Gary's Painting & Wallpapering

When I first met Gary, I was really impressed and knew I wanted him for the job. He made a truly wonderful impression. I have always thought that I have a good reliable " gut feeling " about people, since this job occurred, however, I am not so sure. Anyhow, Gary seemed like a nice guy ( which I have a feeling he is, actually ) and he seemed to know the trade, so I hired him. The first thing that happened is that he agreed to be at my house one day early in the morning. However, he did not show up, instead his daughter and another person did. During my initial interview with Gary, I asked if he would be doing the work himself and he said that he would. Fine, the others did the first part of the work. They stripped the wallpaper and they painted some trim work. Even though I had agreed with Gary on doing one bathroom at a time, he insistd that both bathrooms be stripped and painted the same day. I should not have allowed him to talk me into that, but he did. That's partially my fault for not insisting on our agreement, but his sob story of having such a long drive to my house made me give in. I regretted this later. Finally, the day came when Gary came over himself to hang the wall paper. The work was not great. Below I have included a photo which shows the work right above the vanity. Hopefully, the photo shows how sloppy that corner of the room turned out. There were other places where the wallpaper was very loose, especially above the shower walls. Fortunately, I had someone else take care of those places later. When it came time to do the second bathroom, Gary told me that he was sick, so we agreed to wait till the following week to talk about the second job. I called again the following week. This time I was told he had hurt his shoulder and that he would need time. The following week I received a call from a person at the company ( I a believe the caller's name was Diana, but I cannot be sure about that ). I was told that Gary would be in touch the following week. That was about a month ago or so, and of course, I have not heard from him. I have a personal theory as to why that is, but it is just a theory. I had previously discussed with Gary that there is a place in the first bathroom that needs to be looked at ( the corner above the vanity ) and that some of the seams needed to be secured. I don't think he wanted to mess with it so he left me with the remainder of the work. I did get lucky, however, with the second company I hired to do the second bathroom, a company called Joyce's wallpapering. She and her son did a really nice job, I wish I had dealt with them the entire time. Bottom line is that while Gary may be a pretty decent guy, his work leaves much to be desired and he is unreliable. It hurts me to write this, but that was my experience in this case. Thank you for listening and good luck to all of you !

A little confusing at first on the pattern I had purchased but the end result turn out great

Didn't receive call back ... business was unresponsive

We contacted five painters from Angie's List, and Gary's had one of the lower prices while also being able to get to our job within three weeks. He showed up with a crew of 5 (including himself) to ensure that the job would be completed in one day (rain was likely the rest of the week), since we really wanted the work done that week. They taped boundaries, and hand-brushed the entire job (primer and two coats) in one long day. It looks great.

Neat, tidy, and friendly! Great price!

It went great finished in one day, they were on time

The company is outstanding. The owner and his daughter did a perfect job with a very intricate pattern. They were pleasant, efficient, and professional. I have hired them for another project and highly recommend their services.

Excellent. Gave professional good pricing, had no problem with me adding work. Came when he said, got done quickly and was very clean with his work.

Gary's crew showed up on on time as promised and went to work very quickly with a large crew of about 6 people to cover floor and windows and other areas with poly and tape in preparation for painting. The first items painted were the wood trim and doors which needed priming before finish coating. This took place mostly on the first day. The next few days were used to finish priming, skim coating rough walls, and caulking around windows, doors, trim and other areas. They finished on time and did a beautiful job. The house was tranformed from a dated 1962 house into what looked like a new home. They took care on the last day to completely go over each room and touch up areas for a near perfect paint job. These guys were great painters, very friendly and very professional. One guy on the crew even planed a couple of doors that were rubbing so the new paint wouldn't get rubbed off.

EXCELLENT experience. They were on time, full prep work completed before they began. Clean, neat and polite. Excellent value, would hire again!

Gary was by far the best painter I have ever used. This was the 4th home I have had painted and this was the best experience so far. Gary worked with me through the color selection and did some minor drywall repair behind the electrician. I was gone on vacation and it was all done when we returned. He was going to do the outside next.