Gamas Painting

Just set up my appointment for the exterior of my house to be painted. So far so good. :)

Linda and her team are fast and responsive. She’s driven all over the city for me to give estimates. Her prices are competitive and the work is solid. Highly recommended.

Update: All went pretty well with Gamas’ when I hired them to paint my kitchen. Overall a fairly good experience for a reasonable price and I have given their name to others.
One tip — Good idea to be very specific about what you want patched.
There were a few items I did as add-​ons to my job and their prices to add them on were fair.
A nice family business that I would hire again.

I hired Gamas to paint a very large wall and they did a great job! They showed up on time, covered everything, and were very meticulous with their eye for detail. The fee they quoted was almost half of other quotes I had.

I read a couple of reviews similar to mine. Communication with Linda was okay but once she knows you’re going with her the promptness in replying does slow down. It’s true she does seem to want to up sale the work and interested to do more than what you need. I did have a lot of future work and used that to help persuade her to get a good quote and honest work. Linda showed up with one of her guys to provide an estimate. It seems her initial promise of scheduling is just to agree to get you to choose her company. Scheduling was delayed but I was flexible. My job was simple, sand and seal an exterior wood wall. But in hindsight for $ 650 a team of 3 to paint an exterior wall approximately 5×15 was too expensive. I provided the sealant. The end job was ok but you can tell it was rushed. They were done so fast I’d be weary of it was a bigger and more detailed job. They’ve done a lot of good jobs I’m sure, but in this case I don’t think the quality was their best. They left a small tarp behind showing they didn’t do a final walk through. In hindsight I should have used the guy who quoted me $ 100 less. Final thoughts. Ok but there are better, Linda is a business woman so after the initial pleasantries if there’s no money to be made don’t expect her to be as sincere. But she was still nice. Her team seemed nice as well. But I still expected and experience better customer service and quality.

Gamas painting did an excellent job on my new home. There were a couple issues, but they were rectified immediately and the guys worked incredibly fast. They scrapped/​plastered/​painted all the ceilings plus painted my entire 3 story townhouse in 1 week. The guys were fast, friendly and even came back to fix 3 small problem areas with no fuss or issue. Getting the estimator Linda can be a bit challenging at times (elongated time waiting for response, need to follow up, etc) but I must admit, it’s not as bad as everyone says in some of these reviews. She’s a busy lady, running all over and I can respect that. What I didn’t like was that she mixed me up with someone else’s estimate so we spent some time figuring out who I was in her paperwork, but we ended up fixing it and moving forward. After everything was said and done, I would absolutely use them again and recommend them to anyone looking for someone to do a solid on your painting job at a reasonable cost.

Linda Gamas and her family are just amazing. Francisco was truly the best. His ability to be flexible and patient with us was truly appreciated !
Thank you Gamas family, I think I just found new family members !

I found Gamas Painting through fellow Unilocalers — stellar reviews!
Frankly, my first, second, and third impressions of them were not the highest.
First impression: I was told I would get a call 30 mins prior to the estimator arriving to the house. No call, just got someone lingering in their car for 15 mins outside the house.
Second impression: Linda Gamas was the estimator. She was more interested in the flooring of the house (and handing out unsolicited advice) than the actual job quote of drywall repairs & painting. I specifically asked 2 things — 1. When can they start on the job? and 2. How long will the job take? I was told 1. She can get someone out tomorrow if need be and 2. It will take 2 days.
Third impression: I emailed Linda asking her to send a copy of the quote & contract. No response for 24 hrs, so I had to call-​in. I finally got an email, and I emailed back within 10 mins with the signed contract and confirmed start date and duration of project. She replied asking me to call her. So I give her a call, and she puts me on hold, while she puts her clothes from the washer in to the dryer — took about 10 mins. Then, she tells me she can’t get anyone out for about a week… that she’ll have to see if her crew would be willing to work on a Sun (which they normally don’t work on Sundays) and finish the entire job in that day.
I’m a little annoyed because 1. She misrepresented their availability 2. I was told it would take 2 days to do this job, and now she’s saying her guys could do it in a day?! I started to doubt her trustworthiness. And 3. as a customer, I didn’t feel like I was the highest priority (she put me on hold to put clothes into the dryer?! Why don’t you call me back, or even better, put your clothes in the dryer AFTER talking to me).
Needless to say, I went with another company. I can’t speak to the qualify of their work, but in terms of estimate & customer service, I just felt like my time was wasted. I wish she’d been more upfront about availability and duration of the job.

I hired Gamas Painting to paint my property after reading all the great reviews on Unilocal and they didn’t disappoint. The team did a great job with attention to details and great preparation (which is 75%) of the work. Price was competitive and finished according to schedule. Definitely going to call again next time I need a painter.

Linda from Gamas was very helpful when requesting a quote. Unfortunately sandblasting off old stucco is not something Gamas does so this is a step I have to go through with another contractor but this did not stop Linda from being courteous and helpful. She even gave me pointers of what to ask the sandblasting contractor. I can’t speak for their work but their customer service is top notch. If I ever need a contractor to take care of a paint job then Gamas would be #1 on my call list!

