Z was hired in Aug 07 to paint the entire inside of my house and refinish the wood floors right after I bought it. I wanted to clean up the inside before I moved in and he told me that I couldn't be in the house while his painting ""crew"" was there. Real reason was because he had only 1 painter to do the entire house. He was out more than 4 times to fix the screw ups and failure to paint or refinish parts of the wood floors by his subcontractors, which he put in writing I wouldn't have. He overcharged me utilizing substandard materials after I specifically asked for non-chalky paint - I still got chalky paint. The caulk yellowed within 2 months of being put in - when he put it on, 1/2 of the baseboard wasn't done. Z has failed to respond to mail sent to him regarding these issues. I've had to pay someone else to come in and repaint the downstairs properly. I had to replace the wooden floors due to the finish coming off and the damage to the wood caused by the subcontractor. I didn't want the stairs refinished, yet I came home one day and they were being sanded - only parts of them were refinished (tops only) and that just wiped right off. He paid the 1 painter only $1500 then didn't want to pay him the whole amt until I intervened, yet I paid him over $7000 for the whole job. I hired Z to do this job, but he went out of town and hired another contractor friend of his who subcontracted it again out. Very unethical business practices.
Pros: He completed the job in time requested
Cons: Substandard materials used, but charged for quality ones and performance.
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