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Over-Head · 07-28-2006, 05:53 PM

As a professional painter and Plaster I take exception to your statement "Professional Painters are Lazy"Not all of us are, just 99% of them.
I start my day at 4:45 am just to catch a boat to work punch a 10 hour day and feel lucky if I make it home by 7pm.
That said!!!

If you just keep trying you WILL find a competent painting company to do your deck.
FIRST!!!
Search for one who ADVERTISES "Residential, Commercial, Interior, Exterior" on their business card and or yellow page add. These guy’s are good, but expensive.
Trust me, you get EXACTLY what you pay for in this racket.
I know, half of my business is fixing mess’s made by wanna be’s

Second-
Summer is NEW HOME BUILDING SEASON, most of the " Pro’s" are booked already
IE: Your deck will fetch me $500 (just a quick guess for my example) and to do it properly will take 2-3 day’s and tie up 2 of my guy’s depending size, and on how bad an original job was done, prep work etc.
A new house (1100-2500sq ft) will take me and my crew (3 men) 4 days start to finish and land me $15-1700.00 depending.
Your deck ain’t anything but a filler job while the next house is nearing completion. REMEMBER THAT.

Just because YOU power washed and primed it means little or nothing to a REAL pro.
He’ll want to know if you just used water? (Or were you intelligent enough to add some TSP concentrate to clean away the residual anit-bonding agents (air born polution etc) which have built up over time that you probably just primed over and now will see lift the paint next year. (I could go on but wont)
(There’s more questions I would ask over the phone prior to even looking at it If you had called me)

Third-
You can’t sum up everyone based on 5 attempts to find the right contractor.
Hell I had a guy tell me "Price was NO Object" on his house last week, he’s been looking for someone who isn’t too busy to do it for 3 weeks.
I was attempt #14.
***I’m taking the job, in 3 weeks that’s how busy GOOD contractors are this time of year.

Forth-
Spray painting is NOT for everyone. You can make a hell of a mess of your yard, cars, house, flowers, neighbors property and your deck, if you really don’t know what your doing, not to mention waste paint like crazy if you don’t have the right tip/paint/sprayer

Keep trying, you will find the right person/contractor.I too feel your pain. I can’t find someone who will give me 6 honest hours out of the 8 I’m gonna pay them for, and right now I’m desperate for 2 painters.

07-28-2006, 05:53 PM	#8
Over-Head Boom, Boom , Crash Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In my shed Casino cash: $9995760	As a professional painter and Plaster I take exception to your statement "Professional Painters are Lazy"Not all of us are, just 99% of them. I start my day at 4:45 am just to catch a boat to work punch a 10 hour day and feel lucky if I make it home by 7pm. That said!!! If you just keep trying you WILL find a competent painting company to do your deck. FIRST!!! Search for one who ADVERTISES "Residential, Commercial, Interior, Exterior" on their business card and or yellow page add. These guy’s are good, but expensive. Trust me, you get EXACTLY what you pay for in this racket. I know, half of my business is fixing mess’s made by wanna be’s Second- Summer is NEW HOME BUILDING SEASON, most of the " Pro’s" are booked already IE: Your deck will fetch me $500 (just a quick guess for my example) and to do it properly will take 2-3 day’s and tie up 2 of my guy’s depending size, and on how bad an original job was done, prep work etc. A new house (1100-2500sq ft) will take me and my crew (3 men) 4 days start to finish and land me $15-1700.00 depending. Your deck ain’t anything but a filler job while the next house is nearing completion. REMEMBER THAT. Just because YOU power washed and primed it means little or nothing to a REAL pro. He’ll want to know if you just used water? (Or were you intelligent enough to add some TSP concentrate to clean away the residual anit-bonding agents (air born polution etc) which have built up over time that you probably just primed over and now will see lift the paint next year. (I could go on but wont) (There’s more questions I would ask over the phone prior to even looking at it If you had called me) Third- You can’t sum up everyone based on 5 attempts to find the right contractor. Hell I had a guy tell me "Price was NO Object" on his house last week, he’s been looking for someone who isn’t too busy to do it for 3 weeks. I was attempt #14. ***I’m taking the job, in 3 weeks that’s how busy GOOD contractors are this time of year. Forth- Spray painting is NOT for everyone. You can make a hell of a mess of your yard, cars, house, flowers, neighbors property and your deck, if you really don’t know what your doing, not to mention waste paint like crazy if you don’t have the right tip/paint/sprayer Keep trying, you will find the right person/contractor.I too feel your pain. I can’t find someone who will give me 6 honest hours out of the 8 I’m gonna pay them for, and right now I’m desperate for 2 painters. __________________ ...Illegitimus non Carborundum est...
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