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John
| | Posted on Monday, February 26, 2001 - 10:57 am: |     |
Does anyone have recommendations for Exterior House Painters? Also, I'm interested in Price Ranges and contract information (including Guarantees) |
Njjoseph
| | Posted on Monday, February 26, 2001 - 11:00 am: | |
My neighbors used World of Color recently, and I'm using them this week, so in a few days I'll let you know! I'm having wallpaper removed, and having the walls and ceilings repaired and prepped, then painted, and having new molding installed. The estimate was very reasonable, so we'll see if they do a quality job. |
Napes
| | Posted on Monday, February 26, 2001 - 11:09 am: | |
Rutgers Paint. No question. Absolutely the best in town and worth every penny. |
John
| | Posted on Monday, February 26, 2001 - 11:12 am: | |
Thks NJJ, but I''m looking at an exterior paint job. Do they do that as well? I'm editing my previous post so, you did not read it wrong it just changed. Sorry! |
Njjoseph
| | Posted on Monday, February 26, 2001 - 11:18 am: | |
I'm not sure. I'll ask. I've heard good things about Rutgers, but nothing concrete. |
Debby
| | Posted on Monday, February 26, 2001 - 4:57 pm: | |
We were very pleased with Rutgers, and would use them again. A 4BR colonial, about 2 years ago, was $4400 including all materials. That included FIVE days of sanding and prepping. They were neat, meticulous, and came back twice to do touch-ups of things that were not quite right.
My next door neighbor used them at our recommendation a few months ago, and the most impressive thing happened: they put a note in our mail box explaining that they would be sanding for a couple of days, assured us that they would use HEPA vacs and tarp completely, and recommended that we keep our windows shut for a couple of days just to be in the safe side. I was very impressed by this extra bit of effort |
Ashear
| | Posted on Monday, February 26, 2001 - 5:27 pm: | |
We had Rutgers paint our house last summer and are very happy with the job thay did. You will find that their quote is significantly higher than some of the other painters in town. Segio's estimate was a lot lower but he did another house on our street and it was peeling three years later. |
Cam1
| | Posted on Monday, February 26, 2001 - 7:51 pm: | |
Rutgers is the only way to go for quality work and excellent customer service. |
Alidah
| | Posted on Monday, February 26, 2001 - 10:31 pm: | |
I like Tri-County. They did my neighbor's exterior and some interior work for me. They've done a few houses on my street and they look great. |
Kws
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2001 - 9:14 am: | |
I had Rutgers do the back half of my house this
past summer and let me tell you they sanded it down to the bone! The key to a good paint job starts with the sanding. And I have never seen any of the other painters take a house down to bare wood like Rutgers does. |
Mlj
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2001 - 11:55 am: | |
Njjoseph,
Please do post info regarding the work of World of Color.
Also, regarding installation of molding, would you kindly advise how you selected the molding, i.e. did you purchase it independently, or did they provide samples.
Thanks. |
Njjoseph
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2001 - 12:21 pm: | |
Mlj, in my case, they didn't provide samples, but I'm such a control freak that I do it all myself. ;-)
I bought some samples from Home Depot and cut and tacked several pieces together until I got the layers and look I wanted. I then gave the sample to the painter and he will pick up the materials.
The work is in progress, so it'll be about 2 more days for the work to be complete. In the meantime, they've been absolutely nice with me, and I hope they'll do a quality job. The paper was down last night when I got home, and I almost fell over from seeing all the gouges and cracks in the wall that were never repaired -- only papered over and over by prior owners. They certainly have their work cut out for them.
I'll post more when the job is complete, but if you'd like a play-by-play description of what I find each evening, I'll be happy to tell you. Hiring painters is a new experience for me, and I didn't know what to expect when the paper come down. Better they do it than me! |
Greenetree
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2001 - 12:22 pm: | |
Actually- we have contracted with Pintona for exterior paint work. We had estimates from Rutgers & Pintona. Rutgers has always gotten rave reviews. However, I spoke to some of Pintona's customers ( and went to see some houses, including a very ornate multi-color Victorian in SO). Pintona also got good reviews & was about 1/3 the price less. You probably can't go wrong with either company. I actually tried getting ahold of Tri-county, but they never called me back. |
Debby
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2001 - 3:15 pm: | |
I used Pintona for some interior work, as well as a new roof, and was really pleased both times. They are more reasonable. I cannot comment on exterior painting, though. |
Jfb
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2001 - 4:40 pm: | |
Beware of these painters sanding the crap out of your house. Most times it is not necessary.
Sanding is only required when paint is flaking or alligatoring, and often not much.
To sand the whole house down is wastfull and damaging.
I've seen Rutgers sand a house down to the bone. Gouges everywhere. Ugly.
Beware. You want a great wash job (by hand, not power wash), good prep and good workmanship on the painting. Use quality paint. I go for oil on the trim & windows and latex on the siding.
Benjamen Moore is quite good paint.
Good Luck |
Chico
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2001 - 10:21 pm: | |
I'd like to issue a strong warning about Pintona.I'm already one hour behind work tonite, and I can't type, so the details will have to follow later. And I should say, in all fairness, that Jose made a good impression at our initial meeting - not yappy, got right to the details, price right on the spot without any mathematical histrionics, professional "can do" demeanor, firm start date. I'll tell some more stuff when I have more time. |
Us2innj
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2001 - 11:02 pm: | |
On a recent episode of "This Old House", they discussed the fact that a good housepainter will always show up with a Moisture Meter that determines if the wood to be painted is too moist to accept the paint well. Have any of you ever had this occur? |
Greenetree
| | Posted on Friday, March 2, 2001 - 1:03 pm: | |
Us2innj- never heard of a moisture meter. Neither Rutgers or Pintona brought one when they came for the estimate.
Chico- I would be interested in your Pintona experience, since I have to finalize the contract soon.
Does anyone else have a Pintona experience ? |
John
| | Posted on Friday, March 2, 2001 - 3:13 pm: | |
Thanks for the responses everyone.
I've been trying to get Rutgers over for an estimate but have not been able to get hold of them yet.
Chico, you never came back about Pintona. What was your experience with them?
My wife made appointments with a few other painters so I'll be back with questions once the estimates come in.
Does anyone know what kind of guarantee I should be expecting?
What kind of questions I should ask about the type of job they'll do? |
Njjoseph
| | Posted on Friday, March 2, 2001 - 3:28 pm: | |
Others will tell you about Maplewood experiences, but my experiences of other jobs elsewhere is usually 2 to 3 years. |
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