Tom Englehart Custom Painting

They never started when they said they would. They did Not use drop cloths and consequently we had paint on the tile floors in every room. The owner & daughter did a Horrible job of painting. When they painted with a paint roller there would be paint on the wall on the up strokes but No paint on the roller coming down. Consequently the walls had to be repainted because it looked like stripes of paint then no paint. I told the owner what paint I wanted & where to buy it, but he decided to but it somewhere else. Do Not waisted your money on this painter because he does very inferior work.

I would never recommend this company. He is a personable enough old man, but I had to have the police escort him from my house after he refused to leave and told me I couldn't remove him as the house was public property until I moved in. The paint job was horrible. Drip marks everywhere and the family drama that he brought was enough to make me need anti-depressants. I will need a new painter in here to repair the damage done. His assistant Donna would smoke pot in the porta-potty and come back with dilated pupils. She would speak horribly about Tom and his family and Tom would speak bad of his own family and the other contractors on the job. Extremely unprofessional. Personally, I think that Tom is too old to be working....He is 76 and he doesn't have a professional crew to supervise, so when you hire his company, it is really only him and Donna. He is too old to be doing this stuff. Maybe when he was younger he was quite amazing, but at this stage in the game, he is old and bitter and blind. Take your chances, but I am giving you a heads up on how he is.

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At first, we were impressed with the work he did at my father's house and we expected the same quality. We were very disappointed in the unprofessional job he did on my house. There were numerous bare spots on the walls, it was obvious that only one coat was done as the old paint showed through in the majority of the job. There were paint roller marks and significant drips and runs in the paint. Mr. Englehart stated he had hired a person to do this job. In my opinion he should have checked the work before he put his name to it. Furthermore, he was told about the poor quality of the work approximately one week before it needed to be ready for us to move in and he was reminded that it was to be done by the 12th of December (he had since Thanksgiving to do it). I went to the house on Saturday, the 14th, and the many areas were still not touched up. I called Mr. Englehart and he stated he would be out on Tuesday. He was again reminded that we would be moving in the next day and that the job was to be done. He came over the next day, Sunday, and it ended up that he was still painting when furniture was being moved in.

Excellent job! Very Professional and did the job right!! I will hire again when I need any painting done.

They showed up on time and gave us a prompt bid, which was a good price and compared very favorably to any others. We agreed on a start date and they showed up the next morning and started work. At the outset we knew it would be messy, but they assured us everything would be covered and taped, and once completed, we would not have any serious mess to contend with. We had not moved much if any furniture in the house, so we decided to go ahead. This job created a huge mess, we had popcorn debris on everything and dust was everywhere - in our cabinets, closets and every nook and cranny of the house. Even now, months after it is finished, we are finding popcorn debris still stuck in places. We lived in the house while this was being done. HUGE mistake! Don't try it. Find somewhere else to stay and move anything you care about to another place. We must have had some miscommunication in the process, because we were never sure what days they would come and work and which days they would be on other projects. They did sheet off large areas of the house, and work in those rooms, but they left it in a disarray for a few days while they worked other jobs. We had planned for them to do the bulk of the work while we were out of town, but we suspect they were working on another job during that time, because there was not much progress during that time period. Most of the work was done when we were there. Based on their estimate, we had planned for the job to take 2 weeks; it took much longer. Near the end of the 2 week period, when most of the popcorn was gone, but none of the ceilings had been painted, they asked for final payment. We did not feel comfortable doing this, especially given the shifting schedule we were encountering, so we suggested they finish the job first. They ran out of paint and primer that day, so came back the next with the task of spraying all of the ceilings with paint and primer in one day. It was too much for one day and the job turned out splotchy at best. In defense of the painters, they offered to come back and redo the painting and I believe they would have. But we had had enough. We had been living with plastic tarps and dust and dripping paint and debris for 3 weeks and decided that I could finish up the painting on my own. My advice, if you hire these guys, and they are very nice, be very specific about what your expectations are and the timing of your project.

Nice people. Not as professional and efficient as I would have preferred.

He came over and ruined my cabinets by using rubbing alcohol. I have a great big spot on my cabinet and I would not recommend this company. I am not having them over again. I could not believe it.

He is very good and he is humble. I would recommend him. I am very happy with his service. I have known him for a long time, and he is very good at what he does. He i just honest.

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This is the second painting project that we have used Tom Englehart Painting. Previously, they completed a total interior re-painting project prior to our move-in. They did a superb job, That's why we contracted with them for the exterior painting work. The house was completely power washed. The work was complete and thorough, including soffits and gutters. Following this, the house was sealed with material to help the new paint adhere to the surface. The re-painting work was completed in three days and the work was neat and accurate. The front door came out beautifully. There were no extras or surprises as the contractor honored the price quote exactly. We think the work was performed with excellence.

Tom and his staff did a very good job.

We contacted Tom following review of work via Angie's list. We were new to the community and did not know any contractors. Tom came out and reviewed the situation with us and provided us with a cost estimate and made recommendations on the type paint surface to use on the walls because we have young grandchildren who are into "wall art." The work was started promptly and the contractor was aware of and honored our schedule to move into the house. The work was done on time and in accord with the approved budget. We should note that throughout the project there was attention to detail and care was taken to keep the worksite clean even though we were not living in the house yet. We were provided good advice on color ranges and Tom painted a test area for each color. In one case, we ended up changing the color because of the way it looked on the wall instead of the color charts. At the conclusion of the project, all the window and door hardware was re-installed correctly and the inside of the house was transformed. We will be asking them to provide us with a cost estimate for the exterior of the house in early 2013. We recommend them highly.

Tom Englehart did a thourough, excellent job on painting the exterior of my home. However, he recommended his brother as a carpenter for some minor repairs. The experience with his brother was very negative. I had to call him twice to get him to finish. Then, he gave me bill for 30% more of the original price stated. That was unacceptable and not good business practice. But Tom Englehart does a good job!

Excellent and very clean