Our house hadn't been painted in at least 10 years and we started envisioning what our yellow 1872 colonial in Melrose would look like with a new paint job. The yellow on our house was in decent shape but the white trim was flaking off down to the bare wood. The front of our house was also somewhat of a neighborhood "eyesore" due to significant squirrel damage on the upper left boxed-eave return (see pics). Coincidentally, we started noticing "Mendez Painters Inc" signs all over Melrose and we were intrigued because the paint jobs on the houses looked absolutely beautiful! After reading nothing but great views of Mendez Painters Inc online, we decided to give the company a call. We spoke to Florentin Mendez (owner) who ended up coming over to our house the same day to give us an estimate. Florentin was extremely professional and transparent in explaining his processes for both the paint and carpentry work we wanted done. When he looked at the squirrel damage, he explained the best way to fix it and assured us that he would do an excellent job. After the game plan was discussed, Florentin gave us a fair price that we agreed to on the spot and gave him a deposit. That night, he texted us a detailed message listing out the work we agreed upon with the price so that everything was in writing. The next day he showed up with his team and they spent the whole day scraping the white trim and parts of the yellow siding that did not meet their standards. After that, they spent a few days replacing rotted trim and clapboard, priming all of the wood they scraped and fixing the squirrel damage in the front. I watched them remove all of the damaged wood, rebuild a support structure underneath, and then install new wood that fit perfectly and matched the existing wood on the house. One piece they replaced was a detailed strip of crown molding that is no longer made, but they improvised and created an exact match on their own. After this they caulked the seams and filled the screw holes to give the job a professionally finished appearance. Other carpentry work they did involved piecing out missing fascia & clapboards above a window on the back of our house (see pic) and fixing a small hole (squirrels!) on the back of our garage. Before painting, they sanded the entire house smooth, then power washed and let air dry for a couple days, came back, caulked all the seams/gaps and then covered all the windows and doors. They spent 2-3 days spray painting 2 coats of white on the trim and 2 coats of yellow on the siding. While they were painting, Florentin showed me the Benjamin Moore paint he was using so that I knew we were getting the paint we paid extra for. Once they were finished, we were so impressed with how the house/garage looked that we decided to have them paint everything else on our property. Fortunately, Florentin was very accommodating and made this happen! They painted the front porch, back deck, house backdoor, garage doors, bulkhead, and fences all around the property. The fences were in rough shape and needed to be power washed, scraped, sanded, primed, and painted 2 coats on both sides. When all the paint work was finally done, our house looked like a palace, everything was "brand new" and you would think our 1872 house was built in 2020. The only thing left to do was install new gutter downspouts, which I ended up getting from Home Depot after the painters left and was going to do myself, but Florentin came back on his own and helped me! Honestly, if you are looking for painters who do quality work, who don't take shortcuts, and who care about the littlest of details, do yourself a favor and hire this company. Florentin and his team are exceptional workers who strive to exceed your expectations and make you an incredibly happy customer. These guys are extremely professional, punctual, hardworking, neat, clean, and respectful, and I highly recommend choosing Mendez Painters Inc to paint your house because they will make it look better than it ever did! read more