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Painting interior & exterior, house restoration, safe removal, skim coating, vacuum filters, wallpaper hanging & removal, carpentry work & faux.
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One wrinkle is that we originally intended to just replace a number of the cracked and warped cedar slats for a much lower carpentry price. However when the carpenters started their work we all realized that the state of deterioration was so bad that even laying the ladders against the siding cracked it (the garage side of the house is 3 stories). I did not paint the cedar when the house was build thinking that it would "weather" and look natural. What a mistake. The sun bouncing off of the driveway (south wall) just baked the wood dry. This is the chief reason for the warping and splitting.
I have to give the carpentry foreman credit. When he told me if we just tried to patch the cedar it would not look good and the original cedar would continue to degrade. This was not bait and switch- it was the right decision to just replace all of the cedar.
Very happy with the end result.
done (how many coats etc.) She emailed her estimate within a few days. It was so reasonable that I
called and added the crown molding work! I received 2 other estimates and chose Wilber's both for the price
and the professionalism that Nikki displayed. First the carpentry guys showed up on time and installed the crown molding.
Two days later Nikki showed up with the workers to explain everything to be done. She was not 100% happy with a piece of the crown molding and said she would have them back to fix it. She did! They were there the next day and everything was perfect when they left. The painters (3 men plus the supervisor) showed up on time 8:30 am and stayed and worked until 6:00 pm (supervisor was in and out) prepping the walls. They were very good about closing off doorways and opening so the dust wouldn't get all over the place. Showed up again on time the next day and stayed until 3:30 (I had to leave for the day). The 3rd day only one guy showed up but did spackling that needed to dry before the final painting. On the last day the crew was back (showed up late!) but stayed until the job was totally finished. Did a good cleanup. They didn't leave until 8:00pm. I was very happy. Two days later I noticed some
paint/spackle on my front porch and sidewalk. I also notice some paint spots on my washer/dryer in the basement next to
the slop sink where they cleaned up. It so happened that Nikki called that day so see if I was happy and I said very...but mentioned
the little messes and she said she would have someone over the next day to clean it up. Sure enough 12:00 Saturday afternoon
the supervisor was at my door and scrubbed my porch, sidewalk and washer/dryer. This is a long review but I wanted to let
people know when you get a good contractor it's a wonderful thing. It wasn't perfect but any problems were immediately
resolved. Hooray!!
Their painters worked hard to get the job completed on time. This was especially important because we needed to use an oil-based primer that stank terribly, and we needed the job completed before our downstairs neighbors returned from vacation with their two young children. Wilber's got the job done.
There were one or two minor issues, and they were quick to correct these.
Overall, the service was great. I would definitely use them again.
Summary of experience:
Cons:
1) Walls appear not to have been primed
2) Wilber's appears to have just painted over the old paint
3) Multiple coats of paint were put on before drying, allowing cracks to develop
4) No attention to detail
5) Wilber's did not do work included in estimate, but collected the payment for that work
6) No sanding of trim and baseboards per estimate - just painted over previous paint
7) No scraping/sanding of windows prior to paint per estimate - just painted over previous paint
8) In many areas on the windows and trim you can see the old paint
9) Job was supposed to take approximately 10 days and ended up taking over 2 months
10) Wilber's had to come back 3 times to fix their work and still couldn't get it right
Pro's:
1) Wilber's was always pleasant to deal with
2) They were willing to come back to fix the issues several times
3) They did change paint colors in one room free of charge due to their poor craftsmanship
Before I get into it I would like to say that we gave Wilber's every chance to correct the issues they created, and I hesitated on writing a review until the completion of the job in fairness to the company. If you are considering them I would strongly caution you to get additional estimates and to stay away from hiring Wilber's to avoid a similar experience. We understand that we have an old house and that it will never be perfect, but there is no doubt that Wilber's cuts corners and does a terrible job.
Our story:
We hired Wilber's to paint the entire interior of our home including repair of cracks in plaster walls, repair of several bulges in plaster, general patching, sanding of all trim, scraping and sanding of windows, and a full interior prime and paint job. The home had glossy paint throughout and there were many areas with cracks and peeling paint.
The initial meeting with the estimator was very pleasant and she seemed to be very knowledgeable on what needed to be done. Based on our meeting we were provided an estimate that included all of the items listed above for what appeared to be a reasonable price. They showed up on time as promised and we felt confident we had made the right choice after seeing some of the initial prep work being done (note: this did not include sanding, only patching of bulges and cracks). Several days later we returned to check on the work and saw that the entire interior of the home had already been painted. In all it took about a full week for the job to be completed and then we did the walk through with the foreman.
