Brian and his crew did a great job painting the exterior of our 77-year old house last fall. Some 17 years had passed since the last paint job, so they took exceptional care to sand, caulk and prime. Once the prep work was done, they painted the siding quickly, cleaned up the mess, and were on their way. One more thing: After Boise suffered one of its harshest winters on record, the work held up remarkably well. There were a couple of places where water got under the paint, froze, and caused some peeling. But I'll be asking Brian to touch those up as soon as the weather warms. I gladly recommend Brian and his Brush Above the Rest crew.
Description of Work: Painted the exterior of my house.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,625
Jeralee C.
02/2016
5.0
house painters, interior painters
+ 0 more
unknown
Description of Work: Painted walls & ceilings in 3 rooms. Estimate included a lighter colored ceiling at no additional costs (unlike two other estimates I got). | |Brian is great to work with and was very meticulous in the prep work and final clean up. | |He has a great crew and all were nice to work with. Very pleased with end results. Had another contractor compliment Brian'S workmanship.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,500
Victoria R.
02/2016
5.0
Quick, clean, efficient and over all good job.
Description of Work: Exterior house painting
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,165
Leonard E.
09/2015
2.0
house painters, woodworking
+ 0 more
unknown
Description of Work: The complete house was painted, They did a good job. |1) They committed to replace up to six window trim boards as needed. I replaced three myself and asked them to replace three more. They said that they were better than the composite ones I wanted installed and refused. |2) they said they would remove a screen door, and then became very upset when it did not come out easily. |3) several misses on the top of trim boards that were not possible to see unless you got up on a ladder. I found them the following year and painted them myself.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
2.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
4.0
Scott T.
07/2014
5.0
pressure washing, house painters
+ 0 more
This is the second time Brian and his crew have painted our house. They take the time to powerwash and let the house dry a few days before doing the prep, then actually painting. Brian and his crew also did some minor exterior siding repair which was not unexpected and agreed upon prior to the work beginning. His crew started at 6 AM prior to the heat of the day, and cleaned up the work site each evening. Brian did not accept payment until the work was complete and inspected by us. Outstanding customer service, we look forward to having Brian and his crew back the next time we paint.
Description of Work: Powerwashed, prep, and painted two story house, detached two car garage and approx. 150 linear feet of fence.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$5,500
Frank D.
04/2014
5.0
pressure washing, house painters
+ 0 more
unknown
Description of Work: They painted my two story, 2800 sq. ft. house. They power-washed it a few days in advance. The actual painting took two full days plus a partial day. They were extremely neat and cleaned up on a daily basis. In refinishing the front door, they had to try several times and stayed with it until they got it right and it came out beautifully. They also provided me with before and after pictures after the job was completed. They take pride in their work and collect only when the job is done and you are satisfied.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$5,000
Damon D.
12/2013
5.0
house painters
+ -1 more
We got 3 bids prior to choosing Bryan. The bid from B.A.R (brush above the rest) was slightly lower than the rest, but this is not why we chose them. We chose Bryan because he was not scared off by the stain work that needed to be done. The stain work was extensive on the exterior and the other 2 contractors wouldn't commit to a specific cost for it or their were going to bid high. Also, B.A.R. did our neighbors house across the street. They did a fantastic job on that home. The only thing we had a slight hiccup on was that I showed Bryan a color that I saw on a website. He used the color code that was there. They painted the home while I was on vacation and it was a green color and we were expecting tan. So Lesson 1: Buy sample paint from your paint supplier and apply it to your home. Don't choose paint you haven't bought a sample of. The biggest reason I would recommend Bryan and use them again is because they worked with us tremendously in regards to this mishap on the pricing. It was a mutual lesson and I'm sure the crew is giving the same advice to their clients as I just shared in lesson 1. The second biggest reason is the Quality of work. Extremely happy with the precision and the results of the staining. The 3rd reason is speed. They were done when they said they'd be. I'll be leaving a Google review which will allow me to show before and after photos. We have gotten a lot of compliments on our home.
Description of Work: Painted Exterior of 3800 square foot home. Also did staining of exterior and giant log post
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$6,500
Maureen O.
