Painting your house!
 

So I just spent $1150 to have my house painted and I come in tonight after what they told me would take two days, yet they said they finished in one day (lucky me?) yet my paint doesn't match. The paint guy tells me to let it dry and it will, but I keep holding up the swatch paint to the wall and it is so much different. I wanted a beige color and I have yellow! And on vaulted ceilings which I cannot do myself.... They said I don't pay until the job is done and I'm happy.. but it is now almost 6 hours after they left and the color is STILL yellow!!! The "head" guy is coming in the morning too look at it and I want to tell him to re-paint it.. but I don't know if that will go over well, but I have the paint color I wanted right there on the "color pad" and if you hold it up to the wall it isn't the same! Oh, AND they left a mess of paint on my floors and doors that I had to scrub off when I got home! Do any of you guys paint for a living? $1150 is a lot of money for one room with a loft and vaulted ceilings and I feel like the paint should at least match and I want to tell the guy to repaint!!

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[quote=hesscl34;339926]So I just spent $1150 to have my house painted and I come in tonight after what they told me would take two days, yet they said they finished in one day (lucky me?) yet my paint doesn't match. The paint guy tells me to let it dry and it will, but I keep holding up the swatch paint to the wall and it is so much different. I wanted a beige color and I have yellow! And on vaulted ceilings which I cannot do myself.... They said I don't pay until the job is done and I'm happy.. but it is now almost 6 hours after they left and the color is STILL yellow!!! The "head" guy is coming in the morning too look at it and I want to tell him to re-paint it.. but I don't know if that will go over well, but I have the paint color I wanted right there on the "color pad" and if you hold it up to the wall it isn't the same! Oh, AND they left a mess of paint on my floors and doors that I had to scrub off when I got home! Do any of you guys paint for a living? $1150 is a lot of money for one room with a loft and vaulted ceilings and I feel like the paint should at least match and I want to tell the guy to repaint!![/quote]


Colors often look different when they are actually on the wall. This is why you should paint a section first to see how it looks. Tell the guy to do it again. The worst thing he can do is say no, which he probably will. Then you say "If I ever see you in this neighborhood again, I'm calling the police." Then he says, "Blah". Then you say "Blah yourself." Then you can come back and tell us about it.

BTW, I thought your entire house would be painted red.

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[quote=hesscl34;339926]So I just spent $1150 to have my house painted and I come in tonight after what they told me would take two days, yet they said they finished in one day (lucky me?) yet my paint doesn't match. The paint guy tells me to let it dry and it will, but I keep holding up the swatch paint to the wall and it is so much different. I wanted a beige color and I have yellow! And on vaulted ceilings which I cannot do myself.... They said I don't pay until the job is done and I'm happy.. but it is now almost 6 hours after they left and the color is STILL yellow!!! The "head" guy is coming in the morning too look at it and I want to tell him to re-paint it.. but I don't know if that will go over well, but I have the paint color I wanted right there on the "color pad" and if you hold it up to the wall it isn't the same! Oh, AND they left a mess of paint on my floors and doors that I had to scrub off when I got home! Do any of you guys paint for a living? $1150 is a lot of money for one room with a loft and vaulted ceilings and I feel like the paint should at least match and I want to tell the guy to repaint!![/quote]

It was all yellow.

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[quote=70Chip;339933]Colors often look different when they are actually on the wall. This is why you should paint a section first to see how it looks. Tell the guy to do it again. The worst thing he can do is say no, which he probably will. Then you say "If I ever see you in this neighborhood again, I'm calling the police." Then he says, "Blah". Then you say "Blah yourself." Then you can come back and tell us about it.

BTW, I thought your entire house would be painted red.[/quote]

You are right about it looking different! ... and I do have one wall that is red! :)

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thats alot of money for just one room. if your not satisfied, do not pay until you are. but paint often does look different once its applied

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[quote=dmek25;339970]thats alot of money for just one room. if your not satisfied, do not pay until you are. but paint often does look different once its applied[/quote]

That is a LOT of money to pay for one room. It should be the color on the chip-no excuses. THAT is what you are paying for. Professional painters should know enough to check, and be prepared to deal with color match related problems. My wife paints.................a lot of things, and changes room colors.................routinely, and never has color match problems.
She may have to come do your place

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Right. Not saying I'm a professional, but I do a lot of painting around the house and for friends and it should be some semblance of the color you picked. Also, it has to do with the sheen that you got in your paint. Did you get satin? Eggshell? Flat? It has to do with light, location, and texture.

