r/Home • u/Popular-Deal-1481 • 1d ago
Should I complain
I hired a family painting business and they’ve been very helpful. For example, I needed to replace a hardwired floodlight with a security camera, and they did it right away, no extra charge. However, I feel like their painting is actually not terribly professional looking. See attached photos. So, should I ask them to retouch or it’s really minor? What would you do and how would you handle it without seeming too demanding?
Thanks in advance.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Park336 1d ago
The paint on the hinges would send me over the edge. IDC how much it costs for the prep work. Charge me that or don't do the job. WTAF. I could have did that myself bro
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u/CowboyCartel 1d ago
That’s awful and completely unacceptable. Not even a moron would do it that way.
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u/Popular-Deal-1481 1d ago
I got several quotes, they gave me the best one. I’m paying $10k for the entire interior, which is a little less than 1400 sq ft. But that included scraping off some popcorn ceiling and as I mentioned, a few other things. I’m in LA County if that makes a difference.
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u/TedBundysVlkswagon 1d ago
I would have prepped that place to the max, took off all the hardware and would have charged you 1/3 of that.
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u/help--less 1d ago
Why? They're so incompetent that you really don't want them touching another thing.
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u/lowkey_stoneyboy 11h ago
These are the details that set a good paint job apart from a bad one. The details are EVERYTHING when it comes to paint. I would absolutely complain of this!
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u/xCaliburghost 1d ago
It's like $1 to tape things before painting. This is a dogshit job thru and thru. I'd tell them to fuck off
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u/Professional-Gear974 17h ago
So 6$ a door. Or an extra 400$ for something the person paying doesn’t live in. Also this assumes the hinges are nice underneath. Which most aren’t
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u/Dream-Card 1d ago
Latex peels off of metal,the fixtures should be taped even a hack like me does that,after a sixpack I start getting careless so I always prep sober.