Valentine Painting

Out of the six quotes that we got, this company's quote came in the highest, almost double compared to the other four quotes, and $75 more than the fifth quote.

The job went fantastic! My house was a mess from the water damage and the dry out process. This made the work area a jumble of furniture to work in. The crew was wonderful about moving all of my furniture around, I was behind due to a broken hand. The crew couldn't have been more patient, helpful and pleasant. All of my furniture and belongings were covered with drop clothes and the doorways were sealed with plastic where sanding was done. Care was taken to properly prep walls and woodwork before painting. The crew cleaned up every day and left the carpet vacuumed and space orderly. They were very professional and I was very pleased with the finished results. While there were some difficulties with a language barrier the crew was wonderful!!! They took care not to let my animals out. They asked if I minded that they worked late, each day was 10-11 hours in length. They were extremely pleasant and careful with my belongings. They even repainted a window seat in my dining room which I didn't request. This made the job look complete in that room, they saw it and made the room look totally finished. The job was finished in less time than estimated! Jim came by and did a walk through to check details and make sure that I was happy with the results. Thank you for a very pleasant experience!

It went fantastic. They repainted some area around my front door which I didn't request. They noticed it and fixed it for me. There was one area that the owner wasn't happy about and he made his crew come back out and fix it which shows his dedication. They were very professional and I was very pleased with the finished results.

Jim and Kelly were wonderful to work with. Jim was attentive and conscientious with phone calls, scheduling, and any issues that arose. Kelly is very talented and has a great eye for color. Their painters did a great job with the bathroom ceilings and crown molding. It was difficult to find someone to take on the job of re-doing our master bath walls which had been damaged in places during our bathroom remodel, as they had been faux finished by a previous home owner. After meeting with Kelly, who actually did the master bathroom work with another painter, I was so pleased. She was not only willing to take on the job, but she had examples of her work to show us, excellent ideas for the finish, as well as suggestions for a new wall color. (Which we hadn't even considered.) She made a sample board, attempting to match the existing finish, in hopes of repairing the damaged areas of the walls to make the job less costly, and of what the new finish would look like over the existing one. Although the matching sample looked good, we chose to go with the new finish and color. (And we are so glad that we did!) After hours of hard work, we ended up with a beautiful new finish and color on our walls. We couldn't be happier with the result! Spending an extra $2,000 for painting on our bathroom remodel was not in our budget and was a bit painful, but after seeing all of the steps involved in arriving at the new finish and seeing the finished product, the cost was understandable, and we feel that this was money well spent.

He was very professional since our first consultation, having being able to come over to the house where I explained the scope of the service. He had availability to start the work the same week, which I accepted due to the convenience to my hours. His crew showed up the next day ready to do the prep work (several holes and cracks that needed to be filled, and some stains in the previous paint that needed some priming). They were also very professional, and even when I mentioned to not bother with the carpet (since it was going to be replaced anyway), they took extreme care. His foreman even called me after a choice of color did not match the others, and suggested to use a different color (which we also took the suggestion and we did not regret!). The work was accomplished in 2.5 days total, and Jim came the next day for a walk through, which we notice only a small wet area in the wall that his crew promptly came in the afternoon for a retouch. The house was unoccupied at the time (no furniture or belongings at all), and I told the crew to leave for the day and not worry with locking the doors, but they were very courteous and professional to let me know everyday when they were leaving, in case I needed to lock the doors (I didn't, since it was easier leaving one door unlocked than to lock the house and have to come back in the next mornings to unlock them).

The job went very well. The price was a bit higher than other estimates I received, but the customer service and quality workmanship was worth the extra expense. Mr. Valentine asks for a 50% deposit before the work is done, and I must admit, this made me a bit nervous. In the past, I have had some negative experiences when asked for money up front, before work is started; however, Valentine Painting proved to be trustworthy and competent. The workers did careful and thorough prep work. They were courteous and cleaned up each evening. Excellent job of painting and hanging wallpaper. I wouldn't hesitate to use Valentine painting again.

The experience was "over the top". Who wants their home in disarray for four days. Who wants the chaos of topsy turvy existence in "the nest". However, with Valentine's Painting, yes, furniture moved out of the way, covered and protected with the greatest of care. The walls are treated, sanded and thoroughly prepared. The house is 50 years old and had not been painted in 20 years, very overdue. Jim saw that and guided his team to make up for a neglected task. And the team did. His team worked when they were on site. They put in 10-12 hour days. No worry that time was ever wasted. No worry that the home was ever at risk of a "stranger's touch". The safety and security of property with Valentine's team coming and going was never an issue. They cleaned up every day and left the carpet vacuumed and space orderly. Every day, the supervisor gave an update of progress and the next day's anticipated tasks. There's not a high enough rating for Valentine's painting on Angie's List. It's the OSCAR WINNING PERFORMER as it steals the show!!! In fact, now, there's more painting to be done and there is no one else I'd rather have than Valentine Painting.

