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CREW WAS EFFICIENT AND POLITE; CLEANED UP EACH DAY OF THREE CONSECUTIVE WORK DAYS; SEEMED TO TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR WORK AND CARE IN THEIR TREATMENT OF OUR HOUSE AND LAWN. OVERALL IMPRESSION OF WORK QUALITY IS GOOD; PERHAPS A BIT MORE CAULKING/FILLING/PRIMING COULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IN THE PREP STAGE, PARTICULARLY ON SOME WINDOWS. FOR THIS REASON, I WOULD GIVE THE QUALITY AN A-MINUS, IF THAT RATING WAS POSSIBLE. I WOULD RECOMMEND THEM, AND USE THEM AGAIN BASED ON AN OVERALL POSITIVE EXPERIENCE. AS WITH ANY JOB, I RECOMMEND CHECKING ON SATISFACTION WITH THE TASK BEFORE THE CREW LEAVES. WE HAD VERY, VERY MINOR CORRECTIONS AND THEY ATTENDED TO EACH ONE.

EXCELLENT WORK. THE PAPERWORK AND ESTIMATE PROCESS WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL

I CALLED HIM TO DO THE WORK, AND HE DOUBLED THE QUOTE, WHICH WAS INITIALLY $8550.

THE OWNER WAS VERY EFFICIENT IN PROVIDING A QUOTE, BUT WE WAITED 3 MONTHS FOR THEM TO BEGIN THE JOB. AFTER WAITING 3 MONTHS I HOPED THEY WOULD TAKE THEIR TIME, BUT THEY RUSHED THROUGH THE ENTIRE JOB, WITH THE OWNER CONSTANTLY CALLING TO SEE WHERE THEY WERE. IT TOOK TWO DAYS, AND AT THE END OF DAY TWO THEY WERE RUSHING SO MUCH THAT THEY SKIPPED SPOTS AND BECAME QUITE MESSY, DRIPPING PAINT ON THE CONCRETE AND SIDING. AFTER THEY LEFT AND I INSPECTED THEIR WORK, I REALIZED THERE WERE MANY SPOTS THAT WEREN'T THOROUGHLY COVERED, AND THEY GOT PAINT ON THE SIDING. TO HIS CREDIT, THE OWNER DID CALL ME EVERY DAY TO SCHEDULE A RETURN VISIT FOR TOUCH-UPS. SOMEONE DID COME BACK OUT TO TOUCH-UP AND FINISH THE SPOTS THAT WEREN'T DONE, BUT OVERALL THE JOB WAS JUST OKAY AND THE EXPERIENCE FELT UNSATISFACTORY. THE QUOTE WAS FOR ONE COAT OF PAINT, A MISTAKE! IF ONE COAT REALLY WASN'T SUFFICIENT, THEN HE SHOULD HAVE LET ME KNOW THAT UP FRONT.

HE IMMEDIATELY GOT BACK TO ME, BUT CONTINUED TO PUT THE VISIT OFF. HE SAID HE WOULD CALL BEFORE HE CAME OUT. WE RECEIVED THREE CALLS AND NO VISIT.

THE PAINTERS WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL, NEAT, COURTEOUS AND RESPONSIVE TO REQUESTS FOR EXTRA WORK. PETE ARNOLD APPROACHES THE JOB IN A VERY CLASSY MANNER AND HIS EMPLOYEES DO THE SAME. HE MAKES NO DEMAND FOR DOWNPAYMENT AND WAS NOT STANDING THERE WITH HIS HAND OUT WHEN THE JOB WAS DONE. ''JUST MAIL ME A CHECK,'' HE SAID. THE OLD PAINT ON OUR HOUSE WAS IN BAD SHAPE AND IT NOW LOOKS GREAT. PETE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED UP WHEN THE JOB WAS FINISHED. HAVING BEEN ''BURNED'' ON PREVIOUS PAINTING JOBS, WE DEPENDED ON ANGIE'S LIST THIS TIME AND ARE VERY SATISFIED.

IT'S BEEN THE BETTER PART OF TWO BUSINESS WEEKS AND I HAVE NOT BEEN CALLED BACK.

WHEN WE SPOKE HE SAID "YOU DO NOT NEED YOUR HOUSE PAINTED". I TOLD HIM I WANTED THE ROOF PAINTED. HE WAS A REAL NICE GUY, CAME OUT RIGHT AWAY AND WAS GOOD IN RETURNING MY CALLS. JUST A SLIGHT MISCOMMUNICATION.

HE JUST COMPLETED THE WORK AND IT LOOKS FINE. HE WAS VERY PUNCTUAL. HE WAS GOOD ABOUT GETTING THE ESTIMATE TO ME AND SUPPLYING HIS WORKER'S COMP INFORMATION.

SOME OF THE HELP DIDN'T SHOW AND THE JOB TOOK LONGER BUT THE MEN THAT CAME WERE VERY FRIENDLY, POLITE AND PROFESSIONAL. I WAS PLEASED WITH THEIR WORK. THE COMPANY ACTUALLY FOLLOWED UP AFTER THE JOB WAS COMPLETED WITH A CALL TO MAKE SURE ALL WAS OK AND EVEN A THANK YOU NOTE. I WOULD DEFINITELY HIRE THEM AGAIN.

