J S Painting & Cleaning

I really thought Jean was great when he promptly returned my phone calls and matched the price of a less-​eager contractor. The scope of work of my job in summer 2013 was gutter cleaning, house washing, some house exterior carpentry repairs and trim painting (not the whole house, just peeling areas and repaired areas). The house washing used no cleaner, just high powered water. I asked for cleaner, and was told that it would gunk up the machine. While the house was cleaner, there were some areas of mold/​mildew stains that were not removed. When the gutters were cleaned, the leaves, etc that came from them was left on the ground where they landed. The carpenter was great. I’d give him 5 stars. Showed up when he said he would and did really nice work pulling off rotted wood trim and replacing it. Looked original. Note that I agreed to buy all materials, including paint, and this was above the price quoted. The painting was a terrible job. Nail holes not filled, caulking not applied. Painting in hot, bright sunlight with no regard for the brush marks, trying to get away with no scraping or sanding on areas of peeling paint, and putting on one thin coat and calling it done were a few of the items that I called them back on. When the re-​do still looked like sticky brush marks, I was told that this was the best that they could do. I won’t be calling when the whole house needs painting in 3 years and I won’t be recommending them to my friends.