All of the valentine crew are perfectionists about their work product. They arrived on time, helped us clear the rooms, covered the entire area with drop clothes and sealed doorways with plastic where sanding was done. They take a lot of time to properly prep walls and woodwork before painting. We had very expensive wallpaper with a complex repeat that had to be matched perfectly in our dining room and were hesitant to use a painting company to hang wallpaper. As I said, they are perfectionists and the wallpaper was hung with the highest level of precision. They also hung paper in another room and that was well done. If you care about quality, I highly recommend Valentine Painting.

Great! Jim was terrific and super nice. He worked with us on matching some colors that we had from our old house. He worked with us by using the key that we left under the mat at the door to get in and he kept the key over night for security reasons and returned it to us when we agreed to meet after the job was completed. It took only 1.5 days to finish 5 rooms and 2 tray ceilings. And the work looks great! The paint job by Jim's crew was very good, great lines and no mess in our brand new house.

Excellent! The work was beautiful and most of all, Jim's crew took excellent care of my mother's house. After the job was over, the only evidence that they had been there were the newly painted walls and furniture pushed away from the walls. My first consultation with Jim was a bust and it was my fault. As soon as he pulled up to my mother's house, having driven from Waxhaw to Concord, I locked myself out! He was completely understanding and offered to come back in a couple of weeks, as I could only meet him on weekends. A few weeks later we were finally able to meet. During that consultation, I was so impressed by his professionalism and the work in his portfolio that I decided on the spot to hire him (although, I had to consult with the person paying before confirming). There were some logistical difficulties with the job as I was living in Atlanta, my mother was working in the Midwest, and my fianc , the only local contact, works pretty awful hours. We gave Jim a key to the house and asked that he finish the work pretty much sight unseen. I confirmed paint colors by email and phone and even asked Jim to select one for me. I had my mother's dining room painted black and Jim selected the black for me; it is really stunning in person. I could not have chosen better. We had one misunderstanding with the ceiling paint in the dining room - I hesitated on making a decision, Jim made a judgment call. I ended up deciding differently than Jim and he had it changed immediately and flawlessly. The one time I was able to visit the house during the project, I saw Jim's crew fixing imperfections in the walls, smoothing corners, and generally doing what seemed to this laywoman, to be impeccable work! The chair rail is perfectly positioned - a little higher than standard to accommodate a couch with a high back (Jim and his crew made this call on their own). The frame of molding is absolutely perfect and beautifully executed - clean paint lines, no seems. I gave Jim a B in price only because he was not the cheapest quote I received, but I do think my mother got more than her money's worth from the job. Jim is the kind of professional that you don't mind paying a little more for because you can ask him to use his judgment and trust it. I will use Jim in the future and recommend him widely. Overall A+!

We recently hired Jim Valentine and his talented crew to prep & paint our 100+ year old historic home/project. Having dealt with numerous other painting companies in the past (as a real estate broker I deal with them on almost a weekly basis), we were more than satisfied with the service we received through the process working with Valentine Painting. Jim, the owner, met with us and went over all our options and took the time to answer all our questions regarding paint choices, needed wood repairs, expenses, time-frames, etc. The overall experience was unlike that to which we have sadly been accustomed to in the past. We had the same job foreman throughout the process, which was a big plus, we did not have to deal with a revolving crew of different people climbing around on our house everyday. The crew that painted our home were simply top notch. They worked tirelessly and cleaned up each day before they left. I can't say enough about how impressed we were from day one with their professionalism. Jim was often on site to make sure we were happy with the job and was always accessible when we tried to reach him via cell with any questions. Great communication on the project from start to finish. The job was completed ahead of schedule and on budget with amazing results. We have referred Valentine Painting to many of our neighbors, family, and friends who were so impressed as they watched the 2 week painting transformation our home underwent. I would suggest to anyone that they give Valentine Painting a call if they are considering hiring and exterior/interior painting contractor--A+.

Very professional upon meeting. Estimate was reasonable Angie's List discount made it within others range. Workmanship great, showed up on time, reliable. Finished inspected and put all furniture back. Sherwin Williams paint flat does not clean well is only issue I can advise finger prints show very easy.

