Hearsay, but it's out there... Careful who you contact for projects. Pay 1/4 to 1/2 until work is complete. Offer incentives to complete on time. Thereafter, deduct $(x) for going over timeline. This will get you an honest Quote and Leadtime. Negotiating this arrangement is easy. Most of the legit contractors will agree to these T&C's. read more

Buford Painters - Review - Painters Near Me

BEWARE of this guy named OSCAR RAMIREZ aka OSCAR CALDERON. He comes off as a calm cool demeanor nice guy. He seems easily trustable which is why it was devastating to get scammed by him (he reciprocated stories about family, how he comes fishing at the Buford Dam, etc. When we first called, he asked how we got his number which should have alerted us. Then when he came, he dropped a hint that his white/silver dodge caravan needs service. On the day he was to start work, he messaged saying he cannot come in because his car isn't working and needed a towing AND sent a photo to prove it. He also requested a key to the house which we stupidly gave thinking we are going to change the locks anyway since we had not moved in yet (when we questioned it, he trustingly said "it's not like I just keep a stash of keys, I return them".) Few days into the work after given 50% of the cost as agreed on the contract which we normally would not have but he was very convincing, he asked for more money to fix his car. He worked only a handful of days and then kept extending the end date without a real reason. When you go check on the house during normal paint job hours (i.e. 2-3pm in the afternoon), there are NO cars on site that belong to his associates. He has not responded to messages, texts/phone calls after we started suspecting and contacted him. He also did not have enough people working at the house. He took a strip of paint off the wall and now it looks botched. He was unreachable when it was observed that no one was coming to the house to complete the paint job even though in less than 2 days the project was to be completed. After calling, messaging, he had not got back to us in 2 days except when we sent him a photo of a fb post that showed he scammed someone else. He then called me and said he has completed the job but really had not. He only called back after he received the post stating he scammed. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1514099132229773/permalink/3876155349357461/ TOP LINE: - Don't fall for his "nice guy calm" demeanor as he's quick to get snappy too. - Do not get convinced into any of his personal stories of giving extra money for his personal agenda. No real professional would do this, only a scammer. - All the people who got great service from him: You may not have had a major job done as we also went to him after him being recommended only after completing a fence painting job. Believe the others because this guy WILL scam and ghost you after he gets your money for those jobs that quote few to several thousand dollars. Here's his facebook only website where you will NOT find his face (why not show your face Oscar! It's your business): https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100079249050011 - He will extend deadlines but not show up to finish. Other ways to reach him as he lists this as his information: Buford Painters LLC 1440 Horizon Parkway Buford, GA 30518 470-406-0101 6783612917 Bufordpainters@gmail.com read more

Did a great job on my home painting and fence, staining, Highly recommend! Professional, quality, customer service read more

This guy, Oscar Calderon, stole $1000 from my parents. He was paid a deposit to paint the inside of their house, but he never showed up to do the job. He has stopped responding to our messages, and it is clear has no intention of fulfilling his duties. read more

It looks like I have a brand new house!! Seriously, I am so pleased with the exterior paint job and the service that came along with it. I used the Yelp project option to get a quote. This was the first response that I received and he was able to put me on the calendar for the same week. He quoted me a price and we were ready to go. He arrived on time and did an extremely professional job on my shutters. My house is very tall and he was able to easily navigate to get to what was needed to complete the job. I'm glad to know that I have someone to call for my future painting (and flooring) needs. I've already got plans to schedule an interior job with him later this summer. Couldn't be happier. read more

Oscar was hired to paint my interior walls and kitchen cabinets. He took over 800$ for a down payment. There were multiple botched walls in every room. He then started my cabinets, left and never came back and stopping answering my calls. Never use this company!! read more

