Harper Painting

Mr.Harper did an excellent job. He was very prompt seeing us within a day and had the job finished by the end of the week. He and his crew were very trustworthy and reputable, I would strongly recommend them. He has the rest of the work here on this remodel. <br />

<p>With as much rain as we had, George did a great job in getting all of the work done timely and maintained communication with me throughout.  His prices are good for the amount of work performed and the house looks great.  I will definitely call him again and recommend him to others.</p> <br />

<p>It was altogether an awful experience.  Extremely unprofessional.  When I spoke to the contractor about damage done he explained that "accidents happen".  When I spoke to the contractor about off-color remarks directed at me by his employee (one of which he actually overheard) he excused it by explaining that the man "wasn't getting any at home".    He further stated that the man was not his employee, only a subcontractor.  However, if I am paying the contractor and the contractor is paying the subcontractor then I hold the person I am writing the check to as responsible for the behavior of the people he is hiring and paying.</p> <p>The quality of the work was amateur at best.  I had to hire a different contractor to come in afterward to repair the damage done by Millennium.  The entire experience left me disgusted and completely disillusioned.   Never, under any circumstances would I hire them for any thing whatsoever.  <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></p> <br />

George and his team did a great job.  He was very accommodating and worked through some unusual circumstances to finish the job. <br />

They gutted out the old sheetrock, fixed the framing issues, electrical, plumbing. Installed new insulation, sheetrock, flooring, doors, windows, new bathrooms, new kitchen and appliances, and painting. The project went smooth and was finished in four weeks. <br />

Very good! <br />

.We did a walk around and pointed out which areas needed repairs, they fixed it thoroughly. Outside painting looked great , they gutted out the inside. The electrician and plumber did repairs. At present time, we are remodeling in stages. The next stage will be at a later date, and will be some hallways added in along with the rest of the interior work. <br />

On  Sunday morning, not paying attention  I backed out of my carport and knocked down  the support column in the center.   I had just dealt with Millennium and Mr. Harper as they painted the exterior of my home and replaced a shed ramp in my back yard.  I called George on Sunday  12/28  explained the situation.  He said he would come out this morning and take a look.   He showed up by 900am, was off to purchase a replacement column and by 1130am had the new column installed and painted.  <br /> <br /> <br />

We went ahead and had all of our old tile removed and updated throughout our home. The provider did a professional service in a timely and orderly fashion. We're happy with the end result and recommend this company. <br />

They showed up on time, they worked well as a team and did a fine job. First, the house got power washed, they scraped and sanded, then used a paint spray machine to prime with. The next day they painted. I still had some prepping that I needed to do for them to install the floor, they ended up doing it for me free of charge since it wasn't much left to do ( which I thought was very kind and courteous ). They installed the flooring quickly and efficiently. Very friendly and professional. I will be calling them back in the spring as I have some more projects coming up. <br />

