Varsity Painters

This company was very responsive in providing a quote - it was the most detailed estimate of any that I had received. Did not ultimately select this company as they were significantly higher than the price of other service providers, for the same level of prep work and painting.

They did an amazing job and stuck to their quoted price despite the fact that the painting the mullions was easily 20 to 30 more man-hours work than they expected.

The owner, Joe Perry, was extremely attentive, very thorough, and responsive. They followed through quite well. The work crew was punctual and we had no concerns about them. We weren't entirely satisfied with the cleanup, there were a couple of drips where they painted. It wasn't quite as thorough as we expected, but overall, it didn't affect the overall positive impression I have of the company.

Overall good company to work with. Was able to adapt to weather problems and still get house painted. Would have liked a more thorough effort at cleanup and putting our possessions back after job finished. But they were respectful and more than willing to come back and correct their mistakes.

Steve was very polite and punctual. He made sure we were happy with the work. Reasonably priced.

Varsity Painters painted the exterior of our addition in July, so I knew we'd get quality work on the inside of our house, too. We weren't disappointed! Steve, Grayson and Angel (+crew) did an outstanding job of answering our questions, paying attention to details and making our house look better than it has ever looked before. They are true professionals.

FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL OLD BUNGALOW, IF I COULD DO IT AGAIN I WOULD USE A COMPANY THAT PAINTED BY HAND, SO MUCH WAS BLOWN ON. I WOULD USE A PAINTER THAT WORKS WITH OLDER HOMES NEXT TIME. THE CREW WAS LATINO, WHICH WAS FINE THOUGH IT WAS DIFFICULT TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM. THE FOREMAN DID SPEAK ENGLISH THOUGH HE WAS NOT AROUND VERY MUCH. THE FOREMAN WAS GOOD ABOUT SHOWING UP WHEN I NEEDED HIM. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD A SPECIAL PAINT FOR STUCCO AND I DO NOT KNOW THAT THEY TREATED IT ANY DIFFERENTLY. THEY DID A GOOD JOB, THOUGH IF YOU HAVE AN OLDER HOME AND ARE CONCERNED ABOUT STUCCO AND TRIM THIS MAY NOT BE THE PAINTER FOR YOU. THE OWNER AND FOREMAN WERE VERY EAGER TO ASSIST.

Quality of work was quite good, and the first crew was very easy to work with. However, we had some wood repair that required a second crew to return to complete the job. There was a considerable time lag for this crew to come back and some of the work was completed in the rain. There were some final tasks that were not completed such as several pairs of shutters were not re-installed, the house numbers were not re-installed, etc. The price was fair and the overall quality was good with the exceptions noted above.

GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE! GREAT JOB! STEVE MELANDER WAS VERY PROMPT, COURTEOUS AND ACCOMMODATING WHEN PROVIDING THE BID. SOME REPAIR WORK WAS NEEDED BEFORE PAINTING COULD BEGIN, STEVE RECOMMENDED A CARPENTER-MATT SAYER. WE OBTAINED 3 BIDS FOR THE CARPENTRY WORK AND CHOSE MATT. HE WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL, REASONABLY PRICED, THOROUGH, AND HONEST (HE ACTUALLY COMPLETED THE JOB FOR LESS THAN HIS BID). IN ADDITION TO BEING PROMPT AND COURTEOUS, THE PAINTING CREW WAS VERY THOROUGH AND EFFICIENT.

THE OWNERS AND CREW WERE EFFICIENT, THOROUGH, AND EASY TO WORK WITH, AND THE BID WAS RIGHT ON TARGET.

ALL EMPLOYEES WERE ON TIME AND POLITE. THEY DID THE JOB IN THREE DAYS AND DID A GOOD JOB CLEANING UP AFTER THEMSELVES. MY HOUSE LOOKS GREAT!

THE OWNER OF THIS COMPANY (JOE) IS EXCEPTIONAL. THEY NEED TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY CONTROL A BIT, BUT THEY ARE VERY WILLING TO CORRECT ERRORS, WHICH IS A HUGE PLUS. OVERALL, I WAS HAPPY WITH THEM.

WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND VARSITY PAINTERS. THE CREW, UNDER LEADERSHIP OF ANGEL, WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. THE PROJECT MANAGER, GRAYSON, PLACED A PRIORITY ON COMMUNICATION. WE SPECIFIED A 3-COLOR PAINT SCHEME: BODY, TRIM AND SASH. IF THERE WAS ANY QUESTION, GRAYSON OR ANGEL CONTACTED US PRIOR TO PAINTING THE SURFACE. THE CREW'S ATTENTION TO DETAIL, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO PREPARATION PRIOR TO PAINT APPLICATION, WAS IMPRESSIVE. THEY CAREFULLY MASKED ALL WINDOWS AND THOROUGHLY SCRAPED AND/OR SANDED ALL SURFACES. THE LATTER IS PARTICULARLY NOTEWORTHY, AS THE HOUSE, BUILT IN 1898, HAD VESTIGES OF SEVERAL PAINT LAYERS THAT REQUIRED VIGOROUS SCRAPING. ONCE THE PROJECT WAS CONCLUDED, AN ERROR DUE TO A MISCOMMUNICATION WAS QUICKLY RECTIFIED. THE ONLY CONCERN WE'D OFFER IS THAT AFTER THE PROJECT WAS DONE, A NUMBER OF DISCARDED RAZOR BLADES (USED TO REMOVE MASKING MATERIAL) WERE FOUND IN THE YARD. OUTSIDE OF THAT, WE'D RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY WITHOUT RESERVATION.

WE WORKED THRU STEVE MELANDER. ALL OF THE PEOPLE WE WORKED WITH WERE FRIENDLY AND PROFESSIONAL. THE MEN WERE A LITTLE CARELESS ABOUT MY PLANTINGS - BUT IT WAS FALL, SO I WAS NOT UPSET. THE FOREMEN AND LEAD PAINTER SPOKE GOOD ENGLISH. ONE DIRECTION WAS NOT TRANSLATED CORRECTLY. VARSITY DID MAKE GOOD ON THE PROBLEM.

WE HAD VARSITY PAINTERS OUT LAST YEAR TO PAINT THE EXTERIOR OF OUR HOUSE. WE WERE PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS OF THE JOB AND THEIR WARRANTY. WHEN WE HAD SOME QUESTIONS AND NEEDED SOME TOUCH UP, JOE PERRY CAME OUT AND TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM WITHOUT ANY QUESTION OR PROBLEM. WE RECOMMENDED VARSITY PAINTERS TO OUR NEIGHBORS, WHO WAS GIVEN A FAIR PRICE, AND THEIR HOUSE WAS PAINTED ALSO. THE TWO HOUSES LOOK VERY UP-TO-DATE TOGETHER!

JOE PERRY WAS ALWAYS PUNCTUAL WITH ANY APPOINTMENTS. WORK CREW DID FINISH THE JOB BEHIND SCHEDULE, BUT OVERALL THEY DID A VERY GOOD JOB AT A REASONABLE COST.

JOE PERRY IS VERY AFFABLE AND DETAIL ORIENTED, TOOK CARE TO SELECT GOOD COLORS AND PAINT BRANDS TO OUR LIKING. HE HAS AN ENERGETIC CREW, THOROUGHLY ORGANIZED FOR EFFICIENT HANDLING OF THE JOB, OBVIOUSLY TRAINED TO BE CAREFUL AND CLEAN. I ENJOYED WORKING WITH THEM. THEY DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF COVERING WITH TWO COATS, EVEN ADDED A THIRD COAT WHERE NEEDED AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE WOOD SIDING HAD WEATHERED AND AGED SO MUCH THAT THERE WERE LIMITS ON WHAT COULD BE DONE. JOE PERRY MADE A PERSONAL INSPECTION AT THE END OF THE JOB, HELPING THE CREW CATCH ANY CLEANUP DETAILS, WHICH WERE HANDLED PROMPTLY. IT WAS NECESSARY TO ASK THAT LIEN WAIVERS BE SPECIFIED IN THE TERMS, BUT AT THE END THE BILL WAS PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AND THE LIEN WAIVERS DELIVERED ONLY AFTER A SPECIAL REQUEST. WE WOULD DEFINITELY HIRE VARSITY PAINTERS AGAIN. ALL IN ALL AN EXCELLENT JOB.

HAD A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE WITH STEVE THE ESTIMATOR AND HE SEEMED VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE. NEGOTIATED A BIT ON THE PRICE FROM ORIGINAL. VARSITY WAS HIGHER THEN TWO OTHER BIDS AND A THOUSAND LESS THAN HIGHEST BID. HAD MADE A VERBAL COMMITMENT OVER THE PHONE TO DO THE DECK AS WELL AS THE HOUSE, WAS NOT ON PAPERWORK AND WAS FORGOTTEN, ONE CALL AND THEY WERE BACK IN TWO DAYS TO COMPLETE. APPEARS TO BE A VERY GOOD JOB AND I WILL UPDATE IN SIX MONTHS IF ANY PROBLEMS APPEAR.