THEIR PRICES WERE A LITTLE HIGH, BUT HE HAD REFERENCES, PROOF OF INSURANCE, AND WAS EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL. IT WAS A FAIR PRICE, BUT A LITTLE ON THE HIGH SIDE. ONE ISSUE HE DID NOT FOLLOW UP ON WAS THAT THERE WERE TWO OUTSIDE DOORS I ASKED HIM TO PAINT AND HE COULDN'T AT THE TIME BECAUSE OF THE COLD. HE SAID HE WOULD COME BACK IN THE SUMMER AND TOOK $75 OFF THE PRICE. HE SAID HE WOULD COME BACK WHEN THE WEATHER WAS BETTER, BUT I NEVER HEARD FROM HIM.

CALLED ME BACK TO ASK IF HE COULD COME AND LOOK AROUND AND THEN I NEVER HEARD BACK

MR. ARNOLD, HIMSELF, SEEMS TO BE A GOOD GUY. THE WORKERS WHO PERFORMED THE PAINTING LEFT ALL FURNITURE IN DISARRAY FOR ME TO MOVE BY MYSELF, LEFT THE WINDOW TREATMENTS (UNBOLTED FROM THE WALL) HANGING OVER THE FURNITURE, AND GOT PAINT ON COATS IN MY HALLWAY COAT CLOSET. I WILL SAY THAT MR. ARNOLD TOOK $200 OFF THE TOTAL PRICE FOR MY INCONVENIENCE. HOWEVER, FOR THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY, I NEVER SHOULD HAVE EVEN KNOW THERE WERE PAINTERS IN MY HOUSE.

VERY PROFESSIONAL, PROMPT AND GREAT QUALITY. THEY WERE ALSO THE BEST PRICE OF THREE ESTIMATES AND THEY USE GOOD PAINT WITH LOTS OF COLORS TO CHOOSE.

MIXED REVIEW. THEY DID A GOOD JOB PAINTING THE BEDROOM, BUT GOT PAINT ON OUR CARPET AND WINDOW. THE STUDY WAS A DISASTER. THEY DIDN''T DO A VERY GOOD JOB PATCHING BEFORE THEY PAINTED. ALL THE HAIRLINE CRACKS CAME BACK WITHIN TWO MONTHS. I EXPECTED MORE, CONSIDERING THEIR PRICE.

HE WAS VERY PERSONABLE, FRIENDLY, ANSWERED EVERY QUESTION I HAD. THE GUYS WERE PROFESSIONAL AND CLEANED UP EXTREMELY WELL. I WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THEY LEFT THE SHUTTERS UP WHEN THEY WERE PAINTING, BUT IT LOOKED GREAT. THEY DID WHAT THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO. MY NEIGHBORS USED THEM TOO AFTER SEEING MY HOUSE. I WILL PROBABLY HAVE THEM BACK TO DO MORE WORK. I DIDNT HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING UNTIL I WAS SATISFIED, WHICH I LIKED!

THIS CREW DID A GREAT JOB AND CLEANED UP AFTER. THEY WORKED 2 DAYS. RECOMMEND HIGHLY.

GOOD QUALITY PAINT. CONSCIENTIOUS CREW.

THEY ARE VERY PRECISE, AT THE LAST MINUTE THEY EVEN FILLED DRYWALL HOLES AND PAINTED WHERE I TOOK DOWN WINDOW TREATMENTS.

THEY PAINTED UP A STORM, I HAVE NOT FOUND ANYTHING TO CALL THEM BACK OUT FOR. DID A GOOD JOB CLEANING UP TOO. SEE INTERIOR PAINTING REPORT FOR COST.

THEY DID A GREAT JOB - I WOULD DEFINITELY USE THEM AGAIN. THE OWNER WAS VERY PROMPT AND RESPONSIVE. VERY PROFESSIONAL JOB - EVERYTHING WAS CLEANED UP AND PUT BACK EXACTLY THE SAME BY THE TIME I CAME HOME.

VERY PROFESSIONAL AND COURTEOUS. PRICE WAS LOWEST OF THREE BIDS. WOULD USE THEM AGAIN.

THE PRICE IS FOR 3 COATS BECAUSE WE WENT FROM A VERY LIGHT COLOR TO A VERY DARK COLOR. AT FIRST, THEY DID 2 COATS, THEY PROMPTLY CAME BACK TO DO THE THIRD COAT. I HAD A VERY POSITIVE EXPERIENCE AND WOULD USE THEM AGAIN.

THEY WERE THE MOST PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTING COMPANY I HAVE DEALT WITH AND HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM TO ALL.

I HAVE HAD PAINTERS IN THE PAST AND PETE''S WORKERS WERE BAR NONE THE MOST PROFESSIONAL IN APPEARANCE, COMMUNICATION AND ATTITUDE THAT I HAVE DEALT WITH. PETE DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH THE OVERALL PROJECT MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING BIDDING, DOING THE WORK, BILLING AND FOLLOW UP TO MAKE SURE I WAS HAPPY.