Originally posted by ramzey
Ad B, do you pay more then that with your painter discount? and charge customers something around 24$ as they sell in store?
He bought cheap paint and he is aware of that including consequence.
Ad C, If tool do the job , even twice per 10 years, there is no reason to buy pro tools, thats not his source of income.
Ad D. So what, if he is happy with results , whats make you think he would be happier if you would do that?
I bet , if you find someone picky, he will turn your life in to nightmare. I'm right? ;-) And your defense would be "we allways do this this way
or " I have 20 years of experience, i'm licensed, bonded..........".
Unfortunately that does not mean someone who is licensed and bonded, do his work right. Usual, those one who are in hurry are pro painters.
5 years? who cares? He save enough to paint his home every year for this 5 years
68zooM, how you dare to paint your own home ;-)
At contractor discount I am copying this directly from the receipt for paint I purchased yesterday.
1 Gallon Benjamin Moore "Mooreguard" Latex HP Pastel
Color- Lancaster Whitewash HC- 174
Item BM1371
Suggested Price $33.99
Extention (contractor Discount) $28.89
7% NJ sales tax $2.02
Total $30.91
(Even Home Depot paint is more then $18.00 per gallon the last time I looked)
One of my selling points is I do not mark up the material price
And I pass my contractor savings onto the customer
I only make money on the labor.
Any excess material left at the end of the job is the customers to keep (I have better things to store then paint colors I may not use again for God knows how long)
I staple any and all material receipts to my copy of the contract for the customer to see should they have any questions.
He could have rented a pro tool a lot less then the price he paid for a piece of junk
Home Depot will rent you a professional Sprayer for about $50 a day
Least that's what I paid last year when mine went down
I've had some nit picky customers everyone has. I try to be more critical and nit picky of my work then my customers. Its rare when I find a customer that's more picky then I am. But it happens maybe 1 in 50.
Like the lady a few months ago that literally went crawling around on her hands and knees running her hands over the ALL floor trim Not looking for imperfections. but FEELING for imperfections you couldn't see 3 inches away.
Nobody pays me in full until they are happy with my work.
"We always do it this way" is nothing but a cop out
I..Me have going on 30 years of experience and licensed ,bonded. A member of the "Association of Professional Painters & Decorators of New Jersey" etc etc. bla bla bla
And I wouldn't think of using that as excuse for less then great work. Or as offering it as proof I do good work.
The only "problems" I've had is when someone with something with years and years of neglect are upset when it doesn't look like new construction when its done. And then I tell them up front. I cant give you a new construction look on this without actually giving you new construction.
Or when they want something extra for free that wasn't included in the contract.
And provided its within reason I often will throw in an extra or two for free that isnt in the contract
I do VERY little advertising. 95% of my work all comes through word of mouth.
I keep managing to pay the bills even in the tough times and the same people keep calling me back for more work and referring me to al their friends so I must be doing something right.
5 years. Yea and we will see in 5 years how much more it costs him in time and material to fix the things he could have avoided by using quality products in the first place.
Furhermore with a 2000 psi powerwasher on a house of any kind of size to it would be the equivalent of scrubbing down an entire bathroom with a toothbrush.
Even if I gave him the benefit of the doubt that he waited a couple of days between the time he powerwashed it and he started painting it and only claims he did the rest in two days. Unless he lives in a bungalow. there is no way he did all that to a house in only 2 days and did any kind of quality job. I'd be willing to bet the caulking doesn't even last a year before it starts cracking because he probably painted over it the same day he caulked it. And that's even if he caulked it correctly.
Based on the amount of paint used. Im guessing he probably painted it the same color (one coat) it was and perhaps changed the trim color
He or anyone wants to paint their own house. Hey great. Go for it. Im not saying it cant be done.
As long as he is happy with it. more power to him.
but based on what he claims. there is no way in this life Im going to believe he did any kind of quality job.
But as long as he is happy with it. More power to him
