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"They did an excellent job. We had a variety of tasks and all were accomplished in one day. Supervisor and estimator Alex was great with communication and scheduling. Alex and Carlos showed up as scheduled at 8 AM ready to work. Alex stayed for a few minutes and then Carlos did the work. Carlos was excellent - very friendly and skilled. He made a few excellent suggestions along the way which we incorporated into the project. Work was finished in one day and cleanup was perfect. I would definitely hire them again."

"Outstanding Service and Exceptional Results I recently hired Five Star Painting (Durham) for my new house, and I couldn’t be happier with the experience. Taylor and his team were fantastic from start to finish. Out of all the projects and updates I’ve had to coordinate during my move, working with Five Star Painting was by far the easiest and most satisfactory. Scheduling was a breeze—Taylor responded quickly and worked hard to fit my project into their calendar. The team arrived on time and completed the job efficiently, demonstrating both professionalism and attention to detail throughout the process. What impressed me most was their flexibility. I had a last-minute request to paint an additional area, and Taylor and his team accommodated it without hesitation. Their willingness to go above and beyond made a stressful process much smoother. Overall, I highly recommend Five Star Painting (Durham) for anyone looking for quality work, prompt service, and a team that truly cares about customer satisfaction. I will definitely use them again for future projects!"

"They were pricy, but came highly recommended. They were prompt in scheduling. Their main selling point is the quality of the prep cleaning. While the new deck looked OK, there were missed areas on the existing porch. The quality of the staining itself was variable - there were areas where they did a great job, and others that were missed, overlooked, or intentionally ignored. The eaves were among the intentionally ignored, and I was told "that's defined as part of the roof structure, which isn't included." Excuse me, but the contract says "clean and stain exterior of screen porch" - it does not say "screen porch walls only." Another ignored area was the top edge of the fascia and floorboards, which they stained above, and below, leaving a gap. And there were several other spots that were overlooked even after a visit to complete punch list items. I asked multiple times to talk to the owner but he never called me back. Next time I'll just hire a real house painter."

"Good job very pleased"

"The Santiago team showed up on time and proceeded in covering the walls and flooring with protective sheeting, which was a plus...no dust. The ceilings needed repair, nail pops throughout and some retaping in the great room. Lasers were used to position the taping, which turned out perfectly. There were a couple of spots that were overlooked, but were promptly addressed. All in all, we are very satisfied with Santiago Home Improvements and their professionalism."

"It went very well. My home is older and needed a lot of work. The painters were very thorough and detailed. I am very happy with the job they did."

"Great! The crew did an outstanding job… we are extremely pleased with the results. They promised we wouldn’t see any dust or debris when the finished, and they really really delivered on that promise!"

"Marcelo was very professional and helpful, he did great work and was knowledgeable about my roof. Will definitely call him again when I have another issue! Thank you!"

"In October of 2024 Shane came out to give me a quote for yard clean up. After several calls by me, I finally got a start date. Shane called me and said they could start a day early and I was fine with that but they showed up at 5:30pm. I was told they would start at noon. The next day (actual start date) they showed up at 7:30pm and were there for a half hour and left because getting dark. I was told they would be there the next day at 9am. At 10:30am I called Shane asking where the crew was. He actually argued with me telling me they were there. So apparently I was blind. They showed up after 11am and they finished while I was out. Only half the job was done. I emailed all photos of areas not done with pic of contract for those areas quoted. In no way did Shane reach out to see if everything was done. I had to hire another company to finish what they did not do. When I got the bill, I reached out to Shane and said we need to revisit this bill because not everything done. He offered a $150 discount (via Sara's email) which was laughable and said "if ok we will send a new invoice". I sent an email back saying $150 is not acceptable and got no response. No response for 5 months! I got an email 5 months later saying my bill was delinquent but they cut the bill in half. I never received new invoice that showed bill was cut in half till 5 months after my last contact with them. They are not trustworthy and play games. If I could give a zero, I would."

"Avelardos painted the entire exterior of our house and did a fabulous job. Will be recommending to all in our community. They communicated well, were always on time, competitive in pricing, finished the work quickly and the house turned out amazing!"