[Chat] Painter

[Mariann Millard]

Thanks for the referral!  I just hired him to do some
painting in my house starting Monday.  I'll let you all know
how it goes...

Does anyone know of a good, reasonable wallpaperer??  Jack
doesn't do that.

Mariann

> Jack Denning, the painter who has been working on my house
> , will be looking for more work in the coming weeks. His
> number is 410-499-8170. He has done a good job painting my
> walls and has been very reasonable--$25/hour (including
> some Benjamin Moore paint). Jack has one very important
> virtue: he is 100 percent trustworthy, so you can have him
> in your house when you are not there without worrying. He
> also appears to treat women decently, unlike many of the
> male contractors I have met. And he is very tidy--he moves
> all the furniture, covers it up, and then cleans up and
> replaces things. 
> 
> He has just started working on his own, and I have found
> that by telling him exactly what I want him to do, I get
> better results. For instance, I was not happy with the
> first patch he did, so I told him exactly how I wanted
> holes patched, and he followed these instructions. The
> patches now look good. I also did not let him scrape any
> woodwork, in part because it's such an expensive task and
> in part because he refuses to wear a respirator, which he
> says does not go with his beard. Really.
> 
> I would rate him B+ on prep and A- on actual painting. Oh
> yes--he also does some faux finishes.
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