AV Painting

These guys did a great job for me on an exterior job last year. They were efficient, communicative and the quality was top notch.

Alonso and his team were rockstars--easy to work with, responsive and did a really clean job on my house exterior. I really appreciated their clean-up. Will definitely reach out to them again next time I have a painting project come up.

My new home and myself were violated by people at AV Painting. (I will get to the painting job later). On the day I got the keys from my new condo, the carpet had stripes from the cleaning machine and looked pristine. I worked on one wall (removed wood panels) for the next two days and covered the carpet by the wall with adhesive film and canvas. AV painters had the guts to enter this clean condo and to paint without covering carpet and floor. I walked in and saw their large paint tray sitting on the carpet, when I asked them to cover the carpet, the guy said: Are not you replacing the carpet (I never told them that I am). I asked Aaron to tell them to cover the floors. The next time I met them, they walked in with paint, I told them to cover the carpet before they started their work. They looked surprised, went back, and brought clean canvas. The third time I saw them our conversation was the same as the second time (is it called loop in programming?). After they finished their work, I cleaned the carpets with my cleaning machine, the water was dirty, and a lot of paint chips were on the machine brush. The black freezer, black stove, black granite kitchen counter, bamboo floors, and a steel rod in the bathroom are covered with tiny spots on white paint. I asked them to clean up the stove, they removed some paint, but a lot is left. They offered to clean it up with a solvent after my time for painting was over. They painted the power switches panel over and sealed it. I had to open it and some paint separated from the metal (BTW, metal surfaces require a different type of paint). They re-painted the edges and now there are two or one layers of paint in different areas of the panel. They asked me where to leave the keys, and they left the keys at the right spot, but they left the door unlocked. Aaron had no reaction when I told him about it, the painter said: How are we supposed to lock the door if we left the keys inside? No apologies. They had to fix a few things, Aaron told me that they would start between 7 am and 8 am the next day, I got there at 7:15 am and called Aaron at 8:30 am to find out where are these people. Aaron replied that at the very same moment he is working with the very same painter on another project (no apologies from Aaron). They arrived at 9:45 am instead of 8 am, and I asked them to text me when they are done. Of course, they did not. I left the water on the counter for them and was surprised to find the freezer on when I stopped by. They wanted cold water, put bottles in the fridge, and helped themselves by turning the fridge on. I needed to clean the fridge before turning it on, but who cares, right? Now about painting. It took them 8 days to paint 500 sq ft condo, ceiling, walls, and trip with one color. They did help a lot with other things: they took apart a closet and took it and more wood out of the condo. They worked Friday and Saturday, on Sunday and Monday I told Aaron that they need to complete a few things (did not paint the closet doors inside, barely toughed up bathroom door edge (it was painted partially), power switches panel had to be dealt with (see above). And there was a wide horizontal stripe in the middle of the wall in the living room. I am not discussing this stripe because the painters said this is a drywall tape trace (it was not visible before they painted it), and I know nothing about it. They came to fix the things on Wednesday and Friday, the stripe in the living room is still there, it is very noticeable. The overall quality of painting (walls, ceiling, and trim) is good. On Monday (11th day) they brought me the keys and genuinely asked: Are you happy? And wanted to remove paint with a solvent, but my time with them was over.

They were very easy to work with very friendly their crew as well very friendly and very clean.