College Works Painting

Nov 23rd, 2020

Will never use them, due to the "why it takes a college education to paint your home." It does not and we need to stop pushing college on people.
Jan 15th, 2020

Total rip off. They took my money and ran. Refuse to answer my calls. Avoid like the plague.
Jan 6th, 2020

If you're looking for a company where the blind are leading the blind, you've found it. If you're looking for a company that defines "professional" as barely competent, hire College Works Painting. If you're wanting to manage the whole 2-month debacle because the project manager didn't know what she didn't know, the supervisor provided no effective support to the crew despite knowing the issues the entire time, and the communication chain was so broken you (like I did) have to do a significant amount of the job yourself to do it right, then College Works Painting is perfect for you. I also hope you want to be charged extra for their lack of due diligence and to be left with paint drips and splatter on the roof, the deck, the patio, the foundation, and the driveway because that's how College Works Painting goes above and beyond the call of duty. I feel responsible to warn other homeowners of what they're potentially getting into. Within the context of a normal painting contract, the experience I had could only have been more avoidable had I not hired them in the first place. Shame on me for thinking a paint job couldnt be messed up this badly. College Works Painting will likely be quick to dismiss the performance shortfalls on the intern and crew. However, is the responsibility of the company (not the homeowner) to provide the appropriate training to meet their own standard to "provide professional residential house painting services to homeowners." "Professional" apparently means different things to different people. If College Works Painting's performance is any indication to how they define it, "professional" means dripping paint on the roof, patio, and deck. It means over-painting onto adjacent surfaces. It means painting over existing flakes of paint that can easily be pulled off with one's fingers instead of scraping as outlined in the contract. The photos speak for themselves. If you're reading this as a homeowner, don't let all of their accolades and press coverage distract you, run away from College Works Painting as fast as you can. If you're College Works Painting, look in the mirror and decide if this is really the way you ought to do business. Service: Exterior painting
Mar 5th, 2021

I would never recommend this group to anyone who wants anything painted. They seem very professional, at first, with a "supervisor" coming with the interns to measure and write the contract. After the initial contract was written, we never saw anyone who has any experience with painting. No one checked on the quality of the work. It didn't seem like any of the painters were actually trained in painting. We had them go back over areas where it was thinner, or they missed spots completely. When we kept bringing this up they tried to nickel and dime is, saying we would have to be charged more for an extra coat. Paint was dripped on our bed spread and there was tiny paint splatter in anything close to the walls, because they didn't cover anything. We were in the process of wanting to put our house on the market and they painting took multiple weeks. They kept leaving to do other jobs. I would say it was the painters fault, but the company for failing to train these kids. We ended up repainting areas ourselves, which we were told we would be reimbursed for. Never saw anything from them. Don't waste your money, either get professionals or do it yourself.
Jan 19th, 2020