be. I never heard from them again. They took off the hardware off all my doors and cabinets and did not reinstall after they were done with the job. I now have knobs and pulls MISSING! Most of the hardware came with the house when it was built in the 1930's.. so I'm not sure how i'm going to find matching hardware to replace. Overall, they did a terrible job. I don't usually like to take the time to write bad reviews like this and I even renewed my expired angie's list account just for writing this review.. but my experience was such a negative one that I hope no one makes the mistake of hiring these people again. Beware!"