Albert's & AR Painting

DON'T BE PUT OFF BY MY OVERALL RATING OF ''B''-GOOD. MY EXPECTATIONS ARE HIGH AND VERY FEW COMPANIES ARE ''EXCELLENT''; EVERYONE HAS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. WHILE ALBERT FAILED TO SHOW ON THE FIRST DAY HE WAS SCHEDULED TO COME OUT AND GIVE AN ESTIMATE, HE APOLOGIZED AND WAS THERE ON THE NEXT AGREED UPON TIME. PRICE WAS FAIR BUT NOT THE LOWEST QUOTE RECEIVED. THE TWO DECIDING FACTORS IN CHOOSING ALBERT'S WAS THE FACT THAT HIS WORKERS WERE COVERED BY WORKER'S COMP INSURANCE (I VERIFIED WITH THE INSURANCE AGENCY), AND HIS FIVE YEAR WARRANTY POLICY OF RETURNING EACH YEAR TO PRESSURE WASH THE HOUSE AND MAKE ANY NECESSARY TOUCH UPS. THE CREW, MAGDA AND HER ASSOCIATE WERE VERY POLITE, CORDIAL, AND INDUSTRIOUS. THEY WERE VERY AMIABLE TO OUR REQUEST AS THE WORK PROGRESSED, AND INTERESTED IN OUR SATISFACTION. MY WIFE AND I ARE VERY PICKY, AND THE CREW DELIVERED TO OUR SATISFACTION.

OVERALL, WE WERE VERY PLEASED WITH THEIR WORK. THEY HAD A LARGE CREW, MAYBE 8 GUYS OR SO, SO THEY WORKED QUICKLY. WE FELT THE PRICE WAS REASONABLE, CONSIDERING IT INCLUDES A FIVE YEAR WARRANTY WITH AN AGREEMENT TO COME BACK EACH YEAR FOR 5 YEARS, TO PRESSURE WASH THE HOUSE FOR MAINTENANCE, AS WELL AS DO ANY NECESSARY TOUCH-UPS. THE QUALITY OF THEIR WORK WAS GOOD. OUR ONLY GLITCH WAS GETTING THEM TO COME BACK TO FINISH A FEW LITTLE THINGS. SPECIFICALLY, THEIR PAPERWORK MENTIONS CLEANING WINDOWS WHEN JOB IS FINISHED, SO I HAD THEM RETURN TO DO THAT, AND TO CAULK AROUND FRONT PORCH RAILINGS. ALBERT SEEMED KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND HE DID THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE. HE WAS NOT THE ONE WHO DID OUR PARTICULAR JOB. ALBERT WAS ALWAYS EASY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH.

I AM COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH ALBERT'S PAINTING. ALBERT IS THE MOST CONSCIENTIOUS CONTRACTOR I'VE EVER WORKED WITH. HE WON'T ACCEPT PAYMENT UNTIL HE IS FINISHED, AND YOU ARE COMPLETELY SATISFIED. HE ALWAYS SHOWS UP WHEN HE SAYS HE WILL, AND HE KEEPS YOU INFORMED REGARDING HIS PLANS AND PROGRESS. HE MONITORS THE QUALITY OF WORK BEING DONE BY HIS EMPLOYEES, AND SPOTS PROBLEMS EARLY AND HE DOESN'T TRY TO DODGE RESPONSIBILITY. HE REALLY IS TERRIFIC.

HE TAKES INSTRUCTIONS OVER THE PHONE, SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO GET A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT YOU WANT. HE IS VERY PROMPT AND GETS THE JOB DONE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. HE'S GOT SOME GOOD PEOPLE WORKING WITH HIM, THEY ARE OLDER GENTLEMEN WHO HAVE LOTS OF EXPERIENCE AND ARE MATURE. COMMUNICATION ON SITE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH SOME OF THE WORKERS, BUT THAT WAS THE ONLY DIFFICULTY I EXPERIENCED. IT WAS A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE AND I INTEND TO USE HIM FOR OTHER WORK.

