[Nhhoa] There's always a silver lining

[NHHOA COC]

Having never seen the former painter again, other than when he took our money, we've had to hire another painter.
Alan Isdell referred us to V.P. Painting.  We'd been "had" so we carefully hired the next painter.  The owner, Scott Sherman, and his Manager, Lance Clements, personally came out having heard our story.  Collectively, I'd gotten six bids for the job and was quite surprised to see that they came in, by far, the lowest.  That made me wonder what kind of job I was going to get but they were extremely professional and knowledgeable.  So, given all that, we hired them.  
Well, they never gave my fears a chance to rear their ugly head.  This was the very best experience we've ever had with any type of contractor.  
Lance came out every day and walked the house with me to make sure I was satisfied.  The crew (Cecilio's) was professional, polite, knowledgable, thorough, clean-cut, absolutely top-notch!
These folks don't use cheap paint either - they quote Sherwin Williams and that's what you get.  I'd heard of painters quoting one thing and actually putting a cheaper product on the house.  Not so with these guys. They used the local SW store and everything was clearly labeled with the SW product I'd specifically purchased.  
They also completely re-stained our deck and re-screened the porch.  It is hands-down significantly better than the last guy we hired to do that two years ago!
The topper is that their bonded, licensed, and insured.  You're provided with their binder up front so there's no question.  They also have references that could fill the Bartow County Yellow Pages.
Loved the Owner all the way down the to crew.  So, if you need any interior, exterior painting or staining, CANNOT suggest these folks enough.  
We're up on 64 Centerport and you can always come by and see the beautiful job they did!~
V.P. Painting
Lance Clements, Operations Manager
(770) 973-4347
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Kimberly Hackler 
To: North Hampton Homeowners Association 
Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 10:22 AM
Subject: [Nhhoa] Referral


Hello to everyone.
We recently used a local gentleman to remove yard debris.  I can't recommend his services enough.  Very prompt, professional, thorough, and didn't want a cent until the job was done.  He does a little of everything so don't hesitate to call him should you need debris removal, grading, whatever!
Josh Wynn
Wynn's Landscaping
(678) 521-0049

For lawn service, sod, landscaping, can't recommend these folks enough:
Corey
Custom Lawns
(770) 704-6302

Now, for the dark side.  Back in February, we were referred to a painter by someone in the neighborhood for the exterior of our home.  I'd gotten other bids and his price seemed fair so we hired him. He required a 50% deposit and since the neighbor had known him for years, I wasn't concerned.  The problems started the very next day when his "crew" started prepping the house.  I stopped them only hours into it and called the painter and asked him to come out to look at the poor caulk and pressure washing work.  Well, he never came out and five months later, I've had to file a suit against him because he never came out and has thousands of our money!
Turns out, this isn't new behavior on his part.  
We thought we were hiring Casey's Painting because he was driving their vehichle. Turns out, he was doing our job own the side under BC Painting. It is my understanding that he is now with Joses Painting. 
If Salvatori ("Sal") Brunetti, under any company name, comes out to bid your job, I suggest you run.  
We've had to hire a new company to tear out the little caulk work that had been done that day and paint the house.





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