M & E Painting LLC

M&E ruined our brand new and very expensive deck because of the inferior product they recommended as a "stain". Within months the product began bubbling, cracking, and peeling. And the stain job was never right from day one...M&E and their workers seemed puzzled by how many coats it took to complete the job, which took longer than expected, and still there remained some areas that were unevenly stained. And, no prep work whatsoever (sanding etc.) was done. Then the cracking began, and now the stain even brushes off with the simple sweep of a broom. It is clear that the wood was not stained, but more like painted. We located a detailed evaluation of this product which concluded "Benjamin Moore’s Arborcoat is prone to peeling in cold weather states...and did not perform well on a newly built deck". It was also stated that within months "the Arborcoat had peeled significantly on the brand-new pine deck. Patches of the finish had peeled off the wood in strips. You could peel back large sections of stain with your fingers. The product did not seem to have penetrated into the wood at all." M&E initially responded by coming back on two separate occasions to paint over the areas that had peeled away, which was completely ineffective and did nothing to prevent future deterioration. M&E offered to come out a third time, which we initially declined. As matters continued to worsen, we contacted M&E once more, upon which they responded "You left this issue to get worse and not be addressed when we were willing to address it, and due to this, that issue is now between you and the manufacturer". M&E, I'm sure if you had come out a third time, our problems would be magically solved? So I guess it's our fault now. We trusted M&E to recommend the right product for the job, based on their experience, but they failed, and now we will have to pay another company thousands more $$ to refinish the deck using a suitable stain, since M&E has not offered to do so. Or, maybe I should be thanking M&E for going beyond the call of duty to come up and paint over a few cracked spots, since they do not warranty decks. Lesson learned and buyer beware! Look up deckstainhelp(dot)com/benjamin-moore-arborcoat-stain-review/

Excellent! From the quote process to the completion of the work everything was seamless and done perfectly and on time. The team at M&E painting are honest , efficient and great to work with I would definitely recommend them!!

Excellent communications, fair price, very timely in handling everything. Job finished on time and looks great.

Great, were there when they said and crew had job done in a day.

The estimator was very thorough in explaining the details of what they would do. They sent someone to power wash a few days before the painting. After the painting, another man came to look for areas that needed touching up, and those then were completed right away.

Not all windows were scraped, no masking done, clean up was so so, and a can was left with unknown fluid. The window frames are painted. However a small window, not included in estimate, was painted in a professional way.

I very much appreciate the fact that they clean up after themselves.

Ultimately the job was well done, but it required several return visits to make it right.

I was extremely pleased with the way it turned out!!!

Everything from the first contact for the estimate to the follow up after the work was performed was exceptional. I would recommend M&E without hesitation.

Provided painting estimate.

Kept us informed as to what was happening if times changed. They we very professional, friendly and helpful. Accommodated our requests very professionally and returned to redo some trim work that we found not quite to our standards. They were punctual and did an excellent job. The house looks good and have other neighbors ask who did our painting.

Excellent response to calls for everything from estimates to questions. Quality workmanship. Workman were on time & management gave ample notice of potential weather delays. Management responded immediately to a problem and went to extra lengths to correct it. Extremely pleased and have already made multiple recommendations. Neighbor across the street was so pleased with seeing our results that they have had M & E paint their house too.

Just rejoined Angies list, so there's a lot of little things I probably don't clearly remember. They used Sherwin Williams and I had a custom color mixed. It's hard to tell what 2 coats really means. It's not like they cover it once and then go back over the same area after it dries. More like all at once. Still- this is 5 years later, and the job has held up very well. A little chipping and cracking along some bottom edges where water and weather take a toll, or vertically where the siding has expanded and contracted, but nothing we can't just touch up. So- a long lasting job for this climate and the cost. I do remember that on last day we found a couple small places that the crew totally missed, but the foreman was very cheerful about making sure it was done to our satisfaction.

Very well. Professional assistance provided at no cost on color selection. Painting crew was top notch.

The crew from M & E Painting was wonderful. They did an excellent job of taping and covering any areas we didn't want painted. They confirmed the job before starting by wanting to do a walk through and had me show them where to paint. They were on time and extremely professional each day. They asked questions when they needed to. We would love to work with them again!

Selling our house needed help with paint colors Anthony to the rescue. Our Garage door broke just before the painting job started. Replaced the garage door an had them paint it too. Called Anthony he added it to our job no problem. Paint crew was great they were so nice. The paint job foreman was easy to work with too. Would hire M&E again!!!!

Worked with insurance adjuster on requirements and cost. Flexible in adjusting achedule to meet our needs and coordination with roofers and gutters. Provided high quality repairs. Great painting prep and work - fast and thorough. The house looks great.

I can't recommend these guys highly enough. They came to paint while we were out of town, and except for the freshly painted walls there was no trace that they had ever been there. Our two closet doors didn't get painted, and when I checked the estimate I saw they hadn't specifically been written in so that was definitely our error. I only notified M&E to ask them which paint to use when I couldn't tell which was ceiling and which was trim in the leftover paint. They ended up coming back out and painting both doors for no charge, and really bent over backwards to fit it into our schedule at a time that was personally very busy for us (I think we pretty much communicated in voicemails). Again, the only evidence that anyone was in our house was our freshly painted doors. It's been a month and with heavy use (young kids) everything is beautiful, nothing is chipping off the trim or doors. Our house looks so much brighter and cleaner. We loved working with M&E and will definitely use them again in the future.

They were great. They got the whole thing painted in one day. We really appreciated that they fit us in when none of the other painting companies could.

The salesperson was very personable, helpful, and communicative. We were quite pleased with the whole process, as well as with the results.

We are very happy with the service, they were professional & quickly responded to any concerns I had regarding touch-ups. Will be a return customer

I recommend M&E without reservation. We have hired them three times and have been pleased with the results every time. They show up when they say they will, do the job they said they would do, and charge what they said they would charge.

Great! I had a few problems afterward with the front door sticking and a few spots that I felt didn't cover well. They were very responsive to that and came back several times and called to make sure everything was to my satisfaction.

They help me choose a great color, and explain the process step by step