Ross Painting
San Rafael, CA 94903 415-455-0766
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Painters Articles
Should You Hire a Painter or Do It Yourself?
A good painting contractor will produce better results than most DIYers—and finish faster. But because they don't have to pay for their own labor, lots of homeowners grab rollers and brushes. Before taking the painting plunge, consider the following.
How to Choose Paint
Eggshell. Latex. Semi-gloss. Oil. There are so many vocabulary words surrounding types of house paint, you might think you need a dictionary. Consider this our primer on figuring out what’s in the can and where to use it.
Swatch Your Step: How to Pick Paint Colors
Visit any paint store, and it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the rainbow coalition of colors—most paint manufacturers produce hues by the thousands, not dozens. So how do you choose?
Tips on Painting a Room
Repainting is the easiest, most cost-effective way to redo a room’s décor. Before you grab a brush and roller, here are some tips on how to paint like a pro.
Exterior Painting Tips
Repainting is more than redecoration. Modern paints are formulated to withstand severe swings in temperature and resist fading, shrinking, cracking, and peeling. But you’ll get good results only if the job is done well. Here are some tips.
How to Find a Painting Pro
Unlike other trades, you don’t need special training or a truck full of tools to paint one room or an entire house. But who does the painting can have a dramatic effect on how well the job is done—and how much you’ll pay for it.
Working with a Professional Painter
On painting projects that last more than a few days there are things you can do to help the job run smoothly, finish on time, and produce the best possible results.
Protecting Your Family from Lead Exposure
As long as it’s in good condition, lead-based paint probably isn’t a hazard; but scraping and sanding changes that. Over the years it’s become clear that the dust produced by renovation work can be just as harmful as ingested paint chips.
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Consumer Comments for Ross Painting
Jan 17, 2018
After the job was finished and I had paid, I noticed some small dings in my pool floor just below where the painters had put a platform. Not a huge problem, but I wanted to know what happened. So I called Ross’ VP of operations, my primary contact, and explained how the most likely explanation was an accident by one of his painters. He thought my reasoning made sense and he committed to calling me back after he spoke with his painters. He never did.
Ross had quoted separately the filling of 200 nail holes from a previously-removed tarp. They didn’t do it, and it’s hard to think they would have simply forgotten because they painted right over the holes, and 200 is a large number. But they also didn’t charge me, so I just filled and painted them myself.
In filling and painting those nail holes, I found a significant area that hadn’t been painted that could only be seen from high up. The quote was for two coats of paint so it’s quite odd that it could have been missed twice. In any case, I was up there dealing with the nail holes so I painted it myself.
Additionally, there were many paint drips on our patio, only a few months later there is some blistering in one area, and several plants were damaged that seemed shouldn’t have been considering where and how they said they worked.
On the positive side, they started the job when promised and the painters came to work on time every day; not a small issue when working with contractors. Also, two doors had some minor deterioration and they spent extra time patching them; that may or may not have been in-scope, but there was no discussion, they just did it, for which I was grateful.
Multiple times Ross Painting send me an email invitation to take an online survey, but they never followed up with me to ensure I was satisfied with the job, and as mentioned above, the VP never called back.
So overall, I’m disappointed and won’t be using Ross Painting again.
Dec 08, 2013