When the owner came to give me an estimate, he was charming and indicated he came to his job sites. He showed up once during my house painting--and then only after I repeatedly called him. His foreman was rude, rough, and a poor painter. Three of the four additional painters appeared to know little about painting; one was highly skilled and thoughtful. Their equipment for trim work was a joke and, when I pointed out problems, the foreman just kept telling me they were in a hurry. Their way of using ladders made me concerned for their safety. Most of the painters did not speak English. This became a problem when one of them started washing his paintbrushes in the middle of my organic garden and couldn't understand me telling him to stop. (The foreman didn't see it as a problem!) They were disrespectful of my neighbor's property. It would be hard to fully describe the poor job and my frustration with the poorly trained workers and the sarcastic, rude owner.
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