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$1150 for ONE ROOM???
One days work for that much?
Are you getting it painted with golden handled brushes made of the finest hair from some rare animal?
Damn, I'm gonna move over to america and become a painter/decorator!
I think I could pretty much get every room in my house painted for that!

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Hess, give us an update of what it looks like this morning. Now that it's dry, does it match any better?

If it doesn't match, explain that's not the color you want and that it needs to be repainted. I'd definitely withhold payment from him until it looks the way you wanted it.

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There are a lot of good hints and tips above...let it dry completely (24 hours) and go back and look at it. I painted my soon to be daughter's room on Saturday, and while wet, the paint color looks different. Give it time. If you still aren't happy, make it known.

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[quote=SantanaMan;339993]$1150 for ONE ROOM???
One days work for that much?
Are you getting it painted with golden handled brushes made of the finest hair from some rare animal?
Damn, I'm gonna move over to america and become a painter/decorator!
I think I could pretty much get every room in my house painted for that![/quote]

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!

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I used to own my own painting company (with my father), That is way too much money for one room no matter how big it is. I generally charged $200-$300/day per person for a job, just for labor. The painter probably only put one coat on and thats why he was finished quickly, that is why it is also so yellow looking, its not totally covering. Have him put some paint on your color swatch and see if that matches. Dont pay him until you are satisfied.

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[quote=Stacks42;340014]I used to own my own painting company (with my father), That is way too much money for one room no matter how big it is. I generally charged $200-$300/day per person for a job, just for labor. The painter probably only put one coat on and thats why he was finished quickly, that is why it is also so yellow looking, its not totally covering. Have him put some paint on your color swatch and see if that matches. Dont pay him until you are satisfied.[/quote]

Exactly. You definitely got taken advantage of... That much for ANY job to do in a single day is absolutely insane. Imagine if they charged by the hour. That would basically be $90/hour or so. Doctors and lawyers hardly charge that much.

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;340016]Exactly. You definitely got taken advantage of... That much for ANY job to do in a single day is absolutely insane. Imagine if they charged by the hour. That would basically be $90/hour or so. Doctors and lawyers hardly charge that much.[/quote]

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

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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.

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[quote=Hog1;340028]True, but get serious, at least with a painter, your actually getting something.................[/quote]

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.

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[quote=mredskins;340040]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.[/quote]

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

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;340055]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.[/quote]


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

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[quote=mredskins;340040]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.[/quote]

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...

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[quote=hesscl34;340062]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...[/quote]


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

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[quote=hesscl34;340062]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...[/quote]

:goodjob:

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[quote=hesscl34;340062]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...
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redheads rule....................

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[quote=hesscl34;340062]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...[/quote]

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

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[quote=hesscl34;340013]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![/quote]

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

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$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?

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I hope the paint was included!

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i eat paste

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[quote=saden1;340122]$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?[/quote]

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...

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[quote=hesscl34;340062]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!

[B]... So I guess I feel a little better about being taken advantage of.[/B]..[/quote]
got to love a woman that likes being taken advantage of:)

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[quote=dmek25;340144]got to love a woman that likes being taken advantage of:)[/quote]

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

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[quote=dmek25;340144]got to love a woman that likes being taken advantage of:)[/quote]

I sure do big boy... wanna take advantage of me? We can lay on yellow sheets in my yellow living room, drinking yellow wine... and I'll wear (a little) yellow ...

:Smoker:

(that one was for you know who)

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[quote=hesscl34;340150]I sure do big boy... wanna take advantage of me? We can lay on yellow sheets in my yellow living room, drinking yellow wine... and I'll wear (a little) yellow ...

:Smoker:

(that one was for you know who)[/quote]

Classy.

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[quote=hesscl34;340140]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...[/quote]
I don't think you got ripped off you may have paid a little more than it was worth but I have painted a ceiling like yours and its not an easy job. How many people did he have at you home painting?

