Obie presents himself very well. His work does not. Obie worked in a flip of ours to paint the majority of the exterior and stain the deck.
He did the first job really well. The trim. Then I noticed he had cut in on the exterior.edges on the main home. Instead of notifying me that he needed 2 types of paint, he continued with a brick paint on wood. This a different shade/sheen in touch ups all over the exterior. Turns out the GC did not give him both kinds so we all acknowledged the error by the GC and Obie agreed to fix it.
Being pleased with his integrity & the desire to keep things rolling, I asked Obie to get me a quote: painting the doors & staining the deck.
The quote seemed fair so we met at the paint store to get supplies.
At the store we got door paint and deck stain. The store man was wonderful. I told him I wanted a light stain so the wood grain showed. He told Obie to mix it with paint thinner and wash it over.
The next day obie and crew were supposed to begin. After a day of not communicating, he called and apologized saying he would be there the next day. Around lunch they began staining, I arrived around 4pm and looked at progress. It was very sloppy and dripping everywhere. Pointing to a few drip stains I asked Obie how to fix it. He non-chalantly said he would sand those and it would look great. Believing him, I moved forward.
Obie and crew got there in the afternoon and continuEd. The work was streaky and uneven. I was trying to be patient so I furniture say anything.
The next day he did not show. I called and said he would be there Sunday. All day Sunday I waited for an update. At 3pm he got to the house was locked out. I sent him the code. Unbeknownst to usthe freshly gloss sealed floors were wet.
He says he's going to sand& prep. The next day he "finished" the job. He did not notify me that he was complete.
We arrived and were not impressed. Splotchy and big blocks of stained & unstained areas, lines where the roller sat .
At that time, I reached out to Obie. He did not reply for over an hour though texts all informed, delivered and read.
At this we discussed and my husband was also present. Obie said the aforementioned conversation. He said he would not come back out for free and would work up a quote. He sent one for $1200 & $1800. We asked him to fix for free or refund the money paid. He has not responded. read more
