THE EDUCATED PAINTERS

I have old windows and they did a real nice job of refurbishing them. They did a very professional job on the house. I would use them again and recommend their service.

Mark is busy and there is a reason. His crews did excellent work on all of the jobs. His bids were reasonable and the quality of the work was excellent! Mark is very clear and educated us on what he was doing (as far as the products he was using and why) and his guys took care our home as if it were theirs. We also needed some basic construction work, and his crew took care of that as well. We will not use anyone else!

Mark and his guys are outstanding high end painters. They do great work. They do amazing prep work. It's 3 days of prep for 1 day of painting. The paint held up so well. Yes, I would use him again in the future.

I had to call a couple of times before I got a call back. He did not show up for the first appointment with no call back. Then I set a second appointment and he was late. I had to call. He finally showed up obviously in a hurry. He took a very quick look and practically ran off saying he would email me the estimate without asking for my email. Needless to say no more contact. ***!

We recently hired Mark and his Educated Painters company to paint the exterior of our 1950's Pasadena house. The house had not been painted in 20 years and the condition of the exterior wood was pretty bad in places especially on the sun facing south side. Mark's team of three spent 10 days sanding, repairing and priming the wood for the house, garage and shed before applying a single drop of exterior paint. The painting took another 5 days. The results are truly amazing. He and his team took the time to address all of the problem areas before repainting. He also assisted with selection of colors. If you want a painter that is concerned with details, I have no hesitation in recommending Educated Painters.

The estimator came over to the house to survey what we wanted painted. He said they would drop the estimate in our mail box within the next couple of days. We waited...and waited. I called and left a message. No return call. I called and left a message explaining that we would like the estimate. No return call. 2 days later Mark Harris called and explained that they had had an unexpected death in the family and he was sorry. I said that I understand. He promised me the estimate the next evening. NOTHING! Again, I called and left a message that we would like the estimate, and if they didn't want to do the work, just please call me so that I could move on. NOTHING!!!! So I moved on! To another painter!

Came by for an estimate (showed up late, did call to notify, a couple of times for each delay). Unsucessful in providing a written estimate. Tried multiple times for a followup. Ended up not using them. Other painters on angies responded to appointments and provided estimates in a timely manner.

The Educated Painter is amazing! They painted the exterior of our home and they did a wonderful job. They do a great job on prepping the house, they are meticulous and always on time. The house looks amazing and I will be using them again in the future. Great customer service and professional work!

Mark and his crew provided fantastic service at a very competitive price. My wife and I are thrilled with the quality of work, and the care and excellence of both Mark and his crew. We've seen Educated's signs on many prominent homes in our neighborhood, so our expectations were pretty high going into the job, and yet Mark still managed to impress us. We compared bids carefully, and although Educated Painters wasn't the least expensive we received, their bid provided excellent value when comparing the services and price against their competitors. - Extensive preparation and repair - Two fully-dried coats of paint - Excellent restorative work on our aging decorative touches - Thorough cleanup daily - Friendly and helpful work crew - Lots of little and quot;extrasand quot; here and there, no and quot;nickel and dimingand quot; as we went along - Really good advice when we wanted it I will definitely be calling Educated Painters for my next job.

His bid was competitive and we chose him to repair stucco and then repaint the entire church building. His recommendaton for paint color was excellent. Most of the painted surfaces look good. The workers were very careless about stepping on plants, and destroyed a number of them. Biggest offense was that a lift truck was to be used to paint the church tower, and instead the workers used ladders on our new Spanish tile roof and cracked a number of tiles. They have refused to pay us for the cost (about $12,000) of having tiles removed and replaced. We have spent months trying to get some closure on this, to no avail. The owner comes across as a "good Christian" but has not shown that he has good work etchics. Also took several months to get final details handled. Would not recommend this company.

We set up a time for an estimate, to take place the following week. The office staff person was professional and polite. We found another painter in the meantime, however, so we did not go further with this company at this time.

Mr. Harris came over last summer to give us an estimate for the exterior of the house. According to my wife, Instead of staying on the outside he pushed his way into the house. He tracked leaves threw the kitchen on his way to the back door. He then inspected the house and gave her a verbal estimate of no less then $4,000.00. He said it might be more, he would have to see. The house is small, just over 1000 sf. My wife asked him for a written estimate, so I could see it, and we never got one. She called several times and never got a response. I did not use them!

They have been in the area for quite a while. They did the shutters, repaired some damaged area in front of the house and did the wrought iron and some carpentry work with the shutters that needed to be repaired. I will use them again in the future.

Mark Harris is very detail-oriented and committed to making sure that the paint job is done perfectly. I have used other painters who were a little cheaper, but whose work from two years ago is already peeling (guess you get what you pay for). Educated Painters will give you a competitive price, even if it's not the absolute lowest bid, and they will do a fabulous job. Educated Painters is the only painting company I will use.

