Amy Wulfekuhler Painting Services

Description of Work: My son wanted to change his fish bowl themed room to a Packer themed room. I knew painting the room would be challenging since the color which needed to be covered was a high gloss deep blue. The room is small with a high ceiling. I decided to hire someone to do the work and went with a referral received from a coworker who provided me with the name of Amy Wulfekuhler. Amy has business cards and lists the name of the business as Painting Services. I called Amy and within a week she came to my house to look at the room and get details for a bid. Amy suggested painting one of the walls Packer green as the accent wall with the other three being Packer gold and the ceiling a white. I asked Amy if she needed paint with primer or a tinted primer given the color on the walls that needed to be covered. Amy was very confident in her reponse indicating that primers/tinted primers were not necessary and a waste. She felt she could cover the walls with two coats of paint. I was surprised but told her she was the one doing this for a living and must know what is needed. Amy indicated that I would purchase the paint and she would provide a bid for the labor. She would be using her own painting supplies. Amy sent me a bid via email which was for two coats of paint at a cost of $150.00 dollars. I also asked her to paint a small wooden bench in the same Packer green with the remaining paint which she indicated she would be able to do for an additional 10 dollars. She said a formal contract was not needed. She was able to fit the job in within a week as it was only to be a one day job. We agreed that I would leave a check for payment of services with my Mother who was in my home when the work was being done. Amy said she would be at the house around 8am and showed up around 8:30. When I got home that afternoon from work, my Mother told me that Amy was planning on coming back the next day to put another coat of gold on the walls since it was not covering the blue. I went into the room and found good lines and good detail - but the paint was not covering. You could see blue behind the gold, the green and the white. I called Amy and she reassured me that while it was taking a bit more paint than she expected, she was confident that one more coat would do the trick and she would be picking up another can of gold paint and come back the next day to complete the job. She did paint the bench and had it drying in the garage. Day 2 - Amy said she would be at the house around 8am and it was about 8:45 when she showed up. When I got home that evening, she had all of her supplies and materials cleaned up and had taken the check for $160.00 which I left for her. I checked the room and you could still clearly see blue behind the gold color. I called Amy again and she said she was planning on coming back the next day to do some touch up. She said she would be needing one more can of gold paint and would be leaving the receipts for both extra cans of paint. Day 3 - I stopped at the house around lunch time to talk with Amy. She said all went well and to let the paint dry for at least 48 hours before moving into the room. I waited 5 days.