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    The Educated Painters

    3.9 (65 reviews)
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    Come on! what is this???? Stay away!

    Had mark harris and his crew over to paint and repair a income property. Not only did he not stick to the agreement but he lied. He promise to put two coats of paint and only did one. The cracks in the stucco started came back within two months. The crown moldings for EXTERIOR was replaced with composite wood. Which started to bubble after the first rain. Trash was left out daily for me to pick up after work and my tenants to see. Very DISHONEST individual, not to be trusted. Spent over 10k for a Mickey Mouse job. If you want someone who lies, uses deaths of friends, and covid as an excuse for unfinished work. He's your your dishonest man for the job. Here's an update. I had to go out and find a company that could replicate the crown moldings mark took down and replaced with composite wood. I now have additional water damage to the roof after his work. Do not be fooled by this man. He is a con artist. Also, I will be posting more pics.

    This is how they have left our house after taking our money and breaking their word many times.
    Landis A.

    I would give The Educated Painters a 0 if I could. They have messed with us for months after taking our money and giving us one excuse after another. They claim to be honest, religious people, but it is all a sham. They take your money and disappear with many broken promises. Our house they painted is peeling and looks awful, and they promised to fix it and left it completely unfinished. Disgusting behavior that I can't even comprehend. Lie after lie with these people...

    Eves that were painted by Mark Allen Harris guys.  3 months after they left

    If there is a problem they do not stand by their jobs and come back and fix them. 3 months after they left I saw issues and I've had him tell me about every month they will come fix. Covid is one excuse they used then it was a family member died then it Mom needs to go to hospital. None of these are viable reasons to not come fix. Now he avoids my calls. Think twice.

    love it!
    Jess J.

    We had such an awesome experience working with Mark and his team! When I bought my house there were some ugly yellow walls and they REALLY needed some paint. (For anyone who has yellow walls, this was not the cute kind of yellow) ha. I asked mark to paint all the walls bright white and he came back with a custom high-quality color for us. The house looks wonderful and his team paid attention to every detail. Mark is so kind and fun to work with. I will definitely be using the Educated Painters team for more projects in the future. Thank You!!

    I am guilty of being one of those people who don't take the time to write reviews. If the service is good I am satisfied and if the service is bad I don't come back. That's not fair to quality businesses that I have patronized for years so I am going to start yelping! Educated Painters is a business that I have been using since 2006. Mark and his team painted my home in La Canada, CA inside and out 3 times since then. The last time was in preparation for a sale. Mark not only painted but they performed repairs and pretty much whatever needed to get done. The new owner was lucky I used Mark. When my home sold I bought a new home in the valley. The old owners were not as kind as I was to the new owners of my home. Mark and his team came in on short notice and painted the entire inside...white...with many coats! While having painters inside your home for a few weeks is a pain, we were left with a beautiful home we have enjoyed ever since. Now that the weather is nice again we are going to paint the outside and redo the entertainment area. Guess who we are using? Having contractors around is always a pain, and the unexpected usually happens. I don't hesitate to use Mark and his team because there is a demonstrated sense of ethics and an attention to quality and detail. If things are delayed or surprises pop up it's nice to know you can trust the people who are working for you. That's why Mark has been painting and repairing my very nice homes for 14 years and counting.

    recently painted room at the Community Center of La Canada Flintridge.

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    Quality and honesty! Great job, neat clean up, nice workers and my house looks fabulous.

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    Family man who understands the importance of making your home into your temple. Not just slapping on paint- repairing your home with TLC.

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    Mark Harris and his team painted the interior of our house in Pasadena when we first moved in 5 years ago.

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    Exterior Specialists - Happy Customer!

    Exterior Specialists

    (23 reviews)

    After 3 estimates, we decided to go with Exterior Specialists because the owner (Chris) has been…read morepainting houses for 30 years. While the others seemed like salesmen, Chris was straightforward, but his expertise shined through! He wasn't the cheapest nor the most expensive...just right - like Goldilocks. The painters are all long term employees curated over 30 years and it shows! The crew was 3-5 people and they were very well organized, friendly, and most of all, hard working! The crew lead, Javier, was like a master overseeing his apprentices while working harder than everyone. Chris came on site several times over the week to check on things as well. I was amazed by all the prep work the crew did and well they cleaned up at the end of each day! Chris says the prep work is the most important part painting and it pays to do it right. His experience is vast and helped us select our colors from our finalists along with advising on some other non-painting related work we needed done such as sandblasting, roofing, and gutters. We really felt like we were is good, capable and honest hands! I write very few online reviews...only for truly exceptional service which certainly applies to Exterior Specialists! I highly recommend them for exterior painting.