<strong>update</strong> <br /> I noticed that Mr. Harper responded to this review, which I suggested he do as he was unhappy with it. Unfortunately, he continues to be dishonest. Here are the inaccuracies. <br /> 1. My check did clear the very day Mr. Harper received it. My bank did call me to request authorization to cash it the same day, which I did authorize. He had the money withing 4 hours of receiving the check. I think that is pretty good. In my work as a consultant I often have to wait several weeks to get paid. <br /> 2. Mr. Harper could have started work on the inside of the house during the arctic blast. There were plenty of other things to do, not just painting. <br /> 3. Mr. Harper did leave his tools and equipment in the house. <br /> 4. Mr. Harper did not quit. I terminated the contract. Even after that he sent a text asking to come back to work. <br /> 5. Mr. Harper has used lots of profanity, and when he first read my review, he called me up and told me I better take it down before he does something we both regret. He has demanded I take it down several times in a threatening manner. The reason I haven't is because I personally value the reviews on Angieslist. Honest feedback is important, and since I think Mr. Harper is potentially very dangerous to work with, I want others to be careful. <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>Initial review </strong> <br /> Horrible. I ended the contract early. <br /> I hired Millennium based on reviews here, and conversations with Mr. Harper. Although optimistic, I was never completely confident in his abilities and my worst fears turned out to be true. Mr. Harper is insured, but is NOT a licensed contractor, and demonstrated little knowledge of city or safety codes.  He also doesn't know how to estimate costs, remember the scope of work, remodel (except maybe putting up dry wall and paint), take initiative, or be honest. He is also poorly organized, and when caught in moments of dishonesty or ineptitude, his default is to blame the client. He also complains about "not making any money" about every other two words. <br /> Here is a longer version of all that ensued... <br /> We agreed on a scope of work and price. I had let him know there were certain materials I wanted to buy, mainly finishes. Mr. Harper indicated he would invoice me every week for services and materials that week. He indicated there was no need for a down payment. He said he could get the work done in 3 weeks. We put in a time frame of 5 weeks in the contract, so he would some have leeway. We agreed on a start date, and an end date. <br /> He did NOT start on the agreed upon start date, but a week later. He also called me up and told me he would need a thousand dollars to buy materials in order to get started. He argued with me when I told him that was not in our agreement, saying he was a small business and couldn't front the cost of materials ( <em>REALLY? My big issue with this was the last minute change in plan. If he needed a down payment why didn't he make that clear when I asked him and then proceed to sign a contract saying he didn't require a down paymen</em>t). He didn't seem to understand how that sort of thing - changing the plan- played in my mind. It meant already I couldn't trust what he said and that he was unorganized. In the end, we agreed that we would shop for materials together and I would buy them. <br /> He did finally get to painting the exterior of the house. It took about a week. He then invoiced me, but there was a lot of confusion. He had a hard time figuring out how to handle the quoted price and the idea that I had bought some materials. He then got aggravated with me for trying to pin down the information and let me know how much he hated having to spend the time doing that ( <em>REALLY? Is not properly invoicing a customer and dealing with payments not a big part of being a contractor?</em>) <br /> There were continual delays getting going on the other work. Mr. Harper's crew were not always there. He was taking other jobs and not prioritizing the work he agreed to. I repeatedly reminded him of the deadline for finishing the work. He didn't seem to think it was firm or that I was serious about the deadline, but I WAS. <br /> Well, after threatening to end our relationship (due to his eventual concession that there was no way he could finish by December 8, and more likely it would be January), I finally got some work out of him. I do regret it though. Most of it has to be redone and he price gauged me at the last minute. I should have just ended it then. <br /> Here are some highlights of what he was able to do in about 3 days of time- <br /> 1. He charged 250 for a plumbing repair that his handyman admitted cost about 30 dollars in materials and about an hour to fix. Actually, it didn't really get fixed, they just capped off a leak. I still have to hire a plumber. <br /> 2. He enlarged a wall with outlets in it, which meant they need to be relocated. The price he quoted for this was supposed to include dealing with the outlets. After the wall was down, and outlets/switches dangling from the ceiling, Mr. Harper had the gall to tell me I needed to get an electrician over there to deal with it, that his price was just for wall demo. I told him 'no,' the whole reason I asked him to do the work (instead of doing it myself) was so I didn't have to deal with the electrical issues. He ended up having a non-electrician stuff the outlets in boxes in the wall and they drywalled over it. According to the electrician who I did hire, that is not acceptable and dangerous. All outlets/switches (and I may be using the wrong terms here) have to be accessible even if not in use. So we'll have to rip the dry wall open. <br /> 3. He tried to charge me 1600 for pulling up kitchen tile. This was after I already gave him money to rent a tool to make pulling them up even easier. Before I hired George, he gave me a quote of 500 to do it, and two other contractors came in at 250. I decided to save some money and do it myself. However, George wanted it done exactly when I was going out of town, so I couldn't do it myself. So, I finally agreed to let George do it and rented the tool (for 155 dollars) to help him out.  When I got back he asked for 1600 dollars for the completed work.  He said he had at least 20 man hours on that ( hmm doing math that meant he is asking me to pay him 80 dollars and hour to bang at tile). I mentioned this to him and he said that was not unreasonable, that he gets 100-120 an hour for his work. To make this story even better, I then found out that George actually hired a guy off the street to demo the tile. I don't know what he paid him, but I have hired this guy as well. He works all day for about 20 bucks... so basically, George paid some guy 20 bucks to pull some tile up, and he then wanted to bill me 1600. He knew that I knew it what had occurred because I told him I knew. He still argued with me about it, and cursed up a blue streak when I wouldn't  pay him what he wanted. I did give him 250 for it and the money for the tool. That wasn't ok with him. <br />   <br /> 4. Finally, the drywall he installed, as well as some hardy board, which I paid him for have not been completed. He didn't nail down all of the hardy board. He was also sloppy with his drywalling...he dropped crap all over the board and some of the kitchen tiles. I now can't easily sell them or reuse them. He also didn't finish sanding down the drywall. There are rough patches all over the place. <br /> When I finally cancelled our contract, Mr. Harper was upset. He yelled a lot of the F word. He stormed out, but then came back asking for money. I agreed to give him some money to go away, but now am very sorry for that. I am out about 2500 dollars that I don't have much to show for since I have to redo a lot of what was done. <br /> Despite the length of this note, this is not a comprehensive list of every dispute or all that went wrong. He has some other reviews that are good, which I think is in part explained by the fact that the work was limited to painting. He

<p>George and his crew first pressure washed the outside and patio cover and carport. They painted the outside of the house and trim. I also has them paint the driveway leading to my house.  I also had them do some painting on the inside of my house.  I was so pleased with their work. They arrived on time and often stayed late to finish their work.  They were very professional and paid attention to details They were very courteous and friendly. I would recommend them to my friends and neighbors.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> </p>

<p>George and his crew did an excellent job.  They arrived on time and often stayed late to finish what they were doing..  They worked very hard and paid attention to details.  They all were very polite and friendly.  I would recommend them to anyone and will  hire them at a later date.</p> <p><br /> </p>

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It went much better than expected.  Came immediately to give price, emailed cost and date he was to start.  Actually showed up a day early  and finished within 4 days.  Worked all day long to get job done and explained exactly what he was doing. <br /> <br />

We've been due for a make over for a while as our home is over 100 years old.  They replaced all the rotted wood, gutted out the old drywall, put in new updated kitchen and bathroom cabinets, vanities and fixtures.  George helped us pick the appropriate color schemes in rooms that we love to show our friends.  Our house is so beautiful now.  We will be calling them back as we're having them make over one of our rental properties.