HomePainters
About us
Your home is your most prized possession, why entrust its care to anyone but a specialist. That’s how HomePainters and you working together can make your home something really special! We specialize in beautifying and preserving homes. We (in different forms) have done so since 1985. We have completed thousands of homes in that time. We can handle all the challenges a home can present. We have done it all…water damage, rotted wood, cracks in stucco, nail pops and stress cracks. We can fix them! We can help you select the perfect colors, finishes and finishing touches so that your home makes that special statement. We can add chair rails or crown moldings. We provide all the latest styles in faux finishes and wallpaper. We can add mural of your children’s favorite characters. Accent walls, tray ceilings, and stripes…these are all services that you can choose. In short if you can imagine it, we can probably get it done. Unsure about colors? Our service includes a software package tied to digital photography that allows you to see your home with your furnishings and accessories on computer with various color alternatives.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Chair Railings & Crown Molding., Faux Finishes, Interior & Exterior Painting & Color Design Selection Assistance, Wall Murals, Wallpaper
Amenities
Emergency Services
Yes
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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1) Very punctual!! Mohammad (M1) showed up on the dot to give us an estimate and while he isn't very chatty, he knows his job well. Price was reasonable but not a great deal or anything, and he also didn't have great discounts on paint which we bought ourselves with a Sherwin Williams sales discount that was better than his wholesale price. So B on pricing, it was in line with what we were getting with others.
2) Communication - okay. As I said he's not the most chatty person, so when I tried to call to get details on how to buy paint, what supplies they needed (or would they bring them), I had to push to get information, he didn't say much on his own. I am a meticulous person who likes to plan ahead and make sure there are no problems the day of the job (saves everyone's time, not just my own) so I would have liked more detail on how to get paint at a discount, whether I needed to supply anything else, did my deposit reach on time, etc. But Mohammad always returned calls promptly, and was reachable, so no problems there!
3) Quality of work - The first day a tornado of 4 polite, hard-working, friendly men descended on our home early in the morning and they wasted no time chatting or goofing off! Their painting was pretty decent (some stains on light fixtures, mirrors, etc. but overall relatively clean). And the team leader (I think also named Mohammad - M2) reassured us we didn't have to finish cleaning the baseboards (which my fiance hadn't cleaned in 9 years as a single bachelor and were disgustingly dirty with years of accumulated grime!). He said his men would clean the area before they painted. So even though I was pleasantly surprised as I really didn't think it was their responsibility to clean walls and baseboards before painting, I relied on his promise. (We had done 1/2 of the walls the night before but based on what he said, left the rest to his team.) M1 (the owner Mohammad) even dropped by to check in on everything, which I thought was a nice show of concern that the job go well.
Here is where the problem came in...because they worked so fast and well, I think he (M2) underestimated the amount of time needed to finish the job the next day. He budgeted just 2-3 hours and had already promised another job to be there by 11 or 12. Well we had a large 2 bedroom townhouse, and though I'm glad they worked fast and well the first day, I don't think its too much to expect them to budget enough time on a 2nd day to finish the job. It's not like they worked many days over schedule, they had just done one day! But because the 2nd day took a little longer than expected, we could see him getting increasingly nervous about being late for the other job. So they PAINTED OVER the grime on our baseboards and cut corners everywhere. The paint job on the 2nd day was MUCH WORSE than the 1st day, no question. To give them credit, we asked them to repaint a small wall from the day before (we had chosen the wrong paint color) and though it was a 15-30 minute job, they didn't complain and did it willingly. However we would have preferred they charge us something small for that than rush the rest of the place, because their paint locked in 9 years of disgusting grease and grime on the kitchen baseboards, and now there is nothing we can do to fix it. In fact, its a health hazard. I didn't even expect them to clean them, but once they promised, they should have stuck by it or asked us to pitch in if needed, rather than be so sloppy and unhygienic.
They also were sloppy in their paint job as well that 2nd day, and there was a definite decline in the quality from the day before.
So for that reason, I am rating them a B, with a C for quality. Otherwise if I were to rate them on Day 1, it would have been an A!
One other note - we would reuse them again if it were for a rental (which is what that was)...although this time we would clean everything ourselves. Because they were still decent and friendly and hardworking. But for our new home, which we live in, we will pay a bit more and get better painters, because even on Day 1, which was a good job, it was still not as clean and high-quality as we'd want for the home we live in. There were still a few places near light switches and fixtures where they got a little paint in places they shouldn't.
Overall, I would recommend them for a rental paint job (but clean on your own, and tape fixtures you really don't want painted on!)....for my own home, I will reluctantly try someone else...!
"[member name removed] ask us not to worry about cleaning or to be very professional because she doesn't want to spend money for a great job,because she was in hurry to rent the place,what ever she ask me at the time of estimate we did exactly the same"
Also, Mr Safdar was never present at our house during the time the job was being performed to supervise his employees. He was at our house only when the job was finished.
We were not pleased with the final appearance of just one of our exterior walls, but an extra coat of paint was added immediately with no additional charges.
Overall we are pleased with the work done by Homepainters.
"member called homepainters on2/26/2013 regarding bubbling paint on house we have told her that we will look at the problem area,s as soon as possible Weather permitting And fix all problems without any cost to them,we cant do any ext work right now due to weather"
He did over-estimate the amount of wallpaper needed, and we ended up with 2 1/2 extra rolls (the wallpaper was expensive, and can't be returned). Also, we added on the painting of a bathroom after the original work was done, and I thought the price for that room was high compared to the cost for the rest of the house, but decided to do it because the crew was already coming back for touch-up work.
Overall, they did a wonderful job - the crews worked quickly and left no mess at all. The paint job loks fantastic. They also installed a chair rail and wallpaper (both of which turned out great).
His crew of 5 people showed up every day at 8 am, worked hard and quietly and would take only 15 minutes for lunch break. They covered all the furnitures and floors very nicely and completely. This was important because we had new floors upstairs. When they are done each day, they would leave the rooms very clean. The entire crew was very polite and professional. The crew's supervisor whose name is also Mohammad is phenomenal. He prepared the room filling the cracks and walked around himself to survey the areas painted by the crew and would mark the areas to be fixed again. He also asked us to check again and mark them with the painters tape if any areas to be redone. He is very customer oriented, honest and was very patient with us and is kind to his crew.
The staining of the interior was not as great, but is acceptable. There are a few streaks on the adjacent wall that I will have to paint over, the stain color is not quite a match to the rest of the trim and there are a few defects (drip marks, light spots) in the final finish, but I am a perfectionist.
I think their painting job is excellent and very affordable. I have and will continue to recommend them for painting. I may not recommend their staining as strongly.
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