Easy to make an appointment. Jim Valentine made the first visit and was easy to talk to. He said that his wife does the painting so she would contact me to get the exact finish for the cabinets. He had samples of her work and pictures of kitchens that they had painted. Kelly then made a visit with Jim and she has a great eye. She understood the look we were wanting to achieve and picked out the wall paint for the kitchen. She took a cabinet to work on then brought it back a week later to see if it was exactly what we wanted. We made no changes because it looked great! The next week their team got started on our kitchen cabinets. The total work took 2 weeks (1 week longer than they told us) but it was worth it. We had to order two cabinet doors to close off a cabinet space but the doors didn't come in until a week after they finished our kitchen. Jim and Kelly worked on the doors without hesitation or asking for extra money. We were very pleased with their professionalism and work.

They worked pretty much non-stop, six days a week for two weeks until the job was complete. Except for one half-day at the end, there were always a minimum of two people working all day, and occasionally more than two people. They often worked until dark, and they ate lunch on site. I always felt like my job was being given the attention it deserved, and the quality of the work was excellent. They did a very professional and workman like job.

This report is for the exterior only, see Painting-Interior for that report. When they started, they worked six days a week for two weeks until the job was complete. Except for one half-day at the end, there were always a minimum of two people working all day and occasionally more than two people. They often worked until dark and they ate lunch on site. I always felt like my job was being given the attention it deserved and the quality of the work was excellent.

Jim did an excellent job. His crew was very neat and left no mess behind. He was quick to complete the project and went beyond the norm to finish the job to our satisfaction.

I looked on Angie's List and quickly had 4 companies scheduled to come by that Monday to give an estimate. Three companies provided written estimates, including Valentine Painting. Jim came in and listened to what I was describing, gave me great suggestions and ideas as we went along. I explained that my mom and grandma were coming into town that Thursday, so we really needed to have everything completed by then. Jim's estimate was directly in the middle, but we felt he would do the best job and would be done on time. Tuesday morning, he and his crew came out at 7:30am (our request) and got to work right away! Although they still had a little bit of touch up work to complete on Thursday, they did an EXCELLENT job and I have already referred Jim to our soon to be neighbor because of the high quality, professional work they completed. I would recommend Valentine Painting to anyone; we are VERY satisfied customers!

They came back out in December to do the exterior. They are great! They power washed the outside and protected our plants. They replaced rotted wood and refinished the front door.

He was awesome. They provided me with a detailed and reasonable quote. They got the quote in and finished the work well before they thought they would be done. He was top shelf and I would highly recommend him to anyone, he does great work.

I would never hire this company again in the future. Their quality of work was really bad and they had to come back out and repaint; this was the main problem that we had with this company. They came out twice to repaint; so in all it took them three times to get it right.

Valentine Painting returned our call quickly, scheduled an estimate and we received our quote for our job the day that Jim came out. They also assisted us in selecting colors, finish (including a faux) and the type of paint that we should use. Our project was scheduled promptly and we were surprised how quickly the job was done. We were so pleased with the outcome of the original project that we added the painting of the master bedroom and master bath. This project also went very smoothly and was completed quickly. We have worked with many painting contractors during our 25 year marriage and it was refreshing to have a contractor show up on time and thoroughly clean up when they finished. I consider myself a very picky customer and can easily state that Valentine Painting & Decorating Company is the best painter we have ever hired. We are 100% satisfied.

The house had just been painted and had a substandard job. I needed a quick turn around time for moving in a day. Jim was prompt & professional. His crew worked long days to meet my time line. The only sour note is the characteristics of the paint used. It is a flat latex that marks easily and a drop of water leaves a mark.

The painters with Valentine Painting Company were on time every morning. They were professional, quick, and gentlemen, all! Very helpful with moving furniture and relocating other items to perform the job. The work was outstanding and the crew cleaned up after themselves daily, as well as when the job was complete. The owner, Jim Valentine worked well with us with our special needs. I would highly recommend this company to anyone.

This company understands what customer service is all about. From conception to fruition the process went effortlessly for me. The crew showed up on time ready to start prep work. They took great care of and respect for my property while on premises. They cleaned up spotlessly after completion, the only thing left after they were done was a "beautifully painted home"! This was a project I kept putting off and putting off. Very pleased with Valentine Painting, even better, MY WIFE is pleasantly pleased as well.

He had the highest price. I just didn't have a good rapport with this company. I chose another.