Abe Schickel & Co Inc

I ENJOYED TALKING WITH ABE, WHO SEEMED HONEST AND STRAIGHTFORWARD. HE TOOK HIS TIME EXPLAINING THE PROCESS OF WORKING WITH HIM, AND WHEN HE COULD SCHEDULE THE JOB. I WOULD HAVE HIRED HIM EXCEPT FOR TWO FACTORS: HE COULD NOT DO SOME CARPENTRY REPAIR, SO I WOULD HAVE HAD TO HIRE SOMEONE ELSE TO TAKE CARE OF A FEW MINOR PROBLEMS. ALSO, HE GAVE ME A PACKET OF MATERIALS WHEN WE MET, AND SOME OF THE PAPERS ASKED FOR ME TO RECORD MY COLOR CHOICES. I ALSO INTERVIEWED ANOTHER PAINTER WHO CLEARLY WAS WILLING TO WORK WITH ME ON COLOR CHOICE. SINCE THAT IS SOMETHING I FIND DIFFICULT, I WENT WITH THIS OTHER COMPANY.

THIS JOB TOOK 4 DAYS FROM START TO FINISH, AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB. THIS IS A MILD COMMENT SINCE BOTH MY WIFE AND I HAVE PROBLEMS WALKING, ABE ALWAYS MADE SURE WE HAD OUR MASTER BEDROOM AVAILABLE EACH NIGHT WHILE WORKING WITH 2 DIFFERENT COLORS AND 4 DIFFERENT SHEENS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THEY ARE FINE PAINTERS AND GENTLEMAN. IN DOING THE LIVING ROOM, THE JOB REQUIRED A SPECIAL STAGING TO BE SET UP TO REACH THE 18 FOOT CEILING AND PAINT AROUND THE FAN/LIGHT. THE CLEANUP WAS METICULOUS AND ALL OF OUR HEAVY PIECES WERE PUT BACK IN PLACE. WHAT OTHER PAINTER WOULD DO THAT. NONE I KNOW OF AND WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF PAINTING DONE IN THE PAST. ONE OTHER COMMENT. IF ANYTHING WAS WRONG AFTER THEY LEFT THEY WOULD RETURN AND FIX IT. WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT, BUT GREAT TO KNOW IT'S AVAILABLE. THANKS FOR A JOB WELL DONE AT A REASONABLE PRICE.

THE DID A GREAT JOB VERY PROFESSIONAL. THEY WERE VERY NEAT.

ABE WAS VERY RESPONSIVE AND THOROUGH IN HIS ESTIMATE WHICH WAS THE LOWEST AND MOST THOROUGH. HE IS VERY CUSTOMER FRIENDLY AND HIS ESTIMATE INCLUDED ALL INFORMATION ABOUT INSURANCE AND LICENSES. HE WAS MOST HELPFUL IN HIS ADVICE AND KEPT ALL PROMISES ABOUT WHEN THE JOB WOULD BE STARTED AND DONE. THE FOUR MAN CREW WAS HEADED BY EMERSON, AND APPEARED TO BE BRAZILIAN. THEY WERE VERY, VERY HARD WORKING AND DID THE JOB IN THREE WORK DAYS. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO MESS OR PAINT SPILLS AND THE WORK WAS FLAWLESS. THEY INSISTED ON A THOROUGH EXAMINATION AND CRITIQUE BEFORE ACCEPTING PAYMENT. I ALSO RECEIVED AN ANGIES LIST 5% DISCOUNT AND WAS NOT CHARGED FOR A SMALL INTERIOR PAINT JOB CAUSED BY AN ICE JAM BACKUP LAST WINTER.

ABE AND HIS CREW DID A FANTASTIC JOB. THEY ARRIVED EARLY, STAYED LATE AND WORKED HARD THE WHOLE TIME. ABE WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT LEAD EXPOSURE FOR MY YOUNG SON, AND MADE SURE EVERYTHING WAS VERY WELL CLEANED UP. I RECOMMEND THEM WITHOUT RESERVATION.

ABE AND HIS CREW DID A FANTASTIC JOB. THEY ARRIVED EARLY, STAYED LATE AND WORKED HARD THE WHOLE TIME. ABE WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT LEAD EXPOSURE FOR MY YOUNG SON, AND MADE SURE EVERYTHING WAS VERY WELL CLEANED UP. I RECOMMEND THEM WITHOUT RESERVATION.