    Recently, we had to repaint and repair the exterior of our house. After being rejected by other…read morepainters who said our house was too tall (it's 2 stories tall) and old we, searched through Yelp. Seeing the high ratings, we decided to hired Chris and his team from Exterior Specialists and are extremely pleased with the results. TL;DR: - Chris and his team are both efficient/ultra fast and skilled at their jobs (finished in a week, half the estimated time, and produced very high quality work) - Great work ethic from his team: on time, flexible, and clean (everything was organized and put away at the end of each day), despite scorching hot weather - Able to repair eaves (whether it be refurbishing or replacing) to be brand new - Chooses highest quality paint and won't get any paint on surfaces you don't want it on (the ground, lights, other decor) - Chris has great taste when it comes to choosing a color scheme for your home More Details: Firstly, Chris has great artistic taste in terms of what colors to choose to best fit your home. Our vision for the project was to refurbish our home to become more modern, which meant choosing a different exterior paint color. Unable to decide which colors to choose, we asked Chris what colors he would recommend. Not only was he able to immediately recommend different colors, but the color scheme he chose for us fitted our home perfectly and was exactly what we had in mind. Chris and his team's work is of the highest quality. Many of our home's eaves had been damaged by termites and needed replacing; many of the wooden boards were not only very high up and hard to reach, but also very large. Yet, he said it was no problems and his carpenters were able to make our eaves look brand new. They even went beyond replacing the badly damaged boards and helped sand and fill in the rest of our eaves! The paint was also of the same level of quality. Chris will help you choose the most premium paint that both looks nice and is more grime resistant than other paints. His painting team is highly skilled: there are no paint bubbles or flakes, no messy streaks or flecks to be seen, and they'll make sure any lights or decorations on the exterior walls are removed or completely covered. The greatest merit of Chris and his team, however, is their work ethic. We were in the middle of a heat dome when they started work, meaning temperatures were in the high 90s to 100s all day. Despite the unpleasant weather, Chris's team would arrive on time every day and work with no complaints. The workspace was always kept clean and organized at the end of each day; upon finishing, they made sure the surrounding area was extra clean. The most surprising thing is, the team was able to finish the project in a week, a whole week faster than the original 2 week estimate! It is amazing how quickly yet masterfully they were able to complete the work in these summer conditions, and we thank them for all their hard work (not to mention that they were able to start work a day or two after Chris's appraisal). His team is also very flexible. We initially weren't planning on repainting our garage since it was newer, but after seeing how it looked with the new colors, we decided we wanted to repaint it as well. Even though they were wrapping up when we asked them, they were able to immediately purchase the needed paint and still finish on the same day! We cannot more highly recommend Exterior Specialists to work on your house: you won't be disappointed!

    Sunshine Painting - Before Paint front only

    Sunshine Painting

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    North Hills

    Arteen does great work. Really cares about details and about his reputation, and went above and…read morebeyond with our interior and exterior painting needs. Everything looks perfect, the work was clean and professional. Highly recommend.

    Arteen is not only a professional but also a true artist with great taste and an eye for beauty. He…read morepainted the entire interior of my condo completely on his own, braving the very high ceilings with no trouble at all, and the work was done quickly, flawlessly, and with full transparency. Other points that make Arteen the greatest: - He is highly communicative and straightforward, leaving nothing to chance or doubt. He will tell you exactly what to expect and not to expect, will not beat around the bush, and will give you frequent updates and small communications that personally kept my stress with this project near zero. - The detail work he does is insane. As part of my project, he removed all fixtures temporarily, patched holes at my request, and made every room look absolutely brand new. No stone left unturned. For me, this is as perfect as it gets. - He cleans up after his work BEAUTIFULLY! This was the biggest thing for me other than the quality of Arteen's work. He leaves every space cleaner than it was when he began and doesn't leave any rubbish lying around for me to have to pick up. I don't think I'll work with a different painter ever again. Arteen's work speaks for him, as do all these reviews, and, plus, he's a lovely person to boot. Absolutely worth any cost. Hire him immediately!!

