"I bought a 199 dollar coupon from Angie’s list for 8 hours of painting work. Wilbur was quick and responsive, and came out to give me an estimate immediately. He assured me that painting over my current wallpaper in these rooms would be a lot of work and gave me an estimate of 850 plus purchase of paint. While it sounded a bit overpriced, I agreed. He put me on the books immediately, which I truly appreciated. I even changed my mind about what I wanted painted, and he was quite agreeable to it. The morning off, he was here with two women. They were professional and overall got the job done in a timely manner. However, it is the handling of payment that left me with a VERY bad taste in my mouth. I was struggling with two very small children, and about to leave for a birthday party when he insisted that I pay by check immediately. The job wasn’t finished. I asked if I could send a check by mail, all to no avail. Balancing a screaming baby, I grit my teeth and wrote the check. Frankly, I felt discriminated against. I highly suspect he wouldn’t ask this of anyone who was Caucasian and living in a gated community as I am. Most people would sympathize with a woman in that difficult situation. Also, a spot was missed. He came out to fix that within a couple of days, and apologized for the interaction. He stated many people haven’t paid him, that is why he insisted. And of course, talked over me as soon as my husband came in the room. That’s still no way to treat a young mom and professional who paid for what I suspect is an overpriced job. I’m sure he will deny all of this, but that doesn’t make it any less true. Don’t make assumptions about people when you don’t know them. While he and his crew did a great job, and he will insist he didn’t discriminate because he ‘hires black people’, I’m still very disappointed and cannot recommend him because of this. The truth hurts, sir please check your incorrect biases at the door. I doubt you would’ve done this to a man or a Caucasian, don’t do it to me, either. I have no intention of hurting you or your business, but I hope you keep this in mind during future interactions with other customers. For these reasons, I don’t think we’re a good fit in the future."

"He did a wonderful job removing the wallpaper in our home. He did so good that we hired him for an additional two projects that ended up being ahead of schedule."

"Manny was very quick to respond. He stayed in contact with me during the week to ensure I understood what I was paying for and he wanted to ensure he understood what I was requesting. Communication was key for me because it showed he valued me as a customer and he wanted to do the job. The painters were right on time at 8:00 and did exactly what was needed. I needed 2 bedrooms painted and had some patchwork needed from shelving that was on the wall and a black design on a wall that needed covering up. While I wouldn’t say the job was perfect (there is some paint on the ceiling and baseboards, which I wish wasn’t there. I like even painting without smudges or runoffs from the edges) I’m not nitpicking. There was some cleanup left behind for me, but very minor. Very professional and nice and I’m glad I called! Will probably use again. I have 2 bathrooms and a bedroom next on the list."

"Restart his crew were able to paint my one story vinyl sided home and update it from its dingy dark yellow to a fresh Agreeable gray. He was very knowledgeable about his Sherwin Williams Preferred products and was able to convince me (a hard bargain) in a more modern refreshing update. It was a pleasure to work with him and the Crew, very punctual and I love how he feeds his crew!! Looking forward to working with him on my investment properties this spring"

"Korania did an outstanding job!!! She was very detailed and she left no paper unsmoothed. She is now my one and only Wallpaper Specialist. Korania is very patient and easy to communicate with."

"Klappenberger & Son was hired to paint the entire house white by my property management company after renters moved out and before we moved back in.  They painted the whole house, including ceilings and trim a flat white.  When I had colors selected (with help from Imagine That Interiors, found through Angie's List), I asked them to come back to repaint in the selected colors.  The house looks fantastic-they did an excellent paint job.  Two painters did the whole house in 4 days.  It would have taken us forever to do that work.
My only disappointment was with regard to the order of rooms.  I had specifically asked that the kids bedroom be painted on a certain day when I arranged to take my 2.5 year old and 9 month old to see a friend 90+minutes away so we would be gone all day.  That was the plan at 9 am when we departed;but  they didn't start painting that room until 5pm, after I had told them of myannoyance and we were headed to a hotel for the night.  Needless to say, they did paint the room that day/night.
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"The work was done quickly and adequately. The price was very good - there was a lot of work to prepare the wall for painting. However, the attention to detail could have been better (e.g., color paint on white trim, old wallpaper glue not removed and painted over, used a roller to paint a door so the finish was not smooth)."

"George's painting, inc was responsive and professional from start to finish. The project entailed wallpaper removal from 2.5 bathrooms and kitchen, repainting those rooms; installing a tile backsplash and vinyl tile floor in the kitchen; replacing the kitchen countertop; repairing a cabinet; repairing drywall and painting the ceiling in the master bedroom. The owner came out to do the estimate himself. He was accommodating when I wanted to expand the scope of the initial project and came out a second time to give me an updated estimate. He was easy to reach via cell or email. The estimate was more than fair. His crew completed the job in three days. The crew was polite, professional, and did a good job cleaning up at the end of each work day. I highly recommend this company and would use them again."

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"Robert was punctual and attentive before the job started, repeatedly contacting me (I found him through ServiceMagic before he joined Angie's List).   His bid was the lowest of three, and his availability and eagerness convinced me to go with him.  I give him an A for cost & punctuality.

I think we saw him once more during a three-day painting, and he did not return to respond to our final touch-up issues.  I had to spend about another 6-8 hours finishing drywall cracks, resanding places where they removed chair-rail wallpaper accent, and had to finish paining missed spots (about 10 sq. ft scattered over the house).   I had to buy a new electrical wall outlet plate, as one was missing & not replaced.   What gauled me the most was that he didn't come to our home to "see for himself" what our issues were.  If the quote was off (he claimed to need 10% more to complete), perhaps he should have visited at the END of the job to make sure his workers didn't leave something behind.  Hence a D for professionalism.

The paint quality is such that if I try to wipe a food stain off the kitchen paint, it rubs off the paint.  I have used higher quality paint in the past that does not require much maintenance in 10 years.   In the past 9 months, I have retouched countless times for every time some walks near a wall.   It seems to me that the rooms painted FIRST have held up much better than the rooms painted LAST.  I believe the quality suffered over the three days in a decreasing fashion.  Hence a C for quality.

My guess (from reading other reviews & talking to his past clients, which I did before signing him up)...he's probably pretty good if he's there.  I don't think that a "prep for resale painting job" was much to his liking & so he didn't care.   I am glad to see him on Angie's List now, because I don't think my report on ServiceMagic has much traction (I filed a report in May 2011).

I give him a C overall.   If my wife had written this review, it'd be nearer to D or F.

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