ABE WAS RESPONSIVE, ACCESSIBLE, STRAIGHTFORWARD AND A PLEASURE TO DEAL WITH. HIS CREW WAS POLITE, HARD WORKING, RESPECTFUL OF OUR NEIGHBORS, SHOWED UP EARLY AND WORKED LATE. THEY GOT THE ENTIRE JOB DONE IN A MATTER OF DAYS, WHICH WAS WORTH A LOT TO US. THE PAINT JOB ITSELF LOOKS GREAT! WE COULDN'T BE MORE PLEASED. WE PROBABLY COULD HAVE DONE THE WORK FOR LESS MONEY, BUT ABE'S PROFESSIONALISM AND EXCELLENT CREW MADE IT TOTALLY WORTHWHILE. WE WOULDN'T HESITATE TO USE THEM AGAIN.

THE PRICE WAS RIGHT, WE NOTICED A PROBLEM LATER AND THEY CAME OUT AND CHECKED IT AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A ROOF AND GUTTER PROBLEM AND NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY, THOUGH THEY RE-PAINTED IT AND DID NOT CHARGE ME.

ABE AND HIS 2 PAINTERS WERE EXCELLENT, FRIENDLY, NEAT, AND VERY COMPETENT. THE ROOMS LOOK FANTASTIC. FRANKLY, IF ALL CONTRACTORS WERE AS GOOD AS THIS, THERE'D BE NO NEED FOR PLACES LIKE ANGIE'S LIST.

POLITE, RESPECTFUL, CAREFUL, METICULOUS, GOOD PAINT; ONE MAN DID TRICKY AREAS WITH THE STEADIEST HAND I EVER SAW. NO SMOKING, CLEANED UP AFTERWARDS CAREFULLY. NO SPECKLES OF PAINT ESPECIALLY FROM CEILING. DIFFICULT DRAPES MANAGED.

ABE CALLED BACK WITHIN 2 DAYS. HE EVALUATED THE PAINTING WE NEEDED, AND SAID HE COULD FIT US IN, DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER, WITHIN 2 WEEKS. HIS MEN CAME, WERE NEAT, FRIENDLY, AND EFFICIENT AT SMOOTHING OUT SOME OF THE NEW PLASTER, PRIMED IT AND PAINTED THE 2 BEDROOMS, HALL AND STAIR WELL, AND LIVING ROOM. THEY WERE WILLING TO STAY LATE, IF NEEDED (ON FRIDAY PM), OR COME IN ON SATURDAY TO FINISH THE JOB. ABE CALLED ON MONDAY TO BE SURE WE WERE SATISFIED.

DID NOT ARRIVE OR CANCEL FOR AN ESTIMATE - TWICE. RETURNED TWO OF FOUR CALLS.

THE APPOINTMENT FOR THE ESTIMATE WAS AT THE TIME SCHEDULED AND THE INFORMATION WITH THE WRITTEN ESTIMATE WAS VERY COMPREHENSIVE AND INFORMATIVE. THE CREW ARRIVED EACH DAY AT 8 AM, WORKED ALL DAY AND LEFT AT 5:30. THE OWNER OR CREW CHIEF KEPT US INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS AND SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES. THEY WERE POLITE AND RESPECTFUL OF OUR HOME. WE WERE OFTEN COMMENTING ON HOW THEY EXCEEDED OUR EXPECTATIONS, WHICH IS SADLY UNUSUAL. IF THE PRICE IS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN OTHERS IT IS WELL WORTH IT.

ABE IS A NICE GUY, THE QUOTE ($20500) WAS WELL PRESENTED, QUICK IN GETTING BACK TO US. HE WAS 3 TIMES MORE EXPENSIVE THAN SOME OTHER QUOTES, AND ALMOST DOUBLE WHAT WE WERE WILLING TO SPEND.

BOTH JOBS WERE EXCELLENT. I WAS ESPECIALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE PLASTER PATCHING AT THE CONDO. THE ELECTRICIAN HAD LEFT HUGE HOLES. WHEN ABE'S CREW WAS FINISHED THE WALL SURFACES WERE SEAMLESSLY PERFECT. THERE WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION AND THE CREW DID NOT PAINT OVER AN ELECTRICAL BOX, BEAUTIFULLY TRIMMING AROUND INSTEAD. ONE CALL AND THEY CAME BACK TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ABE CAME IN AT A HIGHER QUOTE THAN OTHERS BUT HE ARRIVED ON TIME, FINISHED ON TIME, AND DID A GREAT JOB. WELL WORTH THE MONEY. MY ONLY ADVICE, GET ABE'S CELL PHONE NUMBER QUICKLY AS THAT IS HIS PRIMARY PHONE. HE DOES NOT CHECK THE WIRELINE ANSWERING MACHINE VERY OFTEN.

