I’m so glad it’s over! Well…it’s not really over, there are a ton of places I have to go back and touch up. But at least all the people and stuff are gone.

Our painter did a really good job. I would imagine it would be hard to be a painter, going into people’s houses and potentially messing up their stuff, which he did (DVR) but he also did a good job of making things right.

Brent talked to him about the DVR and the suggestion for him to paint our hall and stairway for free ($100 was what he quoted) was good for him. He accepted responsibility right away, no squabbling, he was great. Now I just have to go get a new one, until such time as I do that, we have no TV.

But anyway, everything turned out really nice. I did notice last night that they forgot to paint the little room that the toilet is in, I guess we can either just paint it ourselves or run next door and tell him when he does the neighbor’s house.

It’s funny, the stairway and hallway have been peach-colored for about 15 years, now they’re beige (best neutral color for selling a house), the first time I walked up there after they were painted the first thing that came to mind was, “it’s so much bigger”. They say that light colors make rooms look bigger, I guess they’re right.

So, anyway, it cost me $725 (including replacing the DVR) and I’m currently wondering how this guy even makes any money. Basically, there were two days of work and he paid for the supplies and two helpers. Hopefully he had other jobs going on at the same time because that’s not a lot of money for two days work.

Here’s my referral and feedback on his work: Don’t expect him to be on time, that won’t happen. Go through the area he painted right after he’s done so you can wipe up any paint he left on your furniture and wood or ceramic floors while it’s still a little wet. Check at the end of each day or at the end of the job to be sure he didn’t forget something, he probably did (water closet, also forgot one of the water spots and had to go back and do it after he finished the ceiling). Be sure to ask him to correct anything you see wrong, he will and he’s nice about it. Overall, he did a very good job for a VERY reasonable price.

Lennox Gray
PMB# 334, 11013 Fuqua
Houston, TX 77089-2510
281-686-0810
Fax 281-464-3525