We had an excellent experience with Gamas Painting and highly recommend them for your painting projects. The estimate was very fair, the communication was great, and the people were professional. I got a good vibe from everyone that I interacted with.
Gamas painted the entire downstairs (interior) of our house and two bedrooms upstairs. Floors, furniture, and base boards were covered (and/​or taped) well, wall plates and blinds removed and re-​installed, paint lines were straight, and imperfections in the wall were repaired before painting.
An overall 5-​star experience!

We hired GamasPainting to remove the acoustic ceilings. Nacho is amazing the ceilings look fantastic. They take their time to make them perfect. Each phase was done in 2 days. We did ours in 2 phases and we just couldn’t be happier. Love love love
PS… We live in Holyglen

ANOTHER 5 STARS FOR GAMAS! There’s a reason why this family owned company has EXCELLENT reviews… because they are EXCELLENT! I have worked with many contractors over the past decade and Gamas has been the best! That’s a serious statement BUT they earned it by coming through on EVERY level from the initial estimate in late August until they handed us the keys back to our home in early Nov. Soooo let me give you the details:
NOTE: We moved into a new home and spoke with several contractors for a whole house paint job. 2300 sq. ft. w/​popcorn ceilings throughout, weird, swirled plaster on walls and yucky wallpaper that needed removing. Just a total décor disaster!
First, love, Love, LOVE VANESSA, she scheduled my initial estimate, walk throughs, job start date and did all of the MANY phone contacts, follow ups, emails, and question answering. Vanessa perfectly balances professionalism while yet giving you the feeling that you are #1 priority. She and I had over 2 months of ongoing contact (it was us who took a while to actually schedule).Vanessa patiently worked to answer all our questions which ultimately convinced us that if the customer service (for POTENTIAL customers) could be this great then everything else should be top notch too.
Next, Miguel! Kind of quiet yet very polite and professional! He came out to take measurements for what was a very thorough and fair priced estimate… and given to us even prior to us moving into the house. He was the only contractor that could accomodate the ONE day that we had access to the home for estimates. Thanks Miguel and More points for Gamas!
Next, Linda… Mother and show runner! What can I say she knows here stuff and her business. She and Miguel came out for another walk through and contract finalization. She also later came out with the painters on the job start day. After 10 paint sample disasters, Linda gave me her paint expert recommendation of Dunn Edwards Sandcastle and we love it! Lesson: When in doubt… consult the expert!
FINALLY, our painters NACHO and his brother! They put the icing on the cake. Your will not meet a more professional duo. They truly are artist that pay attention to the little details and take pride in their finished product. Just as importantly, they treated or home like their own. Carefully handling our items, ensuring a clean and locked home daily
and welcoming us throughout the day EVERY day to check on the progress. Also, they helped us change out old lighting fixtures for new ones and MOST IMPORTANTLY they worked every day early to late, even on the weekends. They finished a 2 week job in 10 DAYS! This couldn’t have been more welcomed since our family of five had to check in to a nearby hotel during the work.
So, bottom line… don’t waste your time choosing ANYONE over Gamas Painting. They refuse to disappoint on any level. They are officially our go-​to painters from here on out and we look forward to them paintng our exterior soon.
Love ya Gamas!

This review is long overdue. I found Gamas on Unilocal about 2 years ago. I have an older house that had textured walls, which were difficult to maintain. I had called several contractors and collected a number of estimates to smooth out the walls. Linda came out right away, was friendly and turned a quote around very quickly. I asked for references and she provided me several who I called and who all gave glowing reviews.
Carlos was the lead on my project and as another reviewer described he was humble, courteous, hard working and very professional. I had asked to take pictures along the way and he always checked in with me so I could capture the progress before he moved onto the next step. What they had initially thought was going to be a few coats of plaster turned out to be 4 or 5 to get the smoothness that Carlos was happy with. Gamas did what they needed to do to make it perfect and did not pass those costs along to me.
I had another room with a similar issue smoothed out a year earlier from another painter and it did not even come close to the job Carlos and Gamas did. Since then I have had Gamas do additional work and have referred them to family and friends.
I am writing this just now because Gamas recently used me a reference for an upcoming job and I realized I never posted my Unilocal review. By the looks of the recent reviews they are still going strong and they deserve all the kudos. Highly recommend!

Linda and her team painted our venice loft a year ago and did an amazing job. We wanted to do a feature wall with white semi gloss on white flat stripes. They really thought of the details of how thick to make the stripes to ensure they lined up with other features in our loft. This month we sold our loft and we needed some painting on short notice to repair our deck that had rust stains. They showed up in less than 24 hours and got the job done. Their pricing, service, and quality are amazing. I highly recommend them for any painting project.

