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    3.8 (24 reviews)
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    What I had with the dark red and his orange paint
    John P.

    Worst company you could ever choose to do business with! They were hired to paint and re seal a deck after the hail storm. Two outdoor garage lights were not covered and now full of stain. Had a beautiful natural stain deck and the owner decided to put on a stain with a toner, which basically looks like paint. My wife gave him the EXACT product we've used over the years. He told my wife, since I was out of town, it would be red cedar, just a little thicker. It's fricken orange!! His solution was to put on a darker paint, not remove his screw up. He sent a crew on Sat morning with a chemical stripper. They applied it, didn't wait for it to work, and attempted to power wash it off. Didn't work! He hasn't returned any phone calls in the last 6 hours and his crew just up and left. Jim didn't even show up to supervise the work. His crew couldn't even read the directions on the chemical he gave them. They also didn't use the Exact rainbow stain for the swingset, he changed from red cedar to a crap brown! Not to mention they broke an outdoor plant, threw extra cedar shingles on my rose bush, never put down drop cloths and put the patio furniture all over the yard. Avoid at all costs. He claims the company has been in business 20+ years, but he bought the company not long ago from the original owner Joe. His Corp was also involuntarily dissolved last year. Tried blaming it on my wife and never once apologized. The pictures don't lie. You can see from the picture I was able to remove the stain from the step. His "professionals" could not remove the stain. Jim also said "I don't work for you, I work for Bobby" and hung up the phone. Never bothered to ring the door bell or talk to me face to face about the problems or issues. Now trying to backpeddle after a truthful review. By the way, Professional painter watching everything transpire next door, said that is not the proper way to use a stripper. Not the first time they've screwed up a deck.

    Mary S.

    Absolutely wonderful experience with Extra Mile! Very fair pricing and professional service. We hired them to paint our cedar home and are beyond happy with the results. The on-site painters were polite and courteous. I would highly recommend Jim and his team.

    I was referred to extra mile by another painter. While the owner seemed professional and accommodating, when there was a problem, he refused to stand by his work. Our deck was painted with an oil base stain the morning after a rain. It blistered within hours. It's still tacky 2 months later, and, as a result, dirt from rain, environment, has turned the deck black. It cannot be pressure washed, as the dirt is embedded. Things go wrong sometimes. It's so disappointing to know that a company will not remedy the situation or admit their fault. The deck was wet and the stain was applied too thick. I would not recommend them to paint a mailbox. I have had the deck painted (by another company) every two years for 22 yrs, always in late Soring, early summer. This was painted July 6th. It rained the evening of July 5th. I have documentation of it. That is the reason, not a " low deck", which it is NOT. Additionally, the idea that he didn't want to do deck until later in the season is pure fiction, and I have the text chain to prove it.

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    Thank you. We are happy you like it!

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    Thank you Ed! It was our pleasure.

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    5 years ago

    Quick and thorough. Beautiful paintwork from Jim's team, I highly recommend! Major thanks to Jim for working on short notice.

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    Thank you!

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    Thank you so much! It was our pleasure working with you guys.

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    Thanks Bob, it was a pleasure working with you.

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    Thank you Janice!

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