    Miguel Garrido - Door and window removal on wall to enclose this bathroom space.

    Miguel Garrido

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    Miguel, Pancho, and their team did a fantastic job on my mini bathroom remodel. I wasn't ready to…read moreinvest in a complete remodel and left the original shower tiles and salvaged the old vanity, but my bathroom looks completely transformed nonetheless. I had gotten 3 estimates before I found Miguel and let's just say that Miguel offers extremely reasonable prices. Two of the quotes I received were at least double of what Miguel quoted me. Miguel is easy to communicate with and reviewed all the work I requested. I wanted new flooring, wall paneling removed and smoothed out with new paint, change of all the fixtures and exhaust fan, change the shower door and mirror, and add a recessed light over the shower. He provided the quote and we agreed to a payment plan. He informed me of everything that I needed to purchase on my end and have ready for his team when they arrived. They were punctual and very respectful of the space and clean as well. You can tell Miguel really takes pride in his work and even went above and beyond what we originally agreed to. I also asked him to change out the vanity in the guest bathroom as a last minute request and he was able to help me with that too. Overall, we had a wonderful experience working with Miguel and his team and will definitely call him for any future projects!

    Over the years Miguel has done multiple projects at our East LA house. He's built a fence and gate,…read moreredone a bathroom, repaired stairs, and replaced a sliding glass door. Recently with his partner Pancho they installed a whole house water filtration system and RO filter, installed a split AC system in the work studio and re-floored our entire house, including the kitchen and bathroom. Everything they have done was up to professional standards and was done with a lot of care. They remained flexible as issues arose (something always comes up!) and they were fast and courteous throughout every job. We will definitely hire them again as other projects come up.

    Panther Painters - Exterior Guest House Painting in Echo Park, using Benjamin Moore paint

    Panther Painters

    (35 reviews)

    I'm not sure where to even start with my review because my experience with Panther has been at a…read morelevel I've not experienced even with some of the best contractors I've worked with. The consistent ease of communication with Mike via text regarding all work is truly next-level. I've never had an easier time working with someone. That's the part I don't know how to put into words. And then in addition to the communication, the quality of work Panther offers is extremely high. They can do so much more outside of just painting! I had an exterior door frame issue that multiple contractors had tried to address, and Panther was the only one who actually fixed the problem. The quality of their work both aesthetically and functionally is top-notch. I have some smaller projects I didn't hire them for because they are more expensive, and sometimes I just need cheaper relief less perfection, but the reason they're more expensive is because of their perfect quality. I'm to the point now where no matter what the project, even if I'm not sure it's something they can do or not, I check in with them first to see if it's something I can hire them for. Seriously, I don't know how Mike can communicate so easily and gracefully. That's so uncommon for contractors. Even the best ones don't do it as well as he does. I still don't have words for it, other than to give a huge thank you.

    I got 4 different bids for my exterior house painting and they were all around the same price. I…read moreultimately chose Panther Paint because I have an older home from the 1930s, and they seemed to be more experienced working with houses of that age. Ivan came out for the initial assessment and spent a good amount of time answering all of my questions, which I really appreciated. My house also had peeling stucco and some rotting wood trim, and they were comfortable assessing those issues and explaining how they would repair them. Vitaly and another crew member worked on the house and were fantastic. They repaired the peeling stucco and rotting wood trim before painting, and everything was done cleanly and professionally. They kept the workspace very tidy, put all tools away at the end of each day, and did a thorough cleanup afterward, including all paint scrapings and debris. They worked quickly and were also surprisingly quiet (I.e. no loud music or constant chatter). The whole job took about 10 days total, with a small delay due to rain. Communication throughout the process was great. Mike (the owner) was very responsive via text, provided regular updates, and was genuinely nice and personable. The team was also happy to accommodate extra requests like painting the mail slot, chimney, and changing the door color, all without any surprise costs. I even bought a new porch light to replace my old one, with the intention to swap it out myself after they were done, but Vitaly offered to install it for me too :) Overall, the paint job was very neat and professionally done. I'm really happy with the results and would definitely recommend Panther Paint, especially if you have an older home that needs some repair work in addition to painting.

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