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"Albert was extremely responsive in coming out for an estimate and follow-up, and then called a few days in advance to let us know the date they would begin the work.  He described every element in his quotation in detail.  Albert uses "Mad Dog" primer (www.maddogprimer.com) and admits that it is expensive.  However, he believes it at least doubles the life of the paint and he provides a 5-year warranty and free pressure washing yearly for five years to prove that the paint job will hold up well as a result of using the expensive primer.
We were a bit disappointed in the professionalism of the work crew.  They arrived on time but did not seem to have a grasp of the job scope and were very sloppy in beginning the pressure washing.  They sprayed water all over the screened porch (which was supposed to be wiped down by hand and not pressure washed) and got pressure washing solution all over our porch furniture.  A phone call to Albert got the mess cleaned up and the work crew properly "calibrated."  They were extremely courteous guys, though.
They did a nice job on the primer and painting, and also on the fence which we had them stain with Home Depot's Behr deck stain.  They were sloppy on some parts of the job, and in a few instances splashed paint all over the screens on the screened porch.  The screens were too spattered to clean, and so the job foreman said he would replace them instead.  It took him three tries to satisfactorily repair the two damaged screens.
They went out of their way to match the paint color on some of the window, door, and siding flashing so that it would blend nicely with our brick.  This was over and above the scope of the job and speaks to Albert's desire to do whatever is necessary to make the customer happy.
Lastly, the crew was totally unprepared for the post-job window cleaning that Albert promised.  We had to call twice to remind them to come back for the window cleaning, and when they finally came back they didn't have any supplies.  We had to give them towels and they used water, not window cleaner!  Then we had to call them back AGAIN when they took our towels with them.  They did a pretty poor job on the windows, and we had to go over their work and re-wash all of the windows ourselves.
Overall, despite the problems listed above, Albert is certainly worth consideration as we found his overall pricing to be very competitive and they did do a good job.  We would caution anyone who decides to use Albert's Painting to just make sure you closely follow their work and tell them exactly what you want and expect - repeatedly.  Albert is always a phone call away and it is a good idea to make sure the crew knows that you aren't afraid to call Albert if you aren't happy.  Despite the problems mentioned, the crew was very friendly and really wanted to do a good job.  Every item that we pointed out for rework or touch-up was done without argument and with a smile.  For these reasons, we would not hesitate to call on Albert again in the future.
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"We have lived in this house about a year.  (The house is 12 years old).   When we bought the house the inspection report noted that there were cracks in the masonry due to normal settlement.  The inspection report noted that these should be repaired to prevent water penetration.  Doug did a full inspection of the exterior of the house to locate all cracks in bricks and masonry.
It went very well.  All the work done was outside we had a couple of delays due to weather - Severe thunderstorms.
Doug and his crew arrived on time and had all the work done in short order.
The job site was cleaned up and my back porch was much cleaner after they left than it was before they started!

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"They arrived at the appointment time. They very courteous and and completed the job in a timely manner. I was very pleased with the results of the project. Will hire again."

"Our is 2.5 storey and steep roof. Owner visited and without getting on roof told me that you need to replace 2 flashings. The house is 9 years old and according to him ( I am not sure) it is better to replace flashing after 10-12 years any way. I think flashing should have same about 30 years life of roof. However, I accepted the recommendation as cost was $150. Also, I don't think they inspected or did anything on other side of the roof. He sent Brian in the following week to carry out work. Brian is really hardworking honest guy. He spent about 4 hours on roof to replace flashing and nail down singhles on one side of roof. I was not happy since they didn't even look at other side of roof. Since my $200 +79 was worth their effort of 4 hours I am OK with the service provided. However, I felt that they are giving this deal to generate more business. and chnging of flushing was not necessary. Anyway I was happy with Brian and hence I am giving A other wise I would have given B."

"Everything went great. Alex got us on the schedule and was out quickly to take a look. he figured out the issue, ordered the part and had it installed within a few days. They communicated well, showed up when the said and got things working. I had called multiple other companies before reaching out to Queen City Fireplace and didn't even get a call back from the other companies. They will be my first and only call next time around. Couldn't ask for a better experience."

"James Beverly and crew worked on 3 projects for me (1) usual repair of front steps, renewing mortar and replacing chipped bricks (2) putting in a brand new flagstone patio adjoining my driveway (3) enlarging a small paver patio in front of my utility shed. Of the 3 people I contacted on this site, James was the only one who followed up on his promise to come and look and give me an estimate. Everything was done to my satisfaction. They completed the work as promised in a professional manner and showed a very strong work ethic. I would recommend them highly."

"The fiberglass shower floor in our master bathroom cracked and needed to be replaced. I contacted Russ and made an appointment for him to come and give me an estimate. He arrived early on the appointed day and gave me an estimate to replace the existing shower floor with tile, grout the new floor, reinstall the shower door and touch up cracked grout as needed. Our responsibility would be to purchase the desired tile and grout of our choice. Russ was very specific about how much material we would need to supply for the job and suggested a dealer to check out because of the wide selection they offered. We chose a 12x12 natural stone tile that was a nice contrast to our existing tile. Russ and his son showed on the desired day to start the job and were very professional and careful in their work. They cleaned up afer themselves and the finished job is wonderful. You would never know that our new shower floor wasn't original. I would definitely have Russ come back and do more tile work in the future if needed."

"Mike did a great job.  He did some troubleshooting on the current fan just to make sure it was something that could be repaired (i.e. mis-wiring, remote issue) before removing the fan and installing a new one I had bought.
He also made quick work of some wood rot on an exterior door.
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"My concrete didn’t have joints and Romero poured concrete where I had cracks and fixed it by pouring more concrete, satisfied with the repairs."

"We liked them for the most part. They were very efficient and always on time. The price was accurate. We have an air shake on the outside of our house and based on their guidance we picked a color that is almost too dark. I would have preferred if they had done more samples on the house to let us know what it would look like, or if they had let us know what it would look like. The color of the air shake is the only negative that we have."