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Location 
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Description
$ 500
Aug 2007
Valparaiso, Indiana
Exterior house painting
Necessary prep work was not all done  more... close row
$ 500
Mar 2008
Cranston, Rhode Island
exterior work
Quiet dedicated house painter  more... close row
$ 1200
Sep 2007
Portland, Or.
Garage Interior and Exterior
Garage painted inside and out  more... close row
$ 7600
Jul 2007
Bellingham, WA
1850' exterior house and deck
Great paint service but slow clean up  more... close row
$ 500
Mar 2008
Baltimore, MD
outside painting
Professional paint job adds value to house  more... close row
$ 5000
Sep 2007
Cadilac, MI
House Painting
Finding a contractor from afar  more... close row

Description of service

I had to get my cottage ready for the winter and I didn't thing it could take one more winter without a new coat of primer and paint. So I hired a local house painting company to do all the work since I wasn't going to be around. I know this could be risky since I would only be able to see the paint swatch on my computer to approve it. $5000 included the primer, paint and labor. I believe they may have had to do a bit of scraping also to get some of the old chunks off the house so it could paint smooth.


Review of Service

As far as I know the painters took two days to paint the entire cottage which is about 1500 sq feet. I had my neighbor watch over the process a little just so I could be sure it was getting done. The first day they scrapped and primed and the second day they painted. Luckily the primer was about the same color as the paint so it only took two coats of paint to cover the house and make it look great.


Tips

I was worried about not being there to oversee the project and make sure it got done correctly, but it turned out great and with very little work from me, so I was very happy and look forward to enjoying my cottage next spring and summer for many years.


$ 700
May 2008
Columbus, Ohio
Home Exterior Painting
New paint makes house look almost new  more... close row
$ 12532
Feb 2007
Phoenix, AZ
residential home under rennovation painted inside and out
The price was for a full inside and outside strip  more... close row
$ 2900
Oct 2007
Athens ohio
outside of home
Painting exterior of new home  more... close row