CREW ON TIME, EXTREMELY HARD WORKING, POLITE, EXCELLENT WORK HABITS, NEAT, CLEANED UP EVERY DAY, EXCELLENT WORKMANSHIP.

PROMPT, CLEANED UP ALL MESSES, GOOD ATTENTION TO DETAILS. NICE PEOPLE TO DEAL WITH. TOP QUALITY SERVICE.

OK, BUT NOT WORTH THE PREMIUM PRICING. DIFFICULT TO COMMUNICATE WITH FOREMAN. FIXED CRACKS IN CEILINGS REMAIN VISIBLE.

IF IT WEREN'T FOR THAT FACT THAT I COULD NOT BE THERE WHEN HE DID THE INITIAL ESTIMATE AND RUN THROUGH- WHICH LED TO A FEW MINOR MISCOMMUNICATIONS-THE PROJECT WENT VERY WELL. I WAS A BIT SURPRISED THAT HE WAS NOT ON THE JOB HIMSELF BUT HAD A CREW DO IT - AGAIN LIKELY DUE TO MY NOT BEING ABLE TO BE THERE FOR THE WALK THROUGH. HOWEVER, HIS CREW WAS EXCEPTIONALLY NEAT, EFFICIENT, COURTEOUS AND ATTENTIVE TO DETAIL. AT THE END, THERE WERE SEVERAL MINOR TOUCH UPS THAT WERE REQUIRED, ABE WAS THERE, TOOK CHARGE AND GOT IT ALL DONE SMOOTHLY AND PROFESSIONALLY. PRICE IS A BIT HIGH BUT THE END RESULT IS A GREAT JOB - NO WORRIES ABOUT QUALITY. WOULD DEFINITELY HIRE ABE AND HIS CREW AGAIN.

ABE SETS UP THE JOB AND THEN HAS A CREW DO THE WORK. HE IS EASY TO WORK WITH, RESPONSIVE, AND VERY THOROUGH. HE SENDS YOU A THICK PACKET OF INFORMATION ALONG WITH THE WRITTEN ESTIMATE TO EXPLAIN HOW TO PICK THE PAINT COLORS AND WHAT THE PROCESS WILL BE. ABE HAD ME MEET WITH HIM AND THE CREW AS HE WENT OVER THE JOB WITH THEM, AND I WAS AMAZED AT THE DETAIL THEY WENT THROUGH TO MAKE SURE THE JOB WAS DONE PROPERLY; REMOVING OLD PAINT THAT HAD GOTTEN ON THE KITCHEN CABINETS WHERE THEY MEET THE WALL, PREPPING THE BADLY CRACKED CEILING, ETC. THE RESULTS WERE GORGEOUS. THE CREW WAS ON TIME AND EASY TO WORK WITH. ABE AND HIS CREW TAKE THE TIME TO MAKE SURE THE JOB IS DONE PROPERLY. ABE MAY BE A LITTLE ON THE EXPENSIVE SIDE, BUT IT'S WORTH IT TO GET A QUALITY JOB. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY.

ABE IS SO EASY TO WORK WITH. HE SETS UP THE JOB AND HAS A CREW DO THE WORK. HE TAKES THE TIME TO GO OVER EVERYTHING THOROUGHLY AND TO MAKE SURE THE JOB IS DONE RIGHT (FOR EXAMPLE, THEY MADE SURE THEY PADDED THE ENDS OF THE LADDERS SO THEY DIDN'T DENT THE SIDING). THE CREW IS ON TIME, COURTEOUS, AND PROFESSIONAL. ABE MAY BE A LITTLE MORE EXPENSIVE, BUT YOU GET A QUALITY JOB WITH NO HASSLES. I WOULD DEFINITELY USE HIM AGAIN.

AS CAN BE SEEN FROM THEIR OTHER ANGIE'S LIST REPORTS, THEY ARE A VERY SOLID OPERATION. NO COMPLAINTS AT ALL. THEY EVEN PAINTED MY LANTERN POST, WHICH WASN'T IN THE CONTRACT.

THEY PAID A LOT OF ATTENTION TO DETAILS. MAKING THE JOB EASY FOR US. A TOP NOTCH ORGANATION.

ARRIVED ON TIME AND PROVIDED QUOTE AS PROMISED. PRICING WAS REASONABLE AS COMPARED TO 4 OTHER QUOTES AND I FOUND ABE TO BE PROFESSIONAL AND HELPFUL.

PRICES WERE TOO HIGH BUT HE WAS PLEASANT.