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About us
Simmons Painting has been in business for over 15 years providing painting service for the middle Ga area. WE have four employeses that have been with the company a number of years. We give free estimates within a fifty mile radius. pricing is done by floor square foot measurement and height, as well as type of trim work
Business highlights
35 years of experience
Services we offer
Paint interior and exterior residential and commercial homes and businesses. We also provide pressure washing, carpentry repair, knock down and orange peel as well as faux finishes
Amenities
Free Estimates
Yes
Senior Discount
10%
Accepted Payment Methods
- PayPal
- Financing Available
- Check
Our recent projects
- 36
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Reviews
4.613 Reviews
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Theron D.
Jul 2015
Mr. Simmons was very responsive. Requested a few touch ups be performed which were quickly resolved.
Veronica N.
Jun 2015
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Larry W.
May 2015
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Response from Simmons Painting
"I don't know a [Member name removed] nor has he contacted me and I have not done any work for him. This is a mistaken identity response and has nothing to do with me or my company."
Ken S.
May 2015
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Ken S.
May 2015
It went very well. I am very happy with their work. I had some concerns and he addressed them all, very pleased with his work.
David D.
Apr 2015
This was a total disaster. The many issues will sound unbelievable to many but I can back up every claim with copies of contracts, e-mails, text messages, checks paid and photographic evidence. I hired Jeffrey Simmons in October 2014 to paint the interior and exterior of my 2600 sq foot home. As of today, April 27, 2015 - six months later- the painting has not been finished. As a courtesy, I gave him two weeks to finish the work before I hired someone else to finish painting and correct areas that had to be touched up, and to clean the mess Mr. Simmons had left behind. This was done by sending him a notarized, detailed letter explaining the terms of this ultimatum. He still came up with excuses and didn?t show up.
The excuses were a pattern from the beginning. Even though he collected payment ?to meet payroll,? he gave excuses on a regular basis as to why he couldn?t come over. I finally decided to hold the last payment of $1,200 (out of a total of over $9,000) until he finished. The excuses continued - for an additional four months - with ?I?m afraid you won?t pay me for all my work,? even though I continually reminded him that money was not the issue and that I had paid in the past even when he was not showing up to work.
After he collected almost 85% of the money (after the first two months,) he decided to work on his own terms, took a very familiar tone in his communications with me, and sent offensive text messages and e-mails when asked for updates and expected timeline for completion. If this weren't enough, he threaten me several times with all sorts of ridiculous legal action; my favorite: "I have already contacted a judge downtown who will issue a document that will not allow you to enter your property again until you pay me."
The crew changed almost every week because as Mr. Simmons explained, ?[he] had to fire them.? He only has ONE painter, his cousin, who stuck around. This constant change of (untrained?) workers came with a slew of unprofessional painting practices and techniques and resulted in the following:
- mixed results in the quality of work from good to abysmal
- over-spraying on windows, trim, screens, etc.
- cleaned the buckets of paint on lawn leaving large areas of white patches on grass.
- spills on concrete and tile floors
- used old ladders without rubber padding causing metal to scratch brand new wood floors. These scratches are all over the house and the patterns reflect ladder usage.
- left mouse sanders on furniture, damaging finish of expensive built-in bookcases.
I have hired a new professional painting company to address all problems that Mr. Simmons left me with. The new painter has confirmed that the work is subpar and ?done by amateurs.?
The excuses were a pattern from the beginning. Even though he collected payment ?to meet payroll,? he gave excuses on a regular basis as to why he couldn?t come over. I finally decided to hold the last payment of $1,200 (out of a total of over $9,000) until he finished. The excuses continued - for an additional four months - with ?I?m afraid you won?t pay me for all my work,? even though I continually reminded him that money was not the issue and that I had paid in the past even when he was not showing up to work.
After he collected almost 85% of the money (after the first two months,) he decided to work on his own terms, took a very familiar tone in his communications with me, and sent offensive text messages and e-mails when asked for updates and expected timeline for completion. If this weren't enough, he threaten me several times with all sorts of ridiculous legal action; my favorite: "I have already contacted a judge downtown who will issue a document that will not allow you to enter your property again until you pay me."