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[quote=Schneed10;340217]Classy.[/quote]
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[COLOR=black]So now I'm not classy because I made a joke? Just another day of insults by Schneed. If I don't act the "correct" way Schneed thinks I should act/behave, or respond the way Schneed thinks I should, then I get personally attacked, right? But who cares, you get away with it regularly so do what you please. Insult, degrade, berate.... you keep right on being that great guy the Warpath knows and loves... [/COLOR]
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[quote=hesscl34;340331]
[COLOR=black]So now I'm not classy because I made a joke? Just another day of insults by Schneed. If I don't act the "correct" way Schneed thinks I should act/behave, or respond the way Schneed thinks I should, then I get personally attacked, right? But who cares, you get away with it regularly so do what you please. Insult, degrade, berate.... you keep right on being that great guy the Warpath knows and loves... [/COLOR]
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Just calling a spade a spade.

Listen, this honestly isn't anything personal. I just hate the suggestive stuff in the forums, whether Locker Room or not. You didn't start it here, Dmek did, so I said something to him about it. I didn't come after you until you wrote that real suggestive post above.

In fact, earlier in this thread I was actually trying to be helpful to you regarding your painting issue. It's not personal, it's just that I'm going to come after anyone who posts anything suggestive on here. I hate it, so sue me.

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[quote=Schneed10;340333]Just calling a spade a spade.

Listen, this honestly isn't anything personal. I just hate the suggestive stuff in the forums, whether Locker Room or not. You didn't start it here, Dmek did, so I said something to him about it. I didn't come after you until you wrote that real suggestive post above.

In fact, earlier in this thread I was actually trying to be helpful to you regarding your painting issue. It's not personal, it's just that I'm going to come after anyone who posts anything suggestive on here. I hate it, so sue me.[/quote]]

You don't get to tell people what to post and what not to post. That's not how this place works. Dmek can say whatever he wants to me whenever and however, as long as it isn't a personal attack. It's not up to you to tell him he's wrong.. or tell me I'm not classy. PERIOD!

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[quote=hesscl34;340336]]

You don't get to tell people what to post and what not to post. That's not how this place works. Dmek can say whatever he wants to me whenever and however, as long as it isn't a personal attack. It's not up to you to tell him he's wrong.. or tell me I'm not classy. PERIOD![/quote]

While I certainly can't stop you from posting whatever you want, I sure can get on your case for posting suggestive stuff if I want to.

I didn't get personal with you, Hess. I'm not trading insults. And I didn't break any forum rules. You posted something that could easily and reasonably be considered classless in a public forum where children could be reading, and I said so. That's not a personal attack, that's me giving my opinion of the comment you posted.

I hold the forum guidelines around here as nearly sacred, I'm intent on always following them. If a mod comes along and tells me I've broken them, then I'll heed his word and make amends. But until then, if I see suggestive things in the forums, I'm going to comment.

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[quote=Schneed10;340342]While I certainly can't stop you from posting whatever you want, I sure can get on your case for posting suggestive stuff if I want to.

I didn't get personal with you, Hess. I'm not trading insults. And I didn't break any forum rules. You posted something that could easily and reasonably be considered classless in a public forum where children could be reading, and I said so. That's not a personal attack, that's me giving my opinion of the comment you posted.

I hold the forum guidelines around here as nearly sacred, I'm intent on always following them. If a mod comes along and tells me I've broken them, then I'll heed his word and make amends. But until then, if I see suggestive things in the forums, I'm going to comment.[/quote]

[COLOR=black][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]You take every chance you get to fling insults if something doesn't suit you. This isn't YOUR website. I can act like, say and do whatever I wish as long as I’m not personally attacking anyone. You however, continually cross that line and tell people what and what NOT to post because YOU don’t like it and then you tell them what you think of them personally. If you don’t like what people post, then don’t get on a blog!! If you don't like suggestive comments then ignore them. You don't get to insult people for posting what they want on the internet. The Warpath doesn’t revolve around SCNHEED. Direct insults are PERSONAL!!! Which means you do NOT abide by the guidelines on here. You just get away with it.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]

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Are you guys 12?

Locked.

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Say hello to a 7 day vacation for both of you.