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Anyone ever use, or even just obtain a quote from this organization for home painting?
The premise is a nice idea, just wondering how the quality and longevity of the work holds up... And how their prices compare.
Considering it for the exterior of our home, seems to be what they specialize in.
I would want a professional and not a college kid looking for a few bucks over the summer. My grandmother went through a similar company many years ago. The paint job was pretty shoddy. I ended up painting the rest of the house for her.
Licensed & insured professionals with experience do the actual painting, the "college kid" acts as the foreman and manages the job/does marketing on the customer service end... I think it's a great idea to give college students more real-life experience than simply a piece of paper that says they're qualified for something. I sure know I could have used opportunities like that when I was younger!
Here is the article that brought the company to my attention:
http://http://northport.patch.com/articles/college-works-painting?ncid=newsltuspatc00000001 (broken link)
I would guarantee that the students have plenty of guidance during their work with the company, I'm just curious if the end result is more of a bargain for comparable quality to contracting a "regular" painting company.
I would want a professional and not a college kid looking for a few bucks over the summer. My grandmother went through a similar company many years ago. The paint job was pretty shoddy. I ended up painting the rest of the house for her.
Same experience by friends of mine.
The college kids, who have NO painting experience, did the actual work. The homeowners ended up hiring a local company to correct all the sloppiness.
The kids also really wrecked the landscaping....
Licensed & insured professionals with experience do the actual painting, the "college kid" acts as the foreman and manages the job/does marketing on the customer service end... I think it's a great idea to give college students more real-life experience than simply a piece of paper that says they're qualified for something. I sure know I could have used opportunities like that when I was younger!
Here is the article that brought the company to my attention:
http://http://northport.patch.com/articles/college-works-painting?ncid=newsltuspatc00000001 (broken link)
I would guarantee that the students have plenty of guidance during their work with the company, I'm just curious if the end result is more of a bargain for comparable quality to contracting a "regular" painting company.
Even if they were to use licensed and insured painters your contract is with them and not the licensed and insured painters. Once they go back to their classroom you get to chase them down if you can if there are problems. I seriously doubt they are using licensed and insured painters as a licensed and insured painter can make the full amount they are about to charge you so why would a licensed and insured painter want to give them a cut of the money??
Go hire a real professional painting company and make sure you have a proper paint job performed.
Anyone ever use, or even just obtain a quote from this organization for home painting?
The premise is a nice idea, just wondering how the quality and longevity of the work holds up... And how their prices compare.
Considering it for the exterior of our home, seems to be what they specialize in.
I do my own painting. But even if I didn't, I would not hire some college kids to do it. While you might get lucky and have a couple who know how to paint, you're going to get what you pay for - which is novice painters with no warranty on the work.
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