The crew changed almost every week because as Mr. Simmons explained, ?[he] had to fire them.? He only has ONE painter, his cousin, who stuck around. This constant change of (untrained?) workers came with a slew of unprofessional painting practices and techniques and resulted in the following:
- mixed results in the quality of work from good to abysmal
- over-spraying on windows, trim, screens, etc.
- cleaned the buckets of paint on lawn leaving large areas of white patches on grass.
- spills on concrete and tile floors
- used old ladders without rubber padding causing metal to scratch brand new wood floors. These scratches are all over the house and the patterns reflect ladder usage.
- left mouse sanders on furniture, damaging finish of expensive built-in bookcases.
I have hired a new professional painting company to address all problems that Mr. Simmons left me with. The new painter has confirmed that the work is subpar and ?done by amateurs.?
Suzanne M.
Dec 2014
The work is 90% done, but not complete. The contract, which he wrote, says payment is due on completion. Today he is making demands and threatening my daughter if she does not pay him today. The messages that he has sent have been unprofessional and quite frightening. I'm also reporting this to the Better Business Bureau. I have copies of all text messages that he has sent and I am happy to provide them.
Response from Simmons Painting
"this is not a customer of mine! it is true that I painted her daughters house as a favor. she and my wife were co-workers and she couldn't afford to have her house done. My original price was 2500 for just the trim. she didn't have the money then and called me later that year and ask if I would still do it but the whole house. I agreed to paint it for 500 additional dollar( the whole house). we were to start the Monday before new years but it started raining. we started Tuesday and finished 95%of the house by that wed.. I asked for 600 dollars to pay my guys for the holidays and she said NO after I did this job as a favor. She never said I did a bad job and in fact she even admits how close to being thru I was. my ladders as well as sprayers and equipment where in her locked backyard. I thought this was ungrateful and mean and I told her so. I have finished the job and been paid but using the website as a blackmail tool or to threaten people when your wrong is awful."
Al S.
Sep 2014
When I need more painting done, Jeffrey Simmons will be the first person I call. He is honest, hardworking, and does the job to your satisfaction. Besides all of that, he actually shows up on the job when he says he's going to be there. If Jeffrey says he will be at your house on Friday morning at 9:30, don't be surprised if he shows up at 9:00. He does excellent work. When he leaves the job, everything is cleaned up and orderly. it's also nice to know that the guy you hired to do the painting, actually does the painting. When he does have to leave the job, his two workers keep right on painting just as though the boss is still there. There's no loafing around or talking on the cell phone while the boss is away. Our newly painted deck, trellis, stairs, and lower deck look terrific! I couldn't be happier with the job that he did.
Keith P.
Jun 2014
Was able to work me in very short notice which was especially helpful. Completed the whole process a day early, and came back to do spot checks. Don replied quickly to my queries for cost. I would use him again, and recommend him to others.
Alice C.
Jun 2014
Mr Simmons willingly accepted our small project. When he arrived for the estimate, he was a little early. He gave me a reasonable estimate, and scheduled it for my convenience. He was early again for the day he did the job. He was professional, courteous, prompt and reasonable. I was happy with the work performed, and I would use him again and recommend him.
Richard P.
Mar 2014
it went very well, the kitchen didn't reall take after he redone the ceiling popcorn area but he stated to me before he left if it din't take he would return and repaste it. I called a few weeks later and he responded right away and did an outstanding job.
Patricia W.
Feb 2014
Jeffrey knew the painting task was going to be extensive and would take a long time to complete since the home was built in 1940. He also knew we were preparing the home for sale since my Mother had gone into Assisted Living. The painting was to be accomplished in various phases, and he was open to completing the job over an extensive period of time. Before he started, he carefully explained what his estimate covered. Initially, we excluded closets because they were in fair shape, but we later added them at an extra cost because his work was excellent. He began by painting the interior, and since we had to do repairs to some areas. he worked within our schedule to get the interior completed. The interior walls were plaster so they required more work than if working with drywall. He skimmed the walls to make sure most of the imperfections were taken care of and finished as well as possible. He also painted the new kitchen cabinets and all of the trim work that was new in each room. Jeffrey worked with us to insure the house looked as well as could be based on the age of the walls. Since the kitchen was gutted, this room required a lot of painting on the cabinets and walls and since wallpaper had been removed from the kitchen, a lot of skimming of the walls was done. He removed all drapes and covered the areas to prevent any paint damage to the floors and furniture. He also recommended a carpenter to do the exterior repairs. They worked together as each area was painted. He worked within our schedule and if something needed to be changed, he was open to making those changes and often offered better suggestions.