I have used Mark Harris' Educated Painters for all of my home and office painting needs for over 10 years. They are not the least expensive painters in town, but every penny spent on The Educated Painters is worth it. They don't just paint -- they restore. Mark's crews arrive on time, and on-schedule. They stay on the job until it is complete. They repair, prep, sand, paint, stain, and seal anything and everything on a house, whether it's made of wood, stucco, or plaster. When they're done each day, they clean up so you hardly know they were there. They restored my 1959 mid century modern home to its original condition. Due to Mark's care and attention to detail, my house sold to the perfect buyers the first day I put it on the market. I recommend Mark Harris and The Educated Painters highly, unconditionally, and without reservation.

It went just fine. Workmen were always prompt and worked very hard. Complete cleanup each day was really nice. Everything was left in an orderly manner behind the gate. We have absolutely no negative comments!

I was very pleased with their quality and attention to detail. Mark's crew has worked together for a long time, and it shows. I will use them again.

On the advice of a friend, I called Mark and his company. He has a very friendly voice mail manned by his wife and when he came to do the estimate he was very positive. He made sure to mention that he did celebrity homes and also suggested a "colorist" to me. He promised an estimate in a few days. I have called his office 3 times and spoken to his wife who confirmed she would send "tonight". I still have no estimate. I feel as though this is a good example of what kind of work he may or may not do. I obviously didn't fit his model of a "fit" customer. There are a lot of contractors who might sense that your requests or projects are bit out of their norm or that they won't have "control" in the project. Looking back I sensed this from Mark. He has shown me by this shine that he likes the little ol' ladies like my friend who will just choose the cheapest estimate and don't have a need for a perfect job. I wanted to choose my own paint and this seemed to upset Mark too. Even the snobby expensive painter in town gave me an estimate but he just priced it high enough that would make it worth his while. I know that I'm not a problem customer. In fact, I am the guy who makes sure all the needs and expectations are up front and in the beginning. I am also the guy who sends Christmas $ at the end of the year to ALL the contractors who worked on my home in that current year. I'm certain most don't do that because my friends argue with me all the time about contractors and their idea of how to treat them. My old painter and I are long time friends so I know I treat people right. He moved to Florida so I had no choice to find a new one. Mark seemed to do a very thorough job for the friend. If you are a person who might have your own idea about how you'd like your home to look, he may just not send the estimate. I think this is a valuable review as the time spent on interviewing contractors is as valuable as working with them.

Overall, we are very pleased with the work. The work lasted approx. 25 days, with about 6 painter each day. The day started early at 7:00 a.m. The prepping took the longest. Wood was removed from the carport and replaced with fresh wood beams. Much sanding and priming, then a color specialist came out to make color recommendations. The owner of the company is there several times during the job, and he has some good ideas. The roof above our den needed to be replaced and they did a professional job in repairing it.

I called Mark Harris to get an estimate to do some various paint work around my house. Mark and his crew had painted the entire exterior of my house about eight years ago, had done a good job, so I thought I would call him back. He came out as promised, and walked the areas with me that needed work. He said he would mail a written proposal to me shortly. Well, the proposal never showed up. I waited about two weeks, then called him and left a message asking about the status of the proposal. I never got a return phone call. I realize the work I needed to be done was not extensive, however I expected, especially as a return customer, that he would have the common courtesy of at least calling to tell me he wasn't interested in doing the work. I am very disappointed in his non-response, and will never use him again.

I'm thrilled with the work! It was a tough job (stripping and fixing horrible old paint jobs) and required more work than we originally thought, but the crew was fantastic. The guys were extremely clean, worked hard, and were very meticulous. They were extraordinarily clean and really protected my furniture and housewares from dust (lots of sanding) and paint. Mark and his guys work with pride and it comes through. Despite being a very busy company, the job wasn't rushed and the guys stayed until the work was perfect.

THEY DID A GOOD, QUALITY JOB. SHOWED UP ON TIME AND GAVE ME A GOOD PRICE.

Was really knowledgeable, price was fair. However we had some time constraints and was unable to fit into the schedule. They were honest up front and I appreciate it. Would try to use again.

We'd been happy customers in the past, had recommended this firm to others and fully expected to have a good experience again. Unfortunately, this didn't turn out to be the case. We selected the company because their price seemed fair, but it wasn't the low bid. It took several phone calls to get employees to come out and finish the job. We were given a number of excuses as to why employees didn't show when they said they would, ranging from not having a ride (at least, that's what the company owner said - when the employee got here, he admitted he opted to go to another job instead) to the loss of a family member. I note that another report on this firm mentions that when the job got complex, they sent more employees, but we never had more than two employees here, and I think the owner never even came out to check their work. Had he done so, he would have discovered our previous color bleeding through the paint. After yet another coat of paint, we're still getting bleed through.

THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE WAS VERY GOOD. THE JOB WAS MORE DIFFICULT THAN ANTICIPATED, SO THEY ADDED MORE WORKERS TO GET IT DONE IN THE ESTIMATED TIME. EACH DAY THEY CLEANED UP AND EVEN DID THOSE LITTLE EXTRAS THAT MEAN SO MUCH.