CHICAGO MOBILE SODA BLASTING & SANDBLASTING

Bad experience. Neal was easy to get a hold of, but arrived a few hours after he said he would. He seemed very scattered and was very talkative, but really didn't listen to us or seem to follow a conversation very well. It was like he was in his own world. He didn't seem to get the idea of doing a test area and having us inspect how the paint was coming off before continuing. However, he seemed knowledgable about the various media he could use, different masonry issues, etc. He had seen a photo of our house and had some idea of the project, and had given us a preliminary quote of $520 to remove paint from all the trim. When he arrived, he said it would be $490 to take the paint off of only those pieces of trim that he could reach from the ground (about 1/2 the trim on the house). He described how he would protect the gutters and other parts of the house adjacent to the trim from damage. We finally agreed on a price of $350 for the lower trim. He got his hoses organized & began blasting. I don't know what is standard in terms of amount of sand, power, and spray size, but he broke both windows of our storm door and removed some paint from one of our new downspouts. He stopped part way through because he could see that the paint wasn't coming off evenly, and we decided to end the project there. He wanted $350, but he had done less than 1/2 of the work he was supposed to do for that price, plus he broke the window. I told him I figured he did $150 worth of work, minus $70 for the broken window, and he accepted $80.

I called the owner Neal and we agreed on a price and a time when he would come to my house to perform the work. He called Thursday night to confirm that he would be here Sunday at 10:00 AM. He never showed up or called me on Sunday. I called him on Monday and he apologized and said he would come whenever I want him. I said Tuesday night at 4:30 PM. Again he never showed up or called me. Estimated cost was $500.