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A long one but just maybe worth your time and money. Oscar left our project unfinished with the following for me to resolve. See pictures for reference. A bit all over the place but it shows the poor quality work. - Sloppy paint job on kitchen cabinets (looks like they just went and brushed it on when he made it clear they would remove the doors and paint them separately with the the spray gun for an even finish) and unpainted parts of cabinet frame which confirms the doors were not removed to do the paint job properly. - Bathroom cabinets and frame unfinished $2000 job for cabinets -Master bath only one coat of paint which isn't sufficient, you can visibly see the previous paint color - Paint drips - Paint splatter - Terrible edges and finishes - Electrical plates uncovered (lost all screws) - Unmounted TV (he misplaced the screws so now I have to replace it with a new mount) - Window treatments not back in its place *basically, failed to replace all things he took off to paint my home - Windows scraped from a very poor job in painting window frame, scrapings left -Trash and tools left for now 3 weeks This was a $7000 project which seemed like was going well until the end. He scammed me to pay him good faith money for the remaining balance promising he will come back to finish the job the next day. I gave it to him b/c up until this point, we had a pretty trusting client Next day, he messaged me his wife went into "emergency" surgery and to give him a couple of days. I messaged him after a few days to check in to see how things were going with his wife and when he thinks he will be back to finish the job as we needed to move in. He asks for a couple of more days stating his wife had a hysterectomy (TMI; imo) and can't do anything. Fine, I then gave him the benefit of doubt although I had my reservations. Again I had to follow up a week later (as he never checks in to update me) to see when he can come. He tells me later in the week he will come, at this point I'm telling him I need the job finished and that on my day off I need him meet me at the unfinished home. He says yes. The day comes and I waited total 3 hours after he told me multiple times he was on his way: I'm calling him No answer so I text. He replies claiming he had to turn back because his wife was unwell? And when was he planning on updating me on this situation? I'm calling him again to talk about our next steps (I'm thinking to call the police at this moment) multiple times, no answer. I call him later in the day, to my surprise; he answers and seems apologetic and ensures he will make sure to have the job finished on the weekend , again using his wife as an excuse. He reiterates he wants to make things right and that he wants my business even in the future, blah blah. Unprofessional but I still give him the benefit of the doubt. What else do I do? The weekend comes, no show. And hasn't called or messaged me. I assume he will not be back after taking all the money I paid him, leaving the job unfinished and his tools just laying here in my garage. He also promised me as a service (but later charged me $300) he will replace my wire shelves in some utility closets with wood ones/ took the wire ones out and never put in the wood ones leaving me with closets with no shelves. I had to hire someone to put back my shelves. He makes you believe he is fully at your service from the beginning. He is all talk. ALL talk. He later says different things, gives surprise costs, while seemingly having good customer service. I found out after the fact he previously was under another name "MZI Painting and Remodeling". Go look at those reviews and you can confirm this isn't his first rodeo. He must have pulled this trick to get away from those reviews under a new business name. Well guess what; he hasn't changed. I am only writing this review in hopes to save anyone else in the community from this nightmare and thief. It is truly a shame as he is a "family" man who has a wife and children. He is also a soccer educator being entrusted with children of the community. A real shame. read more

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They were quick to respond whenever I had questions, both before hiring and after. They were a little later than they said they would be and they missed a spot in the kitchen, but they came back and made sure the job was done. Pricing was great. read more

Oscar and his team was on time, communicated very well, completed the job on time and was reasonably priced. We'll be hiring him for future projects. read more

Disaster! Pressure washed window screens which were ripped to shreds. Paint spilled in flower beds, over shrubbery, etc. Zero caulking used. Fascia repair botched. Broken security light, missing security light bulbs, gutter damaged, painted brick work, painted sealed wood deck, and paint on stained deck. Painter said he would come to pick up tools, that were in my yard for 2 weeks along with the trash, but only picked up a cooler. Never asked where the tools were, just drove off. I stored them due to the HOA regulations - he accuses me then of hiding them, without even asking me anything. I repeatedly texted him to get them for 2 days. Other rater is quite right in the word "shady." After 2 weeks, job was about 50% done, but most of it was subpar and needs to be redone. This is aside from all the damage caused. See pics. Avoid at all costs. read more

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Oscar did a fantastic job painting the interior of our home. He was extremely thorough with his work and very professional. We are considering having him paint the exterior in the near future! read more

Oscar and his team did a great job. Rhey were very professional. He responded very quickly and was out to do the job within a couple of days after speaking with him. He offers great, competitive pricing. I really appreciated the detail in the work that was done. I had my trim, shutters, vent covers, front doors, and door trims painted on the exterior of my home. He used very good quality paint and took the time to paint more than one coat. I would highly recommend Buford Painters. read more

DO NOT USE THIS COMANY!!! We hired Oscar to paint our house, and it is the worst job we've ever seen! We paid 1/2 up front and signed a contract that the remainder would be paid once the job was complete. He never showed up on the day he was supposed to, and finally 3 days later he came. The day that he said he was done, there was still a lot of work to do. Nothing was complete. The fascia needs at least 2 more coats of paint, the windows are destroyed, there are bare spots everywhere, and to top it all off he stole our ladder! He begged for a little extra until it was done to pay his bills. We gave him the benefit of the doubt, and did send more money. He promised to show up 3 days in a row to finish the job. He's never been back...that was 2 weeks ago!!!! Our home looks horrendous from the terrible paint job, and we now have to hire another company to finish the job. He stole our money, violated the contract, and violated our home! Stay far away from this man! See pics! read more

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Do not use this guy!! Was supposed to start my fence staining on 7/12. On 7/10 he said he had to unexpectedly go out of town. It took multiple attempts of trying to contact to see when he was coming out to start. Said he would be out 7/19 in the morning to start. Then he moved it to noon, and by 2pm i asked what's the status, and then he said he needed to reschedule. I said just issue me a refund and i will use someone else. He said he wasn't going to give me a refund. I said you didn't do any work and you have rescheduled multiple times. So he issued a refund yesterday through paypal(then today he canceled the refund). This guy is unethical and shady!! He has now blocked me from his Facebook business site! read more