Go elsewhere! This guy knows nothing about sandblasting and is a very unknowledgeable businessman! He arrived at the project late because he forgot a ladder. He actually asked me if the homeowners had one on site he could use. Really? Who uses homeowners tools? After he got on site and set everything up, his rig broke down and he said he needed to rent a compressor. He showed up 3 hours later and said his rig was fixed but it was too late in the day to start so would be back the next day. Came back and he still needed to use the compressor he rented so apparently his rig was NOT fixed. Lie #1 He said it would only take one day. Lie #2 His worker proceeded to work on the first part outside and then move inside around lunchtime, at which he moved his hoses from the outside of the house through to the middle of the house and through 2 doorways. I returned from my lunch finding a complete mess inside the house at which he made up a story that I told him the areas were getting demoed. Lie # 3 (This also set off a fire alarm because he did not cover exposed smoke detectors) The interesting part here is that he brought "help" by which I mean one guy who did all the work. Michael sat in his truck for 9 hours while one guy did the work. He then asked for payment in full or if he had to come back the next day would be another $2200. There are many other things I could get into but this is already too long. This guy is a scam artist and I would simply suggest, if you are looking to hire this guy, DON'T! I hired another sandblast company that told me that this guy was amateur at best and I wasted $5k read more

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Michael gave me a bid to strip the paint off of two fireplaces in different properties that I own. I wanted to use sandblasting because I wanted an environmentally friendly and gentle process. the dustless system advertised on his website sounded like what I needed. When Michael arrived at my home, he said that on my fireplace, he was going to start with a chemical stripper to remove the top layers of paint before sandblasting. He proceeded to paint my entire fireplace with standard Jasco paint stripper. The layers of paint became gooey and melted everywhere. I asked how he was going to clean the inside of the fireplace, and he said that blasting the inside of the fireplace or stripping it was not included in his bid. While the chemical stripper was on my fireplace at one property, he went to the other property, which is a historic home more than 100 years old, currently under construction and unoccupied. He did not protect the area or mask it in any way, and he blasted the fireplace so hard that all of the mortar came out between the bricks, and now the texture of the bricks is extremely rough. He tried to tell me that there was never any mortar between the bricks. Seriously? I am going to have to hire somebody to re-mortar the entire fireplace and probably try to smooth the raw brick, so it resembles what it was originally (softer bricks). The living room in that property is now covered with fine sand, which was not vacuumed up. He did bring a standard shop vac, but I did not see any sort of HEPA system as advertised. His process is definitely NOT dustless. I am currently also doing plaster restoration, and I know what the state of the art HEPA vacuums look like, and Michael does not have one or if he has one he did not bring it to either of the job sites. He also asked me for additional money to complete the job because he said it was taking him much longer than he had anticipated, and he would need to send workers for another full day of work. I pointed out that the second fireplace took him far less time than he had budgeted for. Around 6pm he told me that he was done for the day, and he left open buckets of caustic chemicals in my living room, and did not clean up the job site at all before he left. He and his worker tracked melted paint all over my concrete front steps which I'm going to have to try to clean off, he broke one of the pots on my front porch and a branch off of my orange tree, and did not mention any of these damages to me. He said that he would return the next day if he was able to or the next business day at the latest. He also said that he was going to cover the fireplace itself with a layer of plastic to help with the smell, which he did not do. This was very disturbing because my house was filled with toxic fumes in 80° weather. I was unable to run my air conditioning or fan because it was spreading the fumes throughout the entire home. The next day he texted me to say that he did not want to send his workers the next business day and that the earliest he could come back to finish was SIX DAYS after my original appointment (with open buckets of chemicals sitting in the living room of the small home that I am occupying, and a layer of chemical stripper sitting on my 90 year old fireplace). I told him this would not work for me, and he wanted to be paid full for the first historic building fireplace, which he has ruined, and half of the fireplace that he left, covered with gooey toxic chemicals. He did not protect the inside of my fireplace so I do have melted paint and paint splatter all over my gas, log set and the inside of my fireplace. I will have to replace all of the material inside the fireplace, clean the fire box, and I am now also concerned about running my gas fireplace because there is melted paint on some of the pipes. I have been restoring homes for 25 years and I have rarely had an experience as poor as this one. It's OK to make mistakes but it's important to fix them as well. Michael seems to have no pride in doing a good job or leaving the customer satisfied. I will definitely never contact him again for his services. I probably should not even have paid as much as I did considering the way he left both of the job sites but I will consider it a lesson learned and try to warn others that he is not a good choice for their project. read more

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I am giving MICHAEL at piedmont Dustless 5 stars because 6 are not available. I had MICHAEL come out for what I would consider a very large blasting project. From the moment of his prompt arrival I got a good feeling this was going to be the right company for this job. I found MICHAEL to be thorough in his assessment of what the job is going to entail, even though he was seeing the cantilevered steel super structure from the ground level, before the scaffolding was erected. Each day his crew arrived on time and ready to work. Any small wrinkles that surfaced during the project (as all projects have) were handled in a professional and business like manner. MICHAEL shows dignity and respect at all phases of a project. I did not mind in the least extending a large tip at the end for the excellent service that was provided to my customers home. When I received the highest quality of work from a high-quality person I have no problem in recommending them to others, I will use them again and have recommended them to others. read more

