Very very impressed with our entire experience from start to finish with Socaz Painting. First, Chris Waite came out to walk through our home and discuss our specific needs. He was very thorough, asked a lot of questions and took measurements. It was then Carlos Morales' turn, who helped to manage the projects; scheduling power washers and painters from beginning to end. Finally the incredible painters, Kendrell Blount, Mike Beale, and Robert Goins showed up. They were on time, extremely courteous and meticulous in their execution. Thanks again for jobs well done!!! read more

Waste of time having Socaz come to my home and waste about a hour of my time.Chris measured the room's for paint and repair.Chris left and said he would email estimate.Never to be heard from again .I am glad I found out the company is unreliable before proceeding.You have been warned!! read more

Torrance and Socaz Painting are the absolute best. They do a detailed job and are super service oriented! They offer competitive quotes. I used them 5 years ago on a project and just a couple of months ago and they are the best of the best! Highly recommend for interior and exterior painting. They even go the extra mile by offering suggestions that can help the long term effect of the job. A+++ read more

So wanted to love these guys! But - weeks after our consultation, no quote. No follow up (except by me) and not only did they leave me hanging but also our neighbors. When I called because I hadn't heard back from the representative, Chris, I was told "well we had consequences with Chris, but figured you didn't want the quote". They didn't bother to respond to my email or call to discuss things with me. Waste of our time. read more

Our historic out buildings needed some lead paint removal and siding repair. Socaz was by far the most responsive and best value compared to other companies. Their quality of work was outstanding and they took all proper precautions to remove and encase the lead paint safely. Clean up of all materials was done daily to ensure our kids were not exposed to any debris. We greatly appreciate Socaz for taking care of this much needed work. Highly recommend and thank you! read more

What a pleasure to work with highly competent tradesmen! Torrance and his Socaz team are excellent, the best painters I have worked with in years. He painted our master bath which had been incorrectly painted a year ago using water-based paint, which invited mold, the first outbreak in 34 years. Torrence diagnosed the problem and found excellent mold-repellent paint. He replaced a worn fan and ugly light cannisters. His team is hard-working, knowledgeable, polite, and careful. Our bathroom looks fresh and new. His customer service rep is friendly and responsive. I look forward to working with Socaz again. read more

Socaz painting is a courteous, professional painting company. We needed a quick fix on our ceiling and Socaz had someone to estimate our house within 4 hours. Their customer service is awesome and commend Carrie, their customer service representative, for her jovial and helpful nature. She was always quick to respond to my many questions and requests. Our painter (Josh) came the NEXT day and was punctual, polite, and did an outstanding job. He had me inspect his work and cleaned up like he was never there. read more

Socaz Painting are the most professional painters I have ever worked with. From the response to my call, to the final check on the work the team at Socaz exceeded my expectations. They were prompt, courteous and their attention to detail was fantastic. Torrance checked in repeatedly and the pricing was less than expected given the quality of the work. read more