Jeffrey was pleasant and dedicated to completing high quality work at a more than fair price based on the work that had to be done.
Abbie A.
Nov 2012
I have never had my house professionally painted before, so perhaps my expectations were different, but I honestly feel that the majority of the paint job looks as if we had done it ourselves, and we are not good painters. The great room (2-story walls) looks very nice, and I certainly give them the credit they deserve for that room. However, the other rooms could have been nicer. There are spots that aren't even painted completely, in corners and along trim. They were fast, taking only 1 week to paint an entire 2500-ft house. However, I think the paint job reflects the amount of time spent. It looks rushed. They didn't take the time to take the bathroom hardware off the walls until I asked them specifically to do so. So the streaks of the brush vs. roller are obvious in those areas. This is also true for other hardware - electrical outlets, thermostat cover, air return register, etc., and not only are those areas streaky, but there is paint on the hardware themselves (that they partially cleaned up, but I am finding myself scraping paint off of counters, walls, floors). Additionally, they indicated that they would repair minor drywall issues, but I didn't feel that they did the best job on this either. In fact, I wish we would have done it in advance anyway so that it would look nicer. Perhaps, my perfectionistic personality is coming through, so someone who is need of a quick paint job and isn't going to go crazy about the details would be perfectly happy with this company.
Response from Simmons Painting
"I have waited for a long time to send a response to [member name removed] comments. They were so false I really didn't know where to begin, but thought I can't allow her words to go unanswered for my future customers. First of all the down stairs alone was over 2500 square feet. The foyer was 26 feet hight all around the room and there was a bonus room upstairs and a bath and two more bedrooms. When I bid the job I made the mistake of telling her unlimited colors, thinking most people have a main color and maybe a few bedrooms a different color, she had nine different colors including dark greens, black cherry, purple, and yellows. Down south a man is only as good as his word so I didn't back out of the job, even tho most rooms took 3 to 4 coats. She also said the trim was fine and we kept it wiped down as we went but she turned around and had us paint the trim thru out the whole house. I started the Job with 5 guys and had to let them go just to finish her job without having to pay for it at the end out of my pocket. She was very aware of what she was doing and did this to get that much work for hardly half of what it was worth. She had recently moved down from New York and the home was fully of furniture and boxes that we had to move around and still finished on a timely schedule. She took advantage of character and willingness to please my customer to get a huge job done for a third of the cost. It is true we didn't take down the bathroom hardware first but it was all cut around neatly with no paint on anything and despite knowing I was getting used I finished the job. In all the years I've painted I have never met a customer I didn't satisfy at the end of a job and I couldn't let this one person just hurt my business with unfair comments and untruths."
Alan G.
Sep 2012
My wife pointed out some things that could have been better, and they solved all of teh issues and did a great job overall.
Pamela M.
Mar 2012
He is very thorough and very prompt. He is good at what he does. If he can’t do something, he will tell you can’t. He is honest and very nice and personable. He comes when he says he will. He cleans up behind himself.
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FAQ
Simmons Painting is currently rated 4.6 overall out of 5.
Simmons Painting accepts the following forms of payment: PayPal, Financing Available, Check
Yes, Simmons Painting offers free project estimates.
No, Simmons Painting does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Simmons Painting does not offer a senior discount.
No, Simmons Painting does not offer emergency services.
No, Simmons Painting does not offer warranties.
Simmons Painting offers the following services: Paint interior and exterior residential and commercial homes and businesses. We also provide pressure washing, carpentry repair, knock down and orange peel as well as faux finishes