E.A. Leininger Hardwood Floors

Earl arrived at my home accompanied by another man (both smelling of cigarette smoke) to complete the refinishing/staining of my bannisters.  I was originally told that it would take 2 days and would be charged for time and materials.  There was no written proposal or estimate.  Earl and his partner were very slow starters and spent more time talking to each other or going for smoking breaks in his trailer outside than actually working on the project.  Upon my inspection of day 1 I observed handprints and red paint splashes all over my newly painted wall (less than 3 months old).  I photographed the wall and contacted Earl at which time I told him that I did not want his helper in my home and I wanted the walls repaired (and should not be charged for their carelessness).  Earl asked if we had leftover paint and agreed to fix it.  Earl's version of fixing the damaged areas was attempting to wipe the red paint off the walls in a circular motion and to crudely paint one coat (in a circle) only on the spots. My wall appears to have 30 spots, still has handprints and red paint (appearing pink). 

The project took a total of 3 days.  The walls still have obvious handprints and it is clearly visible where Earl "touched up" some of the spots on the wall.  I called Earl again to tell him that I was not satisfied with the work and would like to have it repaired by the painter who did the original work.  Earl became belligerent and stated that he was not going to pay for a painter as he "could do just as good a job as a painter." I told him that based on my interactions with his helper and himself that I no longer feel comfortable having him in my home.  Earl even blamed the "age of the paint", which is less than 3 months old, as to why it didn't cover the spots and continued to  Then Earl said that I told him not to paint the wall when he offered (which he did not do) and just to cover the spots, which I obviously did not do.   He replied by saying "if you don't want me to do it then there's nothing more I can do, my hands are tied" and hung up.  Now I am stuck paying a painter to repair a wall that was clearly and admittedly damaged by Earl and his helper.

Despite his claims, Earl does not stand behind his work and finds the cheapest laborers to work with him as possible, even if they are not qualified/skilled.