REPAIR AND REPAINT EXTERIOR WINDOW CASEMENTS
VEBA builders were contracted by our HOA to do extensive exterior work including new stucco, painting of entire exterior, resurfacing/waterproofing roof and repainting all ironwork gates, balcony rails and front doors.
I have a floor-through apartment with 26 windows 5'h x 2' w. Three weeks before Veba began work I contracted (outside HOA) Precision P Pulse to repair deteriorated external sills with bond and then prime and prime and paint. Less than a month later the paint had started to bubble.
When Veba began their contract they covered the windows with plastic to protects them before they power washed the stucco. After the power-wash stucco needed patching and attention was paid to being certain all windows were sealed properly before the stucco was primed and then painted. Several windows on upper floors were replaced and termites were found in the sills and other parts of window frames. When the stucco work was done, my windows were uncovered and I discovered most would not open.
I contracted Veba to paint the edges of the window which had not been painted by PPP. They also discovered termites in most of my window frames which had been painted over.
Veba systematically checked the frames for termites and removed all infested pieces and replaced them. They shaved the bottoms of the windows that had been stuck shut and then primed and later painted all the interior edges of the windows and the frames which were raw wood (never painted since 1996!). Between primer coats and paint coats they kept my windows open.
When all painting was done all the windows were left open 48 hours and then a final open and close was done to be sure they were fully functional.
Veba was easy to communicate with and everything was done according to the procedural timetable and using the exact materials and paints promised. The rates were fair and reasonable compared to most franchised painters.
Veba's painters themselves were skilled and experienced. No novices on their team. They took great care to mask before painting and used drop cloths under snd around the scaffolding and shielded stonework on balconies when painting wrought-iron .
Workers arrived shortly after 7:00 a.m. to prep for 8:00 workday. The workers kept the site clean and neat and tried to minimize noise to mid-day.
All procedures were communicated well in advance to avoid interfering with our daily access.
Private companies are inevitably BETTER THAN FRANCHISES where estimators are not responsible for QC..
Veba did an excellent job correcting the omissions and termites ignored by PPP.
Management organization, communication, transparency, procedures and completion milestones and project completion reviews were all done impeccably timely, and reliably. The owner was always quick to respond to any questions and came on site daily or as needed.
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