BIERMAN PAINTING

Matt had his people do all of the work. When he was finishing up (the next day) he brought me an invoice that was 50% more than quoted!! I even asked him about half way through the process about the pricing and stated I "did not like surprises" to which his response was "It won't be much more, maybe a little bit". I think 50% is way too much without getting the approval of the home-owner. I felt I was rushed into paying him. Also, I am having to go do touch up work on the gutters where they were hung back up without an inspection.

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Everyone was punctual, did a good job and cleaned everything up nicely. I was selling the house and wanted to spruce it up. Matt made sure to finish before we listed and even painted some extra things that were not part of the original contract at no extra cost.

The main problem is that Mr. Bierman asked for a 50% deposit on a $2810 interior paint job. I was providing all the paint. Angie's List said not to pay more than 10% upfront. He took a very quick look at my house. He did not seem interested in working on my house and took no measurements. He gave me an estimate of my back deck and never did any measurements and didn't really look at it or my other room that needed paint. He didn't ask me but I had tons of paint all around and I was providing all the paint. I thought it was unethical to ask a customer for 50% deposit. He also charged me $50 for an evaluation of the previous painter's work at the same time he made the estimate. The evaluation was 2 sentences and had an invoice on the same page so I couldn't use it. He never told me that he was charging me for the evaluation although I had offered over the phone but it was a surprise when he requested $50 for an evaluation and then 50% upfront. I thought I would be basically paying for an estimate and an evaluation that I couldn't use.

Matt and crew show up when they say they will, do a great job, and clean up when finished. I would highly recommend Bierman Painting.