I wouldn't use this company again, even to paint a dog house. We hired Socaz to paint our kitchen cabinets and a few rooms in our house, including all baseboards. We were told that it would take 1-1.5 weeks to complete the job. It ended up taking 5.5 weeks. First off, they advertise and say that they can paint cabinets, but in all honesty, they didn't know what they were doing in our home. Our contract stated that they would use an oil based primer and high end paint (SW Emerald or BM Advance). Without consulting us first, they used a latex primer and cheap off brand paint (none of the painters there had ever heard of it. I just happened to notice it when looking at the paint cans that they left in our garage). Needless to say, the first time they painted them, the paint immediately chipped off with a finger scrape. After our kitchen was completely walled off for days, they had to regroup and figure out how to fix them. The had to contract the job out because the employees they had could not do the job. The contractor ended up sanding it all down again and repainting everything. This time they used oil based primer, but the same cheap paint. The island is already chipping again days later. Also, a day after they finished, we tried swapping out a knob and the paint completely came off. We chose colors based on SW paints (we told them up front that this is all we use in our house) and with this cheap paint they used, the colors were off, not as dark as they would have been with the Emerald paint. They painted dog hair into part of our island as well. When we started this process, we hired their "color consultant" since my husband and I are not creative types. He suggested colors for the cabinets and I picked one. The cabinet color does not work with the rest of the room... granite, tile backsplash, wall paint. You would think that somebody that they call a color consultant would have seen this when suggesting paint colors. Complete waste of money. We are now thinking that instead of swapping out the granite and tile, we will need to do a complete kitchen remodel and replace the cabinets. This was not the plan before hiring Socaz. The baseboard paint they chose didn't match the window trim, so they repainted it all with a different color and it still doesn't match. We gave up and will live with that. I have been cleaning paint off of our hardwood floors, granite and door knobs almost daily due to the sloppiness. We are so angry that we chose this company and wasted all of this money. It is a huge lesson learned. They finished the project almost two weeks ago and the owner, Torrance has yet to call us to see if we are happy with the job or see if there are any touchups needing to be done (There are a ton, but we do not want them back in our house). He was not easy to work with. Once things went sideways, when we would call him, his tone would change when he heard who it was, almost like he was irritated with us. Many times he didn't even respond to our texts. He didn't seem to have a handle on this project or even know what was going on in our house half the time. None of this was our fault (except for hiring them) and we didn't appreciate him making us feel that way. We paid a lot of money and expected a professional job. It's not what we got. I am not one to write negative reviews often, but I couldn't not warn people about this company. It was the most horrible experience we have ever had with any contractor in 23 years of owning homes. read more

We had great interaction is using Socaz. We had no problem getting an estimate. We were trying to get some painting done in between when we closed on the house and when we moved in, which was a fairly short time frame. They worked with us to make that happen. When I was able to find a one-day sale on the paint that I wanted I purchased it myself and they revised our estimate to include on the labor, and even help me figure out how much paint I need to buy. The quality the work was excellent. read more

Try getting an estimate - nearly impossible. They use a call center somewhere and first they don't call you back, when they do they have a zillion questions that aren't relevant, thirdly whoever they use for their call center can't even spell Raleigh and finally after they schedule the estimate, no one shows up! read more

Contracted Socaz to perform a wallpaper removal, refinish walls, remove popcorn ceiling and refinish to a smooth surface in a master bath. Price of $1950 upon completion, that included 2 coats of paint after the primer. This price was approximately $400 over my best estimate. Work was done to my satisfaction, the only problem is that they did a really poor job of cleaning up upon completion. They left the grout portion of my tile covered in white spackling dust,(ever tried to get white dust out of beige grout, its really fun) left paint splotches and more dust on all 3 windows of the bathroom and more dust on all window sills, some measuring up to a 1/4 inch. I was not pleased! Took 3 hrs for my wife and I to clean up. I figure by the hourly wage I paid Socaz, I need a reimbursement of approximately $250! Basically the manager arrives to the job site with the painters to get them started, but does not come back to monitor the job or to survey the job upon completion, not a professional way to satisfy the customer or to do business. And this was a 6 man day job (2 guys 3 days). We paid by check, but were told we would get a receipt by email, not cool. J. G. Bahama, NC read more

We have now used them for 2 projects, 1 was popcorn ceiling removal and the other was a water damage repair to our ceiling. They do excellent work once they are there but the customer service definitely has major issues. I am still very happy with the ceilings after 5 months but we had a ton of cleaning to do after they were gone and I still find spots to this day where dust is, there was literally dust everywhere. We hadn't moved in yet so I can imagine it would have been much worse if the house wasn't empty. They over charged us from estimate to actual payment and it took over 6 weeks to get our refund after fighting with them for the difference. This last appointment was scheduled for 5 weeks. I took off work to stay at home waiting, they never showed. I called mid day (3pm) asking when they would be there, and they said it was super busy and we got bumped. I was furious after losing a day of pay at work, I refusing to take more time off so they ended up getting it done on a Saturday (starting an hour after we were told since the whole crew wasn't there). We still were charged full price even though we had kept our end of the bargain up. I really tried to give them the benefit by using them for my 2nd project against my better judgement but we will not be using them again. With so many companies in this area, customer service is a huge thing. read more