Paint Dr

So I had moved into my new 1 BR condo sometime last year, and had always wanted to get the place painted. I had come on here to Unilocal to check out EVERYONE. I had consulted with about 4 – 5 painters that had some pretty great reviews. I called each one first, e-​mailed them some specs to my place & they had given me quotes right away, and of course a couple came over as well… then came Paint Dr. Brandon. Right away, I knew Brandon was my paint guy! All the others had given me quotes, some that seemed pretty ridiculous. The ones that came over seemed a bit cold, and shared no input regarding colors… it was always just, «you pick the paint, or pick it up!»
See, I had thought about this for some time… I talked to everyone about what kind of finish to use… I saved for months, so I could get the job done right! When I talked to friends about finish… I originally thought I was going to do «flat» for my ceilings, «eggshell» for my walls, and «semi-​gloss» for my baseboards/​trim.
Well Brandon comes over for an estimate (incredibly FRIENDLY right off the bat btw), tells me «ultraflat» for the ceilings, «matte» for the walls, and «satin» for the trim. And I was like wow… I’d really like that! Also, Brandon ONLY uses Benjamin Moore paint, and I figured if I’m going to have a professional paint my place… let’s go big, or go home (so we went with Benjamin Moore’s AURA paint). I wasn’t sure which colors I was going to go with, so he even left me his Benjamin Moore color tool thingy, don’t know what’s called LOL… just a million colors to choose from.
When i started talking about how I’d like my living room, foyer & bedroom to look… I saw him not only visualize what i was saying, but watched him get super excited about it! As far as price, he was more than reasonable. As I talked to him, I felt such a good honest vibe that I didn’t feel with any of the other painters! You know that feeling you get, where you just know there’s no need to come back to reevaluate? Well, this was one of those times.
The best part… he was able to come do the job the same weekend (I just got REAL lucky with that!) Paint dr. came over with a helper the first day on Saturday around 8:30AM and must have worked at least 10 hours… then came in on Sunday around the same time & worked another 12 hours. My entire condo was done in 2 days! Not only did he do my living room, hallway & bedroom, but he threw in the kitchen ceiling, my bathroom celing & front door! While the work was being done, we came up with accent walls, ideas of how to separate the room. And from the minute he picked up the colors for me, I felt his enthusiasm from beginning to end! And like I said… he painted the ENTIRE CONDO!
After Brandon completed the job, he said if I see anything that needs touching up… he’d be more than happy to come back & take care of it.
It was so refreshing to find a painter who takes so much pride in his work, and is not concerned about the dollar, but the quality of the job at hand. It was such an incredible job, I personally felt like I should pay him more afterwards!
My condo looks nothing like it used to, it looks AMAZING & is definitely the most coziest place I have ever set foot into… and I get to do this every day because of Brandon.
I entertain often, and I know my friends & family will all want his number. I just thought I’d write this review for those of you who don’t get to come over. :)
If you are looking for the right painter… someone who is passionate about their work, HONEST, dependable, using only the best products and at a reasonable price… look no further. Paint Dr. will be your ‘paint guy’ too!

The owner Brendon is proud to call himself the original «Paint Doctor.» I gave Brendon 2 stars but I would have given 1 ½ stars if I knew how. Before the work began, Brendon offered a $ 50 discount if I committed to write a positive review. I didn’t take him up on it as I really just wanted to test his skills for the real work I needed done. I don’t normally write reviews but after given it some thought, I felt the Paint Doctor deserved a real review by a real customer.
I have an 8,000 sq ft warehouse loft in the south loop that’s been vacant for 3 years. I received a few estimates for various areas in the space I needed paint work. The pricing fluctuated greatly & Brendan the owner/​painter quoted a very high price for the ceilings (13′ high, lots of hard work). But his pricing for a 50 ft long by 13 ft high wall to finish including taping, sanding and painting was average so I gave him the small job to start. Told him if he did a good job than I would give him the other work for the remaining 6000 sq ft of space.
It took Brendon and his partner 2 days to finish the job. His partner was having knee problems so when he cut in the area between the bottom of the wall and the floor, he couldn’t bend over. It shows in the work as they cut a line between the floor and the bottom of the wall that my 13yo daughter could have done better at.
They didn’t bother to paint the 24′ beam that sits atop the wall between the ceiling. they literally only painted the drywall up to that point so it looks like the wall is unfinished.
I had to leave the space a couple hours before they finished. They left a mess, sweeping the sanded particles with a damp broom. I have old painted wooden floors and couldn’t get the drywall compound off so I was forced to hire a cleaning crew to come in after them at a cost of $ 120
I’ve had better performance and painting work done by guys I’ve picked up at the local Home Depot for $ 15/​hr. I will not be giving Brendon the Paint Doctor another call for the rest of the work thats been estimated on average of other painters at $ 7000.