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First off, the name of this company is an absolute misnomer. The company should be called "Piedmont Dustfull Blasting" or "Piedmont Dust Bonanza" or "Piedmont Layers of Dust". Last week, we had this company come to our office to remove paint from the brick walls of 3 conference rooms, 2 bathrooms, and a kitchen. According to their website, they use a process which minimizes dust, and we expected them to be professionals who knew what they were doing. This was far from reality. It turns out, the blasters did not close the doors to our floor, and did not properly seal each room while blasting the paint. This resulted in our entire office and common areas (hallways, staircases) covered in thick layers and clouds of dust. It looked like an apocalyptic wasteland from Mad Max when I entered the floor. If only Furiosa had been there to regulate. There was so much dust, that our elevator broke down several times due to smoke sensors, and we had to call the fire department to reactivate the elevator. The city will unfortunately be billing us for these visits. The blasters made an attempt to remove the dust, but there is still significant dust on floors, furniture, electronics, window sills, walls. They left footprints on furniture, and the brick walls still have dust on them. Our sinks are filled with dust and will not drain properly, so we'll need to pay for a plumber to fix them. Dust also entered other floors above and below our unit, and we now have to cover the costs of cleaning our neighbors' floors. Most surprisingly, they somehow got dust into the refrigerator! I just can't even. I. Really. Cannot. Even. Yesterday, we had a janitorial staff come to do an assessment of the space, and they were completely shocked at the state of office and the health hazards of the dust. We will now have to pay thousands of dollars to have the place cleaned of dust. We'll also have to pay to replace furniture that cannot cleaned and any broken electronics. The workers themselves were very nice, and I mostly fault their boss, Mike, for poorly training his staff, poorly communicating how the job will be completed, poorly ensuring quality + health standards. Stay absolutely away from this company, or expect literal headaches from dust, additional thousands of dollars for clean up, and damage to your belongings. read more

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He was very personable and explained every step that he was doing. My car came out better than expected and in half the time. I would recommend this business to everyone. read more

We asked Michael for a quote to remove the paint on the vaulted ceiling beams. He warned us that if it was the coating is latex glossy, paint removal will cause a raised grain. When he came over, he determined that it was not that kind. We agreed to his quote and his crew began work, and then he informed us that it was actually glossy paint. His worker worked from 10-5 and left without locking the door or closing the garage door. When I texted him to let him know this, I also communicated that I was worried that the project wouldn't be finished in 2 days as previewed. Michael said, "I don't work well under pressure. I do the best I can with the situation I'm presented with...,I'll clean up and in the morning and leave". What?! We did not expect this reaction. I had to calm him down. He was going to abandon the job because I expressed concern. Although he apologized the next day, we were bewildered by his over-reaction. The job was done correctly by his one worker. We paid $5200 for 17 hours of sandblasting to take off the paint from the beams. read more

Piedmont Dustless Blasting - Sandblasting Near Me - Oakland, California

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Great work. Estimate was off but when it ran over the owner was willing to work with me on the price. Worker was great too. Very happy with the results. Thanks Piedmont dustless blasting! (Also, this review is for sand blasting paint off of concrete outdoors. They used the sandblasting process and NOT the dustless blasting indoor process. I cannot speak to that service.). read more

Michael was so fast to respond and helpful. I reached out about stripping a bookshelf and doors, he was so fast to respond to my text photos and let me know that sandblasting actually would hurt our furniture so he recommended a product to try ourselves to strip it. He could have just said no I can't help you, but instead he provided a recommendation and so fast. Thanks Michael! read more

Mike was great! I had good communication and easy scheduling. Over the course of 2-3 hours, my formerly peeling/yucky stairs are now stripped clean and look as good as new. read more

Amazing service and work. I would use them again in a heartbeat. I had two long beams covered in decades old paint. I called and Michael was able to come out to give a quote at a time that was convenient to my schedule. He was early and extremely knowledgeable. They had great availability and were able to schedule the work right away. I'm so pleased with the quality of the work and how professional Michael was. My space looks even better than I imagined! read more

Piedmont Dustless Blasting - All of the paint was carefully removed from these beams. The steel connections show now! - Sandblasting Near Me - Oakland, California

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I must say Piedmont Blasting exceeded all expectations! I had two large construction projects that had issues with water intrusion in our basements. Due to the remedial work to stem groundwater leakage, our basement concrete walls where in poor cosmetic condition. I looked for options and ran into Mike's company by doing an area search for blasting services. Mike responded quickly with very reasonable pricing. I had 24,000 sqft of wall area that needed to be blasted in a couple of weeks. Mike and his team stepped up, completing their work ahead of schedule. As you may know, blasting is a messy business but they cleaned up after every shift. Awesome customer service! Awesome performance! I absolutely recommend Piedmont Blasting. Mike will always be my first call for such service. read more