I don’t like leaving bad comments but i don’t care for people wasting my time.
I had an appointment for 2:30 today, this appointment was confirmed via text messaging with the time and address of the location.
They wanted to make the appointment for between 1:30 and 2:30 but I told them I don’t get off work until 2:00 so the it will have to be between
2:30 — 3:30. They said no 2:30 is ok.
I was checking my messages on my way home when I heard that he came by and I was not here and that he went to two different address and told him he had the wrong address. The call was time stamp at 1:24 pm.
First off if you can’t make the time scheduled just let me know. Secondly, if we confirmed this appointment via text why did you have the time and address wrong? Thirdly, don’t ask me to re-​scheduled after something like this. I DON’T HAVE TIME TO WASTE!
I could have used this time for another estimate from someone that really took the work seriously.
I know people make mistakes but he when I spoke to him he was «like whatever» with his attitude.
No, I don’t need your service anymore.

My husband i just bought a condo and decided to paint it before we move in. Since I have had some bad experiences strictly relying on Unilocal reviews, i was kind of skeptical. But I am glad we decided that go with Gamas.
Linda was really professional and helpful. Her crews were amazing!
I appreciate the great job they’ve done. I can’t wait to move in :)
I highly recommend gamas painting to anyone who needs to paint!

This company actually acted like a company and replied to our inquiry. They not only replied, but they were prompt. Sounds normal, right? Well, it’s not. If you’ve been in the position of vetting contractors for paint, plumbing, landscaping, etc… you’ll know that even getting a returned phone call is like seeing the Loch Ness Monster. It’s mind bending how some contractors just don’t want inbound leads. Crazy.
Right off the batt, Linda and her husband were great. THEN the crew came. Albert, David #1, David #2 and Uncle Teco really pulled out their wizardry on our very old and many paint layered house. These guys were upbeat, professional, communicative, kept their word and really wanted to ensure we were happy with the final product. It’s clear they have integrity and take great pride in the work they do.
They prepped and painted house, free standing garage, doors and fence. PRO QUALITY. It’s like we have a new house.
Don’t half step. Call the Gamas crew first.

I highly recommend this painting company to anyone who is looking for a painter!
My boyfriend and I were moving to a condo in Sherman Oaks, and the color scheme was not our style. I emailed a few painters, and Linda from Gamas Painting responded right away! I work Full Time and my availability is very limited. Linda was extremely accommodating and worked around my schedule.
The consultation for the estimate was extremely thorough and the price we were quoted was very reasonable.
Carlos and his team arrived the day of the painting and were very thorough again, making sure he had all the right paint colors and locations correct. We were originally told the job would take about 3 days. However, Carlos and his team got the job done in one and a half days.
The condo now looks so BEAUTIFUL and I could not be happier! I will definitely be using this company in the future! Thank you Gamas Painting!

Without a doubt, this is the best painting company I have ever worked with. If you need painting done, look no further; this is the company to use. Gamas Painting was one of five companies I received estimates from for removing my acoustic ceilings, smooth-​coating them, and priming & painting them. Not only were Linda’s prices the best out of all five companies, but she was also the most professional and also the friendliest. Out of all the other painting estimators, Linda took the most time with me, explaining what the work would entail and all the intricate aspects of the job. Linda made detailed notes as she looked at each room carefully. I asked her how she became so thorough and detailed and she told me that she’s been doing estimates for more than 20 years! Linda made me feel very safe and comfortable and responded to every one of my emails or texts almost immediately.
This is a family company who truly believes in what they do. Integrity, honesty, and pride runs high in the Gamas family and it shows in their workmanship. When we decided on a day to begin work, Linda emailed me a very detailed contract which explained every aspect of the work to be done. I’d also like to point out that Gamas Painting uses the best paint on the market. While some painting companies try to cut corners and use cheaper paint, Gamas Painting uses only top of the line paint; which just goes to show you how much pride they take in their work and how much they care about their customers.
When work began at my townhouse, the lead painter Nacho and his assistant Carlos were there at the exact time they said they would be, even before I got there! They were extremely friendly, easy to talk to, and got to work immediately. They did an excellent job covering everything with plastic and taping it down more than adequately. I checked in at various times during the day and Nacho and Carlos were always hard at work, up on ladders, scraping off popcorn, smooth-​coating, priming, painting, etc. I could really tell how much pride they took in their work.
Since this is a family company, they have a lot of integrity and I could see that they deeply believe in what they do. When it comes to painting, Nacho is an artist, an expert at his craft. His work is seamless and flawless, with the accuracy of a highly-​skilled surgeon. Since removing a popcorn ceiling is a messy job, I laughed when Nacho and Carlos said they would leave my townhouse in the exact condition it was when they entered, figuring that would be impossible. However, when I came to do a final walk through of the job, I was astonished to see that my place was cleaner than it was before they arrived!
My ceilings now look as smooth as silk and I am so happy with the work. My townhouse looks fancier than ever, all thanks to Gamas Painting. I would give them 10 stars if I could. For professionalism, honesty, integrity, hard work, high-​quality painting, and skilled workmanship, I would only use Gamas Painting.