RG Painting and Decorating

My partner and I used Randy on my sister's recommendation, she swears by him and has been using him for years we need. After our experience with him we would never recommend them to anyone. Brandy requested half payment up front and said he would start on Monday whoever did not start for 3 weeks. He was never here when he said he would be he kept delaying the job and postponing did work one day a week and then we wouldn't see him for another two weeks. Toward the end of the job he kept telling you how he would come back to patch the hole and then he asked for his final payment. My partner did not want us to pay him but I thought we could trust him since he had worked for my sister for years. He would constantly tell us how he loved us and we were like family and how great we were. When we gave him the final payment he said he would be back next week to fix the hole and finish any touch-ups, that was in early May. I have months of texts going back and forth with Randy where he keeps promising to come next week but always has an excuse, his mother was sick, he lost his phone, he thought he had cancer etc etc. I think Randy is the classic con man tell you just what you want to hear and I would not recommend nor would I ever hire him again. If you hire him do not pay him until every bit of work has been completed or be willing to pay someone else to complete what he doesn't.

Hiring Randy Gross of RG Painting to paint the exterior of my house was the biggest mistake I ever made. He took my money, did terrible work and abandoned the job half-way through. After being jerked around for several months I took him to Beacon City Court where the judge ruled in my favor. Randy’s a deceitful person who I wish I never met. Regarding his work, Randy sprays the paint on the house, however he does not use a brush to smooth it out. Instead, he sprays and walks away, the result being several blotches and an uneven coat, looking terrible. Nor does he cover the trim while spraying the house, all the window, door and chimney boarders are covered with excess paint, looking sloppy and unsightly. Also, once Randy took my money he basically disappeared. I received several texts that he’d call me, or stop by, but it was all a farce. There was always excuse-after-excuse as to why he couldn’t speak to me. I suspect Randy is a contractor on the financial edge. While the judged ruled in my favor I’ve still not been paid. And looking back, I should have gotten suspicious when I noticed that whenever I gave him a check, he rushed to my bank and get cash. Other contractors make a deposit in their business account, but not Randy, he always got cash immediately. That tells me he needed the capital to move on to his next job, even though he was less than half-way through with my home. Finally, I also learned that another client took Randy to court in the Town of Wappingers. I read the complaint and it’s very similar to mine. In essence, Randy Gross and RG Painting should be avoided. Don’t make the same mistake I did.

I was extremely happy with the job overall.  Randy was available to meet for an estimate, then he met with me again to help me pick out colors, he was available on the days I wanted the job done, and overall this huge job only took his crew 4 days.  (His crew did most of the work... he mostly just directed them.)  His crew was very professional.  The painting job was neat and clean and looks beautiful.  I would (and probably will) hire him again.