GERACI PAINTING AND DECORATING

Geraci came & provided an estimate. There were items not on the original estimate that were added appropriately. The were professional, neat and quiet. They cleaned up after themselves. The work was outstanding. I believe another contractor may not have been as meticulous about the preparation. They were careful not to splatter paint on bushes,decking and roof.

Member Comments: We had used Geraci once before, but we never will again. Based on our experience, Dominick Geraci (Geraci Painting & Decorating) is unreliable and dishonest. We no longer trust him and we advise everyone else not to do business with him or you could be his next victim. He talks a lot about how important it is ?to give outstanding quality and service?, but when called upon to honor his boast he failed miserably. In his statement, Geraci said ?during the walk (around the exterior of the home) the homeowner told me that they were getting some water in their basement from the same side of the house that the hose bib is on.? Our landscaper had placed too much mulch around the house. It was over the top of the foundation wall in some places and that had allowed a small amount of water to seep into an unfinished part of the basement a couple of times after heavy rains, but not in the finished portion of the basement. After the mulch was moved away from the house we have not had any seepage, in any part of the basement, even after heavy downpours. Geraci also said in his statement, upon completion of the job, we were standing together in front of the hose bib. That is not true. Geraci was the only one behind the bushes near the bib, touching up a spot his assistant had missed. He just didn?t notice the water leaking from the bib. Geraci states, ?After I completed the touch-ups, I turned on the hose to clean my hands and then turned it back off. I am 100% sure I turned off the water.? Yes, he did turn off the water with the shut-off at the end of the hose, but he did not turn off the water at the hose bib and that was the problem. He says, ?There were several days between when I left and they discovered their spraying water.? Wrong again. He left on Friday and the plumber found the bib leaking and spraying water the next day, Saturday. He says, ?This is an accessible area where almost anyone could have turned on their hose.? He?s really reaching on this one. The bib is hidden behind bushes and can?t be seen from the street. The hose is also kept next to the bushes and can?t be seen from the street.We have never had anyone monkey with the water hose in over 15 years. Geraci claims, ?as much as the homeowner wants this to be the fault of our company, it simply is not.? Geraci's insurance company, State Farm, sent an investigator to our home and concluded that our property had been damaged by Geraci's actions and offered us $500 to settle our claim against Geraci. We are not satisfied with the offer because Geraci himself admitted it would cost over $1,000 to repair the damages. The rest of his statement is a well-rehearsed, self-promoting commercial which his actions completely belie. He finishes his statement by saying, ?As far as the plastic connector; it was extremely deteriorated and obviously very old and I immediately told the member that it had broken. She said not to worry about it. However, we will be happy to replace the plastic connector. 1) The bib attachment or ?plastic connector? was not ?extremely deteriorated and obviously very old.? (See photo #6) The only problem with it is, he broke it. 2) He did not tell us he broke it. He hid the broken pieces under the bushes. 3) Geraci?s claim that he would ?be happy to replace? it, was not directed to us. It is a self-serving attempt to make himself sound reasonable to other Angie?s List readers. And he sure knows how to talk a good game. Too bad that?s all he is; a lot of talk and promises that he never keeps. He never did replace the connector. Geraci also burned out 5 sections of our front lawn when he left the shutters lying in the grass for a full day in the hot sun. He also stained our grill cover and deck railing with the power wash solution. And Geraci has made no attempt to deny he said he could stop by to see what he could do to help us if we got our 94-year-old neighbor lady to accept his proposal to paint her house! And don?t be fooled by Geraci?s boast that his business is rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau. As we found out, the BBB has a major weakness when it comes to their ratings. Whenever someone files a complaint with the BBB against one of their member businesses, and that business notifies the BBB that they have turned the matter over to their insurance company, the BBB closes the complaint and labels it AJR ? Administratively Judged Resolved (it does not matter whether the complaint has actually been resolved or not). That way the member business gets to keep their initial A+ rating no matter how many complaints may be filed against them, if all of the complaints get labeled AJR. Based on the way he has shirked his responsibilities and the way he has treated us, Geraci has lost not only our business and our neighbor?s business, but the business of our friends, including one who had received one of his proposals and was about to contract with him. Our advice, do NOT do business with Dominick Geraci or Geraci Painting and Decorating.

He did great work. He took the time to go through colors and help select colors for the two rooms. The paint has held up great. It has not faded at all. They took off their shoes while in the home. They cleaned up extremely well. He is extremely attentive and listens well. They just did a great job.

Our daughter had Domenick paint the interior of her home and we were so impressed with his imaginative use of colors and style that we hired him to paint our home. We wanted our house to have color and a certain wow factor but were unsure of how to pull it off. We had certain colors in mind and gave him our ideas as to what we would like to do. He then put his own style on to our ideas and we were in agreement from the first time we saw his sample boards. Everyone who walks into our home for the first time automatically says wow.