I spent several weeks trying to locate a painting contractor for our 3364 square foot single story residence. I don't intend to move or sell, and the stucco exterior of my 15 year old house had existing cracks, along with weathered wood fascia boards. I have experience painting myself (painted four houses and numerous interiors) and I was aware of the scope of work required... but am tired of climbing ladders. I used Yelp to request bids, which resulted in one contractor actually coming to my home, and several more who responded via phone to give me bids...all of which were sight unseen. The contractor who visited came in 50% higher than the rest. Those who did not inspect my house all told me their level of experience enabled them to quote a cost sight unseen. I felt I wanted at least one more bid from a contractor who would visit my home. Further online searching led me to Angie's List, which revealed West-Cal Painting with a five-star rating. After checking West-Cal Painting's license status with the contractor's state license board, I got in touch with the owner Oskar Vargas, and requested he give me a bid. He made an appointment with me to inspect my house. Meeting Oskar admittedly caught me off-guard, not because he appeared younger than I expected, but because of his level of knowledge as he walked me through what repairs my house required, coupled with his estimate of the time needed to perform the work, as well as his personal professionalism. Oskar left and later e-mailed me a professionally prepared estimate that detailed all of the work we discussed at a very reasonable price for the full scope of work, which I chose to accept. Oskar then sent me an electronic version of a contract, which I was able to sign electronically. About two weeks later Oskar had a three man team at my house that arrived in a new commercial vehicle loaded with the proper equipment to begin working. Jose, the foreman, Jorge, and Jesus spent just five days to complete a mountain of work. They were all extremely polite, easy to get along with, and were very receptive to questions and comments. The scope of work was reviewed and was clearly communicated. It was quite apparent these three painters were well organized, knew how to address the full scope of work required, and worked efficiently as a team. I never once sensed or heard complaints from this team - they simply got a large volume of work accomplished in a very efficient manner. My wife had picked out the colors from one paint color vendor and Oskar had the paint color perfectly matched using Sherwin-Williams top quality paints. The scope of work detailed all surfaces would be properly prepared, pressure washed, and covered with two coats of paint, which also included back rolling the second coat. I saw them perform all of the work called out in the contract. When all was said and done after just 5-days of work, my house looks fantastic. This is evidenced not just by my neighbors passing by with nothing but positive comments, but also by a next door neighbor who inspected the painting while in progress...who then promptly sought his own bid based on the quality of the painting my house received. Oskar and his painters delivered the 5-star quality he promised at a very fair price, and West-Cal Painting would get my recommendation/referral for any job, any day. - period.