CREW AND SUPERVISOR KURT WERE VERY DEPENDABLE AND PROFESSIONAL. WORKERS WERE VERY RESPECTFUL OF YARD, FAMILY AND DOGS. GOOD CLEAN UP AT END OF EACH DAY. EVEN MOVED SOME DIRT IN FOR US FOR ANOTHER PROJECT WITHOUT US ASKING-THEY DID IT AS A NICE GESTURE. LOTS OF TRIM WORK AND DETAIL. PRESSURE WASHED GARAGE FLOOR FOR FREE AND TOOK IN STRIDE A CHANGE IN COLOR ON SOME OF THE TRIM. HOUSE LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. WOULD USE AGAIN, AM CALLING FOR INTERIOR WORK.

WE WERE VERY PLEASED WITH THEIR WORK. THEY USED HIGH-QUALITY PAINT, AND DID A VERY THOROUGH JOB OF PREPPING THE SURFACES. THE CREW WAS VERY COURTEOUS AND EFFICIENT. THEY WERE DELAYED BY WEATHER, BUT KEPT ME APPRISED OF WHEN THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO START. ONCE THEY DID START, THE JOB WAS COMPLETED FAIRLY QUICKLY. THE FOREMAN CAME OUT THE WEEK BEFORE TO APPLY SAMPLES OF FOUR DIFFERENT TRIM COLORS FOR US TO CHOOSE FROM. VARSITY PAINTERS QUOTE WAS COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER HIGH-QUALITY PAINTERS THAT HAD QUOTED, AND WAS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE THOUGHT THE JOB WOULD COST. PAINT JOB IS GUARANTEED FOR THREE YEARS. ORIGINALLY WE HAD GOTTEN THEIR NAME FROM ANGIE'S LIST, HOWEVER MY NEIGHBOR HAS ALSO USED THEM FOR INTERIOR PAINTING AND HAS BEEN PLEASED.

THE PAINTING CREW WAS EXPERIENCED AND EFFICIENT. THEY WERE WELL-MANAGED BY THEIR CREW LEADER, SO PROGRESS MOVED ALONG WELL. IT WAS A BIG JOB MADE EASY BY THE MEN ON THE SITE AND BEHIND THE SCENES. IT IS A FIRST-CLASS OPERATION.

THE WORK LOOKS GOOD AND WAS DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE WORK MEN CLEANED UP AFTER THEMSELVES.

JOE PERRY, COMPANY OWNER, PROVIDED A VERY COMPETITIVE BID, THOUGH IT WAS NOT THE LOWEST. HIS PLANNING OF THE JOB, HOWEVER, WAS SUPERIOR, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE MANY DIFFERENT PROBLEMS HE FACED. THE EXTRA CARE AND PROFESSIONALISM WERE WORTH THE PRICE PAID. PERRY WAS KNOWLEDGEABLE AND COURTEOUS, MAINTAINING OVERALL CONTACT WITH THE JOB AND PERSONALLY CONDUCTING A FINAL INSPECTION. HIS CREW WAS EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL. THE CREW OBVIOUSLY HAD AN EYE FOR DETAIL AND TOOK PRIDE IN ITS WORKMANSHIP. ALTHOUGH TWO COATS HAD BEEN CONTRACTED, THE CREW USED THREE COATS IN SOME DIFFICULT PLACES AT NO EXTRA CHARGE. CLEAN-UP WAS METICULOUS. VARSITY PAINTERS HAS MY RECOMMENDATION.

YOU CAN BE CONFIDENT GOING WITH THIS CREW. A+. WORK COMPLETED FAST AND NEAT. STEVE MILANDER HAS A GOOD EYE FOR COLOR AND LIKE US, IS A STRONG BELIEVER IN COMMUNICATING ANY AND ALL CONCERNS. THIS REPORT PERTAINS TO MY OWN HOUSE.

I LEFT 2 MESSAGES FOR THEM TO CALL ME BACK AND THEY NEVER DID. I HAVE RECEIVED BIDS FROM OTHER COMPANIES INSTEAD AND WILL BE WORKING THEM. BY THE OTHER ESTIMATIONS, VARSITY PAINTERS HAS MISSED OUT ON NEARLY $9000 OF WORK.