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Greenetree
| | Posted on Friday, March 2, 2001 - 4:34 pm: |     |
John (having been thru this last fall)- I would ask about the following:
1. Is garage included ?
2. How much sanding will they do- get an estimate of how much is needed at the time.
3. Will the use the brand paint you specify ?
4. How will they do minor repairs to clapboards, shutters, gutters, etc.
Get in writing on the estimate how many colors, price of paint included, details about repairs, what is included, etc.
I was told that a good exterior job can last 7-10 years, depending on weather, settling, etc.
There may be other questions- I only interviewed painters. I'm sure I'll have more after the job is actually done.
CHICO !!!! Pintona ?????? (I don't mean to shout- I can't figure out how to "bold"). |
John
| | Posted on Friday, March 2, 2001 - 5:26 pm: | |
Greentree
To bold type "\" then "b" then "{" then type what you want to bold then type "}"
Check out the formatting folder under Documentation. There is a lot you can do. |
Eliz
| | Posted on Sunday, March 4, 2001 - 11:11 am: | |
Re interiors - NJJ et al - we used William from World of Colors after we moved in last fall to repaint almost the entire interior of our home. Their team was very friendly and accomodating and they are certainly the most competitive price wise. One caveat which I am sure is true of all painters - you should be around as much as possible - take a good look and have them make corrections and repairs on the spot. One problem I did have with them is they don't seem to believe in primer but rather just add another coat of paint. This was a bit of a problem where they were overpainting dark walls and it made it hard to achieve the exact colors I was looking for.
Having said that I would use them again - they are dependable - show up when they say and were very patient with my last minute neuroses on color choices. |
John
| | Posted on Sunday, March 4, 2001 - 9:03 pm: | |
Chico
Since almost a week has gone by and you have not responded I'll ignore your warning on Pintona. Anyone else have any experience with Pintona? |
Njjoseph
| | Posted on Monday, March 5, 2001 - 8:24 am: | |
Eliz, my job with World of Colors is winding down. I'm not sure about your primer problem, but maybe they've corrected it, because it's included in the estimate, and I know they used it in my house. They did good work, and I'm planning to use them again for 2 more rooms.
My only warning to anyone who would use them is to plan on it taking double the time they say. I'm not sure how long they've been in business, but William seems to underestimate the time. |
Mammabear
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 6, 2001 - 10:04 pm: | |
I also used World of Colors for interior painting. They painted my entire home, including ceilings and trim, and they were great! I am VERY happy with their work!
William just wants his customers to be happy, which is very refreshing in this day and age! He was very accomodating in every way, including entertaining our request to use oil-based paint on all our trim. His team was courteous and spent a full week repairing walls, spackling all the chips/holes, etc. They made my my ceilings very smoothe. Plus, his price was about half of the others we received!
One drawback- be specific with them about where to clean their brushes. I found paint chips in my kitchen sink and bathtub and had to mention the problem to William. Of course he was very gracious about it and it never happened again.
Good luck! |
Njjoseph
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 7, 2001 - 8:47 am: | |
I've just had World of Colors finish my hallways, and they turned out beautifully. New molding, too!
Mammabear, I just bought the paint and gave it to them, and they had no problem will the oil-based paint on the trim. I made a note on the post-it I left for them, so they would use the right brushes and cleaner. In addition, after the wallpaper was removed and the SIGNIFICANT damage caused by the blades was fixed, William told me he would only use oil-based primer instead of the primer I bought for him, as it had better stain-blocking capabilities.
I had them do the hard part first (2-floor hallways with wallpaper), and now that they've done such a good job, I will have them do the living room and dining room. I was concerned that the estimates would be quite a bit higher since they spent so much extra time on the hallway, but the estimates were extremely reasonable. |
Mim
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 7, 2001 - 9:18 am: | |
William of World of Colors has painted for me too, and did a great, fast, neat job, and very reasonably. Highly recommended. |
Mlj
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 7, 2001 - 10:07 am: | |
NJJoseph, thanks for the follow-up.
I also noticed their sign at the historic Pierson residence on Valley Street next door to the old mill. |
Njjoseph
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 7, 2001 - 10:31 am: | |
Mlj, I joked that now they're doing Pierson's that they'd raise their rates, but my new estimate denies that! :-) |
Dgm
| | Posted on Thursday, March 8, 2001 - 9:26 am: | |
World of Colors is currently working on my house and doing a good job. They repair the walls as a matter of course with PLASTER, not layer upon layer of spackle like so many of the pikers do.
DGM |
Njjoseph
| | Posted on Thursday, March 8, 2001 - 9:36 am: | |
DGM, they didn't use plaster as a matter of course on my house. They used joint compound, and used plaster only when they needed for it to dry immediately. You may be lucky that they are doing everything with plaster, or you may see the bag of plaster and assume that they're not using any joint compound. Or, you have different painters than I did, and they choose to work in plaster whereas mine preferred joint compound.
So I guess the moral of this story is that nothing is assured, except that the end product looks really good in my house. A ceiling that needed partial replacement was repaired so well so that even I can't tell what's new and what's original. |
Eliz
| | Posted on Thursday, March 8, 2001 - 10:09 am: | |
I should add that they (World of Colors) replaced all the broken panes in my windows and repaired about 13 window sashes by putting in new chains. They did an excellent job of it. |
Willfalaise1
| | Posted on Thursday, March 8, 2001 - 11:14 am: | |
Back to exteriors...Does anyone out there have experience removing vinyl or aluminum siding and then repairing/painting original wood? Do you hire a painter to do this? |
Lebl1166
| | Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2001 - 8:38 am: | |
Does anyone have the phone number for World of Color? They are not listed in the phonebook.
Thanks. |
Njjoseph
| | Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2001 - 8:43 am: | |
World of Color: (732) 442-0808 |
Alidah
| | Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2001 - 11:20 pm: | |
Willfalaisel: We did that. Carpenters did the repair work and painters did the painting, in our case. When the painters give the estimate they'll tell you whether they can do the extra work. They'll recommend someone if not.
I think it was common during the 70s energy crisis to cover perfectly good cedar shakes with a layer of styrofoam and siding. You might be surprised at the good condition of your wood. |
Lebl1166
| | Posted on Friday, March 16, 2001 - 5:46 pm: | |
Thankyou Njjoseph for the phone number. |
Lebl1166
| | Posted on Friday, March 16, 2001 - 5:50 pm: | |
Another question regarding interior painting -- does anyone know what special precautions should be taken regarding lead paint. When we purchased the house we did not test for lead paint because our broker told us that due to the age of the house it would definitely have lead paint. I am now thinking of doing some interior painting in which some areas will be stripped down and I am concerned with the dust, etc. because there are small children in my house. Any advise? |
Jfburch
| | Posted on Saturday, March 17, 2001 - 2:21 pm: | |
In theory, you should have a pro, experienced with lead abatement do it. It means sealing rooms while working and not dry sanding or scraping and cleaning up properly.
In practice, it may depend on the lead levels, and actual exposure/risk can vary a lot anyway.
But, it's probably worth testing (and you can probably test just the areas you want to work on to save $$)
We tested before we bought and our walls (long papered) are clean; most windows, the doors, and the peeling garage all had high levels.
We haven't done anything but keep it clean yet, but we're in the market for good lead abatement painters. |
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