ALBERT'S PAINTING IS A GREAT FIND. THEY ARE VERY CAREFUL PAINTERS, AND THEY TAKE ENORMOUS PRIDE IN A JOB WELL DONE. THEY ARRIVED EARLY AND WORKED UNTIL LATE. THEY ALSO WORKED SATURDAYS WHICH WAS FINE WITH US. THEY TIDIED UP THEIR EQUIPMENT AT THE END OF THE DAY, AND THEY WERE ALWAYS POLITE AND PROFESSIONAL. I FELT THE PRICE WAS VERY REASONABLE, AND THEY EVEN REPLACED THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON THE FRONT DOOR AS AN ''EXTRA''. THE MAJORITY OF THE PAINTERS ONLY SPEAK SPANISH, BUT ALBERT, HIS BROTHER CHRISTIAN AND THE SUPERVISOR, STEVEN ALL SPEAK EXCELLENT ENGLISH.

ALBERT WAS VERY RESPONSIVE TO GETTING BACK WITH ME, AND VERY PROFESSIONAL. WE DECIDED NOT TO GO WITH HIM BECAUSE HIS ESTIMATE QUOTE WAS TOO HIGH, PARTLY BECAUSE HE USES PRIMER ON ALL HIS WORK WHICH INCREASES THE PRICE. IT WAS FAR MORE THAN WHAT WE WERE INTENDING TO PAY. OVERALL, I LIKED HIM AND WOULD HAVE WENT WITH HIM IF HIS PRICE WAS LOWER.

AFTER WE GOT THE ESTIMATE, HE MENTIONED WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AND ASKED IF OTHER COMPANIES THAT I WAS DEALING WITH HAD IT. HE EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS GOOD TO HAVE WHEN WORKMEN GET HURT AT YOUR HOME, THEY CAN NOT SUE YOU. HE WAS VERY HONEST AND EVEN GAVE ME THE NAME OF HIS INSURANCE COMPANY TO VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY OF HIS COMPENSATION. THIS COMPANY IS SO GOOD THAT THEY GUARANTEE THEIR WORK AND WILL EVEN COME BACK EVERY YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS TO PERFORM LIGHT PRESSURE WASHING. HE IS GOING TO PERFORM THE JOB ON MONDAY.

HE DID AN EXTREMELY GOOD JOB. ALBERT IS AN OUTSTANDING PERSON, HE IS AN ARTIST, AND HE DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB. HE IS VERY PROFESSIONAL, A TOP-NOTCH PERSON. HE HAS HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR HIS EMPLOYEES, AND MAKES SURE THEY DO A GOOD JOB.

ALBERT WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND COURTEOUS OVER THE PHONE. HIS CREW ESPECIALLY CARLOS, WERE CONSIDERATE AND CLEANED UP EVERYDAY. THEY WERE PROFESSIONAL AND POLITE. THE HOUSE LOOKS WONDERFUL! PRICE INCLUDED COMING BACK EVERY YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS, AND TOUCHING UP. I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY TO ANYONE.

MR SALAZAR WAS VERY POLITE. HE WAS ALSO VERY HONEST. HE EXPLAINED THAT IT WOULD BE A WHILE UNTIL HE COULD GET TO MY JOB AS HE WAS BACKLOGGED. I APPRECIATED HIS HONESTY WITH ME EVEN THOUGH I DECIDED TO GO WITH ANOTHER COMPANY.

THEY WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL, ARRIVING ON TIME, COMMITTING TO A DATE, AND MEETING THE COMMITMENT. THEY WERE VERY THOROUGH.

ALBERT'S CREW DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN THE PAINTING AND REPAIRING OF OUR HOUSE. HIS CREW WAS COURTEOUS, AND KEPT THE YARD CLEAN FROM DEBRIS. THEY REPAIRED ALL OF OUR ROTTING SHUTTERS AND WINDOW SCREENS. WE HAD PAID THEM IN FULL FOR THEIR WORK ON THEIR LAST DAY, BUT THE DAYLIGHT RAN OUT AND THEY RETURNED, AS PROMISED, THE NEXT DAY TO FINISH. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS NOT DONE, THAT I THOUGHT WAS TO BE INCLUDED, WAS CLEANING OUT THE GUTTERS. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF REPAIRS THAT THEY HAD TO DO TO; THE SCREENS, WINDOWS, AND SHUTTERS; I DECIDED NOT TO PRESS THE ISSUE, AS THE WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN FINISHED AND PAID FOR. THAT WAS MY DECISION. I STILL HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM TO ANYONE WHO NEEDS PAINTING DONE. YOU CAN REST EASY WITH THESE PEOPLE, THAT THEY WILL DO THE JOB, AND DO IT WELL.