09/2012
5.0
house painters
+ -1 more
We have an historic east end home, including a detached double car garage and a old carriage house. Brian came out the same day they were called to provide an estimate. We were pleased with the value their bid offered compared to other companies listed on Angieand quot;s list. Once we accepted the bid, they worked with us selecting the colors. They began the project as committed and worked through the weekend (both Saturday and Sunday) to complete the project in record time. This 100 yr old home needed significant prep, including scraping, sanding, and glazing of old windows. We were pleased with the attention to detail and the overall professionalism. While this was a mulit-day project, they left the property neat every evening, so we did not look in disarray throughout. Several of our neighbors who watched the work, have asked for the name of this company. We definitely recommend them!
Description of Work: Exterior paint of 3 buildings in northeast Boise.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$10,000
Rob K.
09/2010
1.0
house painters, interior painters
+ 0 more
When the company moved inside to paint I had to ask them to leave as the color was wrong, and the workmanship was not good. The company sued me for breach of contract, to which the Court held up I was in the right, the company had no basis and dismissed the cases. Also we have repeatedly requested that they remove our home before and after pictures from their website, and they replied they would but it would take up 14 days to remove the photos, which never happened (I still have their email). I probably would not even be here on Angie's list if they had removed the photos and quit using our home as a reference when I requested it, however it is interesting fun when their potential customers stop and ask to look over the house....
Description of Work: If you viewed this company's webpage the Bungalow on top is mine. If you were referred to do a drive by please stop and look at the overspray on the chimney, electrical boxes, roller marks on the eves of red paint on green, slop over on the window frames and the west of the house already needing repainting (they promised 10 years on their Kwal paint, that is a joke) . He promised the best tape guys in town and turned out he fired the guy on the third day as he just hired him. His crew was caught by a neighbor doing "cat calls" at the women riding their bikes as they passed (a legal charge of sexual harassment - unknown unwanted). They left pop bottles and fast food trash bags in the yard and for the most part never cleaned up after themselves. They also said they would do lead paint mitigation so as they scraped the lead paint the mitigation translated into crunching the chips into the dirt around the house (see attached pictures). We do not let our child play in those areas! We are getting estimates this year to repaint the entire house as the main color has already faded and looks more like a 1970's puke avocado instead of the bungalow green we choose. We had the interior repainted by Artifex, an excellent company by the way.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
2.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
$12,000
Jim K.
07/2010
5.0
house painters
+ -1 more
Bottom line: I got a nice job at a price that we agreed on and in a very timely manner. I did get a bid for about $200 lower from another painter but they couldn't do the job until late in July. This didn't work for me due to vacation plans, etc... I found that Brian was willing to negotiate on his price and that his crew did a good job, even though he himself . was away on vacation. I would recommend BAR Painting to others based on getting what I wanted, at a fair price, with quality results.
Description of Work: Prep and paint the exterior of my house and shed.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,400
Sheila A.
03/2010
5.0
house painters
+ -1 more
Great! The paint job looks great, the workers were friendly, they cleaned up nicely.
Description of Work: Power-washed, prepped (caulked, primed, etc.) and painted the exterior of our home.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,865
Mary Jo K.
05/2009
5.0
house painters
+ -1 more
They power washed on Friday. Started what would normally be a two day job on Monday. They had to repaint the front of the house because the color had to be changed so they lost about 4 hours. Tuesday it rained all day. Wednesday they finished the painting, Thursday Bryan came over to personally inspect the job again and did any touch up work that he thought was needed and finished putting plant hangers, weather stripping and kick plates back on the house and doors.
Description of Work: Painted the exterior of the house. They moved all of the patio furniture and other items away from the house. They caulked everything that needed sealing. They power washed the house. They checked frequently to see if the progress they were making was satisfactory. Bryan's policy of no payment until the job is completed is great. We had to buy extra paint because I didn't get the color right from the swatches. The original estimate was less but the new paint color caused the cost to increase. However there are no up charges tied to his estmate. Other bids I received gave us a nice senior discount but there were all sorts of potential upcharges ie..extra $50 for moving furniture, extra $50 to remove hooks for Christmas light decorations, extra $125 for pressure wash if power wash wasn't sufficient. So when all was said and done the nice senior discount evaported. When the paint color problem was discovered, Bryan came over personally and resolved the problem and had the paint delivered within an hour an a half so the project could continue. Word to the wise...if you are not choosing a color from his color swatch palate and want to use colors from another paint company, have the color you want computer matched, don't eyeball it...Bryan is more than happy to have the color you want computer matched so you have the correct color.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,200
P H.
09/2008
5.0
house painters
+ -1 more
They were wonderful, there bid was dead on, they were able to get the job done in a day, they did everything the way that they said they would, it was very high quality.
Description of Work: They painted the exterior of our home.
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