Painting your house!

TheMalcolmConnection · 08-14-2007, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Hog1

True, but get serious, at least with a painter, your actually getting something.................

Someone would pretty much have to be the world's best painter for me to pay that amount of cash. I'd expect PERFECT trim lines and perfect everything. Just the fact you have to clean paint off the floor is unacceptable.

724Skinsfan · 08-14-2007, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by mredskins

My heart goes out to woman in this situation. My wife will stay home and some repair will come by and totally just make up shit or try to overcharge her. Then I show up and the whole story changes. At this point I don't even bother having her talk to them.

Very true. It is amazing how the story changes from $$$ to $ once my wife tells them she's giving me a call.

724Skinsfan · 08-14-2007, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

Someone would pretty much have to be the world's best painter for me to pay that amount of cash. I'd expect PERFECT trim lines and perfect everything. Just the fact you have to clean paint off the floor is unacceptable.

That dude better have DaVinci as a last name for me to pay that kind of money.

hesscl34 · 08-14-2007, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by mredskins

My heart goes out to woman in this situation. My wife will stay home and some repair will come by and totally just make up shit or try to overcharge her. Then I show up and the whole story changes. At this point I don't even bother having her talk to them.

The cost did include the celings, sky lights and my kitchen (very small kitchen)... so it wasn't JUST my grate room. I just talked to the "manager" for three hours and he got to know my bi+chy side real well... He tried to pull some crap about how I picked the paint, and he can't help I don't like it. So when the painter got there I made him go buy another quart, bring it back and re-paint a corner wall, and guess what? After it dried IT MATCHES THE COLOR PAD!! Sooo, the first set of paint WAS wrong!!! They will be repainting on Thursday!!! NO extra charge. HA!

... So I guess I feel a little better about being taken advantage of...

724Skinsfan · 08-14-2007, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by hesscl34

The cost did include the celings, sky lights and my kitchen (very small kitchen)... so it wasn't JUST my grate room. I just talked to the "manager" for three hours and he got to know my bi+chy side real well... He tried to pull some crap about how I picked the paint, and he can't help I don't like it. So when the painter got there I made him go buy another quart, bring it back and re-paint a corner wall, and guess what? After it dried IT MATCHES THE COLOR PAD!! Sooo, the first set of paint WAS wrong!!! They will be repainting on Thursday!!! NO extra charge. HA!

... So I guess I feel a little better about being taken advantage of...

Awesome! Way to stick to your guns and not back down. A characteristic of a true Redskins fan.

TheMalcolmConnection · 08-14-2007, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by hesscl34

The cost did include the celings, sky lights and my kitchen (very small kitchen)... so it wasn't JUST my grate room. I just talked to the "manager" for three hours and he got to know my bi+chy side real well... He tried to pull some crap about how I picked the paint, and he can't help I don't like it. So when the painter got there I made him go buy another quart, bring it back and re-paint a corner wall, and guess what? After it dried IT MATCHES THE COLOR PAD!! Sooo, the first set of paint WAS wrong!!! They will be repainting on Thursday!!! NO extra charge. HA!

... So I guess I feel a little better about being taken advantage of...

Hog1 · 08-14-2007, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by hesscl34

The cost did include the celings, sky lights and my kitchen (very small kitchen)... so it wasn't JUST my grate room. I just talked to the "manager" for three hours and he got to know my bi+chy side real well... He tried to pull some crap about how I picked the paint, and he can't help I don't like it. So when the painter got there I made him go buy another quart, bring it back and re-paint a corner wall, and guess what? After it dried IT MATCHES THE COLOR PAD!! Sooo, the first set of paint WAS wrong!!! They will be repainting on Thursday!!! NO extra charge. HA!

... So I guess I feel a little better about being taken advantage of...

redheads rule....................

Schneed10 · 08-14-2007, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by hesscl34

The cost did include the celings, sky lights and my kitchen (very small kitchen)... so it wasn't JUST my grate room. I just talked to the "manager" for three hours and he got to know my bi+chy side real well... He tried to pull some crap about how I picked the paint, and he can't help I don't like it. So when the painter got there I made him go buy another quart, bring it back and re-paint a corner wall, and guess what? After it dried IT MATCHES THE COLOR PAD!! Sooo, the first set of paint WAS wrong!!! They will be repainting on Thursday!!! NO extra charge. HA!

... So I guess I feel a little better about being taken advantage of...

Nice. Sometimes you gotta bust out the bitchy side, that's how things get done. As they say, the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

Monkeydad · 08-14-2007, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by hesscl34

It's a huge room with 18ft vualted ceilings and sky lights. I had to hire someone to reach all the way up there, or I would have done it myself. What pisses me off is that I woke up this morning and it is STILL YELLOW!!!!! They are going to have to fix it... I can't stand it! AH!

Keep the yellow and put up some burgundy crown molding and carpet. You'll win every "Warpath Cribs" contest we ever have.

saden1 · 08-14-2007, 05:04 PM

$1150? Is it a paint job or a mural? It couldn't possibly take more than 5 hours to paint "one room with a loft and vaulted ceilings." Did you shop around or just pick the first guy in the phone book? Also, did they base-coat the wall first or just paint over it. And is the paint included in the price or did you pay for the paint separately?

mredskins · 08-14-2007, 05:18 PM

I hope the paint was included!

dall-assblows · 08-14-2007, 05:21 PM

i eat paste

hesscl34 · 08-14-2007, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by saden1

$1150? Is it a paint job or a mural? It couldn't possibly take more than 5 hours to paint "one room with a loft and vaulted ceilings." Did you shop around or just pick the first guy in the phone book? Also, did they base-coat the wall first or just paint over it. And is the paint included in the price or did you pay for the paint separately?

You guys are making me SAD!! I really feel like I got taken. BUT, I got three different quotes and his was close to the lowest! I didn't want to pay the cheap one becuase I didn't think he'd do the work right. I did not pay for paint - that was included. It was for 2 coats on the walls and one on the ceilings, two different colors...

dmek25 · 08-14-2007, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by hesscl34

The cost did include the celings, sky lights and my kitchen (very small kitchen)... so it wasn't JUST my grate room. I just talked to the "manager" for three hours and he got to know my bi+chy side real well... He tried to pull some crap about how I picked the paint, and he can't help I don't like it. So when the painter got there I made him go buy another quart, bring it back and re-paint a corner wall, and guess what? After it dried IT MATCHES THE COLOR PAD!! Sooo, the first set of paint WAS wrong!!! They will be repainting on Thursday!!! NO extra charge. HA!

... So I guess I feel a little better about being taken advantage of...

got to love a woman that likes being taken advantage of

Schneed10 · 08-14-2007, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by dmek25

got to love a woman that likes being taken advantage of

Dude, don't make me go off on you. She's minding her own business, don't start up!

08-14-2007, 05:04 PM	#25
saden1 MVP Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Seattle Age: 45 Posts: 10,069	Re: Painting your house! $1150? Is it a paint job or a mural? It couldn't possibly take more than 5 hours to paint "one room with a loft and vaulted ceilings." Did you shop around or just pick the first guy in the phone book? Also, did they base-coat the wall first or just paint over it. And is the paint included in the price or did you pay for the paint separately? __________________ "The Redskins have always suffered from chronic organizational deformities under Snyder." -Jenkins

08-14-2007, 05:18 PM	#26
mredskins Gamebreaker Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 12,871	Re: Painting your house! I hope the paint was included!

08-14-2007, 05:21 PM	#27
dall-assblows The Starter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: round the way Age: 41 Posts: 2,211	Re: Painting your house! i eat paste __________________ SOMEBODY PINCH ME

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