MARTIN AND HIS CREW DID A GREAT JOB. THEY ARRIVED EACH MORNING, WHEN IT DID NOT RAIN, AT AN APPROPRIATE TIME I.E. NOT TOO EARLY! THEY WERE WARM AND COURTEOUS. THE YARD WAS CLEANED UP EACH DAY AFTER THEY FINISHED. WE ARE VERY PLEASED WITH THE APPEARANCE OF OUR HOME; IT LOOKS NEW! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND ALBERT'S PAINTING.

ALBERT UPDATED ME AS THE SCHEDULED DATE APPROACHED. WHENEVER I CALLED, HE PERSONALLY RESPONDED. HIS CREW WAS EFFICIENT AND DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.

ALBERT AND HIS TEAM ARE THE VERY BEST! ATTENTION WAS PAID TO EVERY DETAIL. HIS BROTHER EVEN POLISHED THE ORIGINAL BRASS HARDWARE ON THE FRONT DOOR (THAT HAD TURNED BLACK) AND RE-SCREENED THE BACK DOOR (I DIDN'T EVEN ASK - THEY JUST TOOK CARE OF IT!). THERE WAS AN AREA IN THE BACK YARD WHERE SOME PAINT GOT ON THE PLANTS AND HE MADE SURE TO BRING IT THEIR ATTENTION AND ASKED HOW HE COULD ''MAKE IT RIGHT''. HE ALWAYS ANSWERED THE PHONE AND WAS QUICK TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. MY HOUSE LOOKS BRAND NEW AND I HAVE GOTTEN SEVERAL COMPLIMENTS FROM NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS. IF ONLY ALL CONTRACTORS WERE THIS PLEASANT AND EASY TO WORK WITH! AS LONG AS I LIVE IN THE CHARLOTTE AREA, ALBERT AND HIS TEAM WILL BE THE ONLY PAINTERS I HIRE.

ALBERT AND HIS CREW (HE HAS 2 CREWS, NO SUBS) WERE EXCELLENT TO WORK WITH AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM. THEY PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO DETAIL, THEY WILL COME BACK ONCE A YEAR FOR 5 YEARS TO PRESSURE WASH AND TOUCH UP ANY AREAS THAT NEED IT. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY DON'T CUT ANY CORNERS: THEY PRIME EVERYTHING; THEY USE HIGH QUALITY WOOD TO PROTECT AGAINST FUTURE WOOD ROT; AND THEY WENT ABOVE-AND-BEYOND WHAT I EXPECTED BY PRESSURE WASHING AND SEALING MY FRONT PORCH AND DRIVEWAY, PAINTING MY FRONT PORCH SWING, AND EVEN PAINTING MY MAIL BOX AND POST. ALBERT SAID HE WANTED OUR HOSE TO LOOK BRAND NEW WHEN HE FINISHED, AND SURE ENOUGH IT DOES. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF EXTREMELY POSITIVE EXPERIENCE WITH A CONTRACTOR.

THE PAINTERS WERE ALWAYS ON TIME. THEY CAME EVERYDAY UNTIL THE JOB WAS FINISHED, WHICH TOOK ONLY A FEW DAYS. THEY WERE POLITE AND SHOWED ME WHAT THEY WERE DOING EACH STEP OF THE WAY. THE PRICE WAS VERY REASONABLE. THE PRICE INCLUDES FIVE YEAR WARRANTY AND FREE PRESSURE WASHING. OVERALL, IT WAS A SURPRISINGLY PLEASANT EXPERIENCE.

I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT MR. SALAZAR, HIS CREW AND THE WORK PERFORMED. THEY WERE VERY ACCOMMODATING, AND WERE SOME OF THE MOST PLEASANT AND POLITE PEOPLE I'VE MET. MY WIFE'S ELDERLY MOTHER LIVES WITH US AND THEY WERE VERY NICE TO HER AS WELL. THE WORK PERFORMED WAS TOP NOTCH. NO SHORTCUTS. NOTHING DONE HALF WAY. THEY DID MORE THAN THEY HAD TO, NOT LESS. FOR INSTANCE, THEY ENDED UP PRESSURE WASHING MY ENTIRE SIDEWALK & DRIVEWAY, WHICH I WAS NOT EXPECTING. THE CREW WAS ALWAYS HERE WHEN THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE. MR. SALAZAR WAS AVAILABLE & I COULD ALWAYS REACH HIM WHEN I NEEDED TO. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND ALBERT'S PAINTING & I AM ALREADY CONSIDERING HAVING THEM DO SOME INSIDE PAINTING FOR US.

