ASH PAINTING

Description of Work: I hired Ash Painting to paint the outside of my house.

Description of Work: Painted house exterior, trim and garden shed

Description of Work: I hired Ash to paint a laundry room, bathroom, and bedroom.

Description of Work: I received the bid and signed an agreement on 6/26/11 with an approximate start date of 7/20/11. I was not contacted by them, so I called on them on 7/29/11 and received the standard 'we've been delayed by the weather' response. They did show up on 8/1/11 and spent all of 45 minutes pressure washing the exterior. They painted the house on 7/2/11. I was very explicit when Cori gave his bid, that I wanted two coats of paint. This was in our written agreement. I was at work when the crew arrived so I was not able to inspect the progress. But, I left work early to arrive at home at noon and they had already completed painting the front and both sides and were half way finished with the back of the house. Cori was not present, so I spoke with the 'sprayer'. I asked if he was putting two coats of paint on the house. He said I would need to talk with Cori. He spoke with the job foreman who instructed him to put two coats of paint on the back. Then they walked away together and were speaking so I could not hear. After the 'sprayer' finished the back of the house, other crew members started taking down the window coverings and drop cloths in the back. I asked them why they were doing that since I knew for certain that the back of the house only had one coat of paint (unless you count a back and forth movement of the sprayer as two coats!). The crew spoke with the foreman and he instructed them to place a second coat on the back. By now, I felt it highly unlikely that they put two coats of paint on any of the rest of the house. When Cori arrived, I explained we had an agreement for two coats of paint and asked if they did that on the front and sides. His comment was 'they were supposed to'. This was not reassuring and I am 90% certain they did not. I pointed out several places on the house were no prep work was completed--old nail holes, split siding, etc. They then caulked those areas and bruhed painted them. I do not believe that any prep work had been done before they started painting--just tape and shoot. Nails were not set, joints were not sealed, holes were not filled. I have painted grasshoppers and spider webs. For the positive, they were nice people and the paint work looks good. I would have rated them with all A's had they taken time to prep the house and put two coats of paint on all of it. They cleaned the area thoroughly afterwards and completed the house in one day--which are definite bonuses. The price was competitive.

Description of Work: Prepped and painted entire exterior of home. They were to power wash, scrape, prime and apply two coats of exterior paint. The price was a midrange bid for the work that was supposed to be done. For what I received the price was too high.