Our initial impressions were fantastic - the house had been transformed from ugly glossy paint and bad colors to a beautiful home that exceeded out expectations. As a result we paid in full because we were happy with the outcome - this would ultimately prove to be a mistake.
After a few days living in the home some issues began to develop:
1) The dining room had previously been painted a glossy red color and it was bleeding through the paint job
2) Paint drips were found throughout the house (on the walls and on our newly re-finished floors)
3) Stains started to develop where patching had taken place
4) There were areas on our 3rd floor we paid to have painted that had only 1 coat of paint and you could see the wood underneath showing through
A quick call to the estimator and she came back to do a full walk through of the home. I did not even need to say a word, the work spoke for itself - she was embarrassed at how poor the job was (she wrote up a punch list that was several pages long - finding more issues than we originally called about). Wilber's had the crew come back to patch/fix the issues which we agreed to.
After the crew came back many of the same issues were appearing including new cracks in the paint, cracks in our ceilings, the dining room still had red paint showing through, various paint drips, etc. In many areas you could see the old paint starting to show through the paint job. It looked like they were totally careless and the estimator agreed. We again agreed to have the crew come back, this time they had to re-do almost the entire house while we lived in it.
After breathing in a lot of dust, being displaced in our own home for several months, and being generally unhappy with the entire situation they finally finished.
Conclusion:
The end result is a job that upon first look is generally pleasing to the eye. However, upon closer inspection there are many cracks in the paint job throughout the house (that become increasingly visible as time goes on), the windows look awful (can see the old paint, and new paint is chipping off revealing old paint underneath), same story with the trim.
I did have Wilber himself walk through and he agreed there was additional work that could be done to again attempt to fix the issues with the paint job. We were supposed to have that work done in the spring but after living in the house with all of these issues we came to the conclusion that after several attempts it was not worth it to have Wilber's come back and again try to fix the poor job that they did, as it would probably end up with the same issues.
We also had the exterior of our home painted and did not even consider using Wilber's as a result of our experience using them - I strongly advise you to do the same.
time I asked if they could start painting two days after the scheduled
estimate and they said yes. I just called now to confirm the appointment (4 days out) and the painting in 6 days and they told me they won't be able to paint until a week later which is too late.
In the carpenters' defense, the weather was sometimes rainy while they were working and that did impede their progress. That said, they told me they would show up on more than one day where they subsequently failed to show up AND failed to call to inform me that they would not be showing up. I don't expect them to do exterior work in pouring rain, but I do expect them to communicate better than they did.
Nevertheless, the quality of the work was excellent. Two steps leading up to my front porch and the balustrades on those steps were replaced. The carpenters built those steps (mahogany treads, composite risers) and balustrades (composite spindles and railings; wood core and composite exterior columns) by hand and the results are great.
Several spots on the eaves over my second floor needed to be replaced or repaired, and a long stretch under the roof the porch also need replacing. All the work was done well.
The overall experience was good. I only wish the head carpenter was better at telling me when he would show up.
All wood shingles were sanded and painted. All wood trim (including eaves, porch railings, porch columns, wood window frames, etc.) was sanded and painted. The porch floor and steps were painted. The metal storm window frames were painted. The brick foundation, Bilco cellar doors, and back door of the house were painted. The risers on the back deck steps were painted. The back deck floor surface was not painted because it is made of Trex.
During the sanding process (which encompassed most of the first day of the job), all windows were wrapped in plastic and taped shut. The house was wrapped in plastic tarps while the sanding was done. No sawdust entered the house. At the completion of the sanding, all sawdust was vacuumed up. The house and back deck were power-washed on the first day when the sanding was completed.
The second day the shingles and trim were primed and then the first coat of latex paint was applied to much of the house. On the third day the rest of the first coat and the second coat of latex paint were applied. On the fourth day the painting of the wood window frames and other wood trim proceeded, as did the painting of the metal storm window frames and the porch. On the fifth and final day the final coat of paint was applied to the porch floor, the back deck step risers, and the back door of the house.
The job was begun on a Thursday morning. They worked Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday. The crew chief was named Lidier. He and his crew were professional, polite, and thorough. They were a pleasure to work with.
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