Any exterior house (Townhome) painter recommendations

[fleeceandfire]

I’d like to get a few estimates for exterior painters who will be gentle with plants and do some needed caulking repairs on my townhome.

I live in an end unit with no active HOA and will need to coordinate with my neighbors. A detailed estimate by unit will need to be created.

Any recommendations? Any nightmare experiences to avoid?

Thanks in advance WSB – you haven’t steered me wrong yet!

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[shannon]

Excel Coatings does a great job!

http://www.xcoatings.com/index.html

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[fleeceandfire]

Thanks – Excel is coming out this weekend to give me an estimate. I am also getting an estimate from the construction company that repaired my deck (I also found them through the WSB).

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[mlfrye]

We got our house painted and had JefCo painting do it. While it was a great price, the process was a bit of a headache. I’d gladly go back in time and agree to pay a little more for a more professional experience.

All Pro Painting is in West Seattle and I thought their quote was reasonable. Wish I had used them…

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[fleeceandfire]

Thanks for the tip MlFrye!

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[Jacks]

Give me a call – Jack(previous owner and founder of JefCo painting), I now own Jack’s Ever GREEN painting. http://www.jacksevergreenpainting.com (425) 830-6695 All of our painters including me have decades of experience painting. We’ve been featured on Angie’s list as one of the best painting companies in the North-West and we have been awarded in 2009 for our superior service. All of our customers have been very satisfied with the work we do.

I give free estimates and our pricing is very competitive!

“All your employees were very respectful of our home and worked hard to keep it clean, inside and out. They were meticulous in their use of drop cloths and worked hard to protect everything, from our landscaping to our hardwood floors.

…Thank you!”

Jan Schott/Customer

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[Tish]

I’m looking for recommendations as well. I have a Tudor home so the paint company has to be willing to tackle the steep inclines that come with this sort of home.

In addition, some of the wood imbedded in stuco on the front-portion of my house will need to be replaced and some of the caulking will need to be scraped off and re-caulked.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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[fleeceandfire]

Hi Tish:

I coordinated a number of bids for the townhouses (we do not have an active HOA) and all three owners (myself included) selected Capitol Hill Construction for our Townhouse painting work.

While not local to West Seattle, they were recommended to me a few months back by a West Seattle general contractor who couldn’t fit me into his schedule.

They did fantastic work on my deck (and were very cost conscious) and were selected for our painting project because we also had needed siding repair and caulking work. Our painting project should wrap up by the end of the week but it’s looking great so far.

Capitol Hill Construction,LLC

2302 South Charles Street

Seattle, Wa 98144

CapHill.LLC@gmail.com

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[Tish]

Thanks for your recommendation! Unfortunately (or fortunately?), I’ve already found painters for my house.

For those of you still looking, I ended up calling a number of companies that had high ratings on Angie’s List.

I got five bids in total. Evergreen Home Painting came in the cheapest ($2300). Queen Anne Painting came in the highest ($16,000). The last three bids all came in within the $3000-$4300 range.

While Evergreen does have an excellent rating on Angie’s List, I thought (and two general contractors + interior designer I work with agreed) that their bid was almost TOO low. The concern we had was that for that price, the amount of prep work (not to mention care and attention they would give to the job) would be minimal. Yes, to a layman, the house would look beautiful once the job was complete (hence the positive consumer reviews) but how does their work hold up over a year? five years? ten years? How quickly would the paint start to chip or peel? Since my contractors/designer were skeptical, I decided to heed their professional advice and go with someone else.

I also decided not to go with Queen Anne Painting because the price they quoted me was the same price I paid for my car. Seriously–does anyone go with them? $16,000?! I about choked when I saw that price.

In the end, I went with Aurea NW Painters (206.427.8356 / http://www.aureapainters.com). They came recommended by the interior designer and their bid was in the mid-range. My reason for choosing them came down to the following:

1) They came recommended by the interior designer who has worked with them on multiple projects for the past three years. In other words, she has had an opportunity to view their work on multiple occaisions and remains suitably impressed with their work. In addition, one of the general contractors I work with had seen them prep + paint a house about a month ago and was also impressed with their attention to detail as well as the quality of their materials.

2) I knew, from experience, that going with a recommendation from a general contractor or interior designer (like in this instance) almost always adds an extra layer of protection for me, the homeowner. Why? Because painters like Aurea get a lot of their business from these individuals and are more likely to do a good job in order to keep getting referrals from them.

3) Aurea is a two-man team comprised of Erik and Rudy. In other words, the owners of the company do all the painting and they don’t hire out a bunch of subcontractors. When working with subcontractors, you never know what you’re going to get. I certainly didn’t want to trust the exterior of my house to an unknown.

So choosing Eric and Rudy / Aurea Painters was a no-brainer for me. I hired them last week and they are coming out today to pressure wash my house and will be prepping + painting the house starting on Friday. I’ll let everyone know how the job turns out!

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[Jacks]

Hi, this is Jack from Evergreen Painting. All of our bids are priced so low because we are very competitive in pricing and confident in our experience that we won’t need to pay for mistakes with an over-priced bid. It has nothing to do with the amount of prep work or care we put into the home. I make sure each job gets the same amount of quality care as if it was my own home, whether it’s a $500 or $50,000 bid.

We use 12, 25 and 50-year products on exterior homes. Most of our clients are either returning customers from many years ago who have moved to a new home, or referrals of decade-past clients.

Our company doesn’t hire out subcontractors to do any of the work. I sometimes do a lot of the painting myself, and I spend tons of time with the painters I hire to make sure they have the knowledge and experience I do. I’ve been painting for over 50 years and I understand quality work.

Thanks for your consideration,

– Jack

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