Hi all,
Would be great to get some feedback on this.
Found a painter/decorator online whose profile mentioned they had over 20 years of experience. So far so good.
I was quoted £620.00 (cash) to strip all wallpaper off the walls and ceilings, prep, and fill damaged areas, apply two coats of Matt emulsion to walls and ceilings and apply two coats of satinwood to all woodwork of a 5M x 4M room. I’d asked how long it would take, he said he wasn‘t sure as it depended on what was underneath the wallpaper. So I immediately start stripping some of the ceiling and just over half the walls, one of which revealed a crack above the door and a crudely filled area and texted a video. He text back he’d need to take a look and the affected walls might need to be lined with thick lining paper. I sent a photo of the 1000 grade lining paper I have and asked if he could use it up. Having looked, he said lining wasn’t necessary.
Thursday 10am, 3 young adults/teens arrived late (the bosses son, daughter and nephew). Day one, I regularly checked the smart meter expecting them to use a wallpaper steamer as I had done but they didn’t! I was very impressed. Friday 3pm and apparently 4 coats of paint later the and job done. Boss & I took a look, I wasn’t impressed. He saw, said he could put a screed on the obliviously bumpy ceiling and paint it if I want him to. I said I’d be paying for the job twice, he looked at me blank faced, As he left he said I should let him know what I wanted him to do. I texted photos of the walls, he text that he can pop over on Monday 10.30am, surface feel the areas I’m not happy with, then return to paint them, if I keep the room empty. (So a further 4 nights on the sofa and blocked hallway corridor)
I took another look yesturday afternoon and put strips of post-its next the concerning areas. The crack I texted a photo of is still very noticeable, 2 medium & 2 small walls haven’t been stripped and some areas are lacking paint. There are thick ridges in corners, long ridges where the wall meets the sloping roof and cracking paint all over the place. Please see before & after and additional photos attached.
Would you (A) Pay him the £620, (B) Ask him to do the job again, (C) Pay £150? for the stripping the rest of the ceiling and the painting of the 2 small cupboard doors (given that thsee are the only parts of the contract that has been done properly) or (D) Something else?
Would be great to get some feedback on this.
Found a painter/decorator online whose profile mentioned they had over 20 years of experience. So far so good.
I was quoted £620.00 (cash) to strip all wallpaper off the walls and ceilings, prep, and fill damaged areas, apply two coats of Matt emulsion to walls and ceilings and apply two coats of satinwood to all woodwork of a 5M x 4M room. I’d asked how long it would take, he said he wasn‘t sure as it depended on what was underneath the wallpaper. So I immediately start stripping some of the ceiling and just over half the walls, one of which revealed a crack above the door and a crudely filled area and texted a video. He text back he’d need to take a look and the affected walls might need to be lined with thick lining paper. I sent a photo of the 1000 grade lining paper I have and asked if he could use it up. Having looked, he said lining wasn’t necessary.
Thursday 10am, 3 young adults/teens arrived late (the bosses son, daughter and nephew). Day one, I regularly checked the smart meter expecting them to use a wallpaper steamer as I had done but they didn’t! I was very impressed. Friday 3pm and apparently 4 coats of paint later the and job done. Boss & I took a look, I wasn’t impressed. He saw, said he could put a screed on the obliviously bumpy ceiling and paint it if I want him to. I said I’d be paying for the job twice, he looked at me blank faced, As he left he said I should let him know what I wanted him to do. I texted photos of the walls, he text that he can pop over on Monday 10.30am, surface feel the areas I’m not happy with, then return to paint them, if I keep the room empty. (So a further 4 nights on the sofa and blocked hallway corridor)
I took another look yesturday afternoon and put strips of post-its next the concerning areas. The crack I texted a photo of is still very noticeable, 2 medium & 2 small walls haven’t been stripped and some areas are lacking paint. There are thick ridges in corners, long ridges where the wall meets the sloping roof and cracking paint all over the place. Please see before & after and additional photos attached.
Would you (A) Pay him the £620, (B) Ask him to do the job again, (C) Pay £150? for the stripping the rest of the ceiling and the painting of the 2 small cupboard doors (given that thsee are the only parts of the contract that has been done properly) or (D) Something else?
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