CAME WHEN SCHEDULED, COMPLETED WORK IN A TIMELY MANNER, WERE COOPERATIVE TO WORK WITH AND THE PRICE WAS REASONABLE.

THEY PROVIDED EXCELLENT WORK, DETAIL ORIENTED, HAND PRIMED & PAINTED, USED HIGH QUALITY MATERIALS.

NOT SURE WHAT THE GOING RATE IS, BUT I WAS HAPPY TO PAY FOR GOOD SERVICE. WOULD USE AGAIN. THEY ARRIVED LATE, BUT WERE POLITE AND DID A GOOD JOB.

OVERALL EXPERIENCE WAS EXCELLENT. REALLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH ALBERT AND HIS BROTHER RANDY. LIKE WITH ANY PROJECT, OCCASIONAL GLITCHES AND MISCOMMUNICATION AROSE, BUT ANYTHING I BOUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION THEY ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT SO MUCH AS AN EXCUSE OR A GRUMBLE. THEY EVEN CAME OUT ON A SUNDAY TO FINISH UP AFTER BAD WEATHER HAD PREVENTED THEM FROM WORKING FOR A FEW DAYS DURING THE WEEK. THE COLORS WERE PERFECTLY MIXED TO SAMPLES I PROVIDED. THE FINAL PRODUCT WAS EXCELLENT. THE HOUSE LOOKS FRESH AND NEW. I LOVE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND JUST ADMIRING THE WORK! I WOULD USE THEM AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT!

ALBERT IS EASY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH. HE PAYS ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND IS VERY AGREEABLE.

ALBERT IS THE BEST. HE NOT ONLY HAD EAGLE EYES TO SPOT WOOD DAMAGE TO MY HOUSE, BUT HE IS A FINE ARTIST AND KNOWS COLOR. I TRUSTED HIM TO PICK OUT THE RIGHT SHADE AND HE WAS RIGHT! HE AND HIS STAFF WERE ON-TIME, PROFESSIONAL, RESPECTFUL, ALWAYS CLEAN, AND WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH. ALBERT DID MANY EXTRAS THAT NO ONE ELSE OFFERED, INCLUDING PRESSURE WASHING ANNUALLY FOR FIVE YEARS. HIS ESTIMATE WAS EXTREMELY FAIR AND I HAD OTHER ANGIE'S LIST PAINTERS COME OVER BUT HE SEEMED TO BE THE MOST HONORABLE. NOTHING SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR ALBERT, HE TRULY WANTS TO MAKE HIS CUSTOMERS HAPPY. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY. I HAD TO CALL ALBERT FOR A COUPLE OF MINOR THINGS AFTER THE JOB WAS FINISHED AND HE RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY. I WISH I HAD KNOWN OF ALBERT WHEN THE INTERIOR OF MY HOUSE WAS PAINTED BUT IT WAS BEFORE I SUBSCRIBED TO ANGIE'S LIST; ALBERT WOULD HAVE SAVED ME A LOT OF AGGRAVATION.

SHOWED UP WHEN HE SAID THEY WOULD, AND WHEN I CHECKED THEY WERE USING THE UNDILUTED HIGH-QUALITY PAINT AS PROMISED. THE PAINTERS (FOUR HISPANICS) WERE COURTEOUS AND DID GOOD WORK AND CLEANED UP AFTER THEMSELVES. THEY DID NOT REMOVE THE DOWNSPOUTS AND PAINT BEHIND THE DOWNSPOUTS AS ALBERT PROMISED THOUGH. BUT WHEN I POINTED THAT OUT TO ALBERT HE HAD THEM RETURN PROMPTLY TO FINISH THE JOB. THEY ALSO FAILED TO PAINT THE ENDS OF SOME OF THE CORNER TRIM NEAR THE GROUND (WHICH CAUSES THE ENDS TO ROT) BUT WHEN I POINTED THESE AREAS OUT TO THEM THEY PAINTED THEM WITHOUT COMPLAINT. ALL IN ALL THEY DID A BETTER JOB AND WERE BETTER TO WORK WITH THAN YOUR TYPICAL HOUSE PAINTER. THEY'RE EXPENSIVE BUT YOU WILL GET A QUALITY PAINT JOB.