A TERRIBLE AND EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING EXPERIENCE

Our experience with Christopher Joseph Painting and its owner, Joseph Christopher DePino, was absolutely unacceptable.

We contracted with this company to paint our home and paid a $3,300 deposit toward an approximately $9,900 job. The work was expected to begin on August 3, 2026. No one showed up.

What followed was nearly a month of excuses, delays, and repeated promises that the crew would be there “next week,” “next Monday,” or “this week sometime.” We relied on those representations and even paid to have our house and roof power washed and ready for the painters. Still, Christopher Joseph Painting never commenced any painting work at our home.

Eventually, Mr. DePino acknowledged to us in writing that he was “2 to 3 months behind on about eight or 10 customers.” He said he needed to go to Columbia and would be back in a week. Yet he had accepted and continued to hold our $3,300 deposit.

After weeks of waiting and repeated broken promises, we terminated the relationship and requested our money back. His response was: “We don’t return deposits.” We then sent him a formal written demand for return of our $3,300 by certified mail. He refused delivery of the certified letter.

As of the date of this review, no painting work was ever performed at our home and our $3,300 has not been returned.

We have retained the written contract, proof of payment, the complete text-message history documenting the repeated delays and promises, and the documentation concerning the certified demand letter.

Based solely on our personal experience, I could not possibly recommend Christopher Joseph Painting or Joseph Christopher DePino. Before giving this company a deposit, I strongly suggest that prospective customers do their own research, get everything in writing, and carefully consider our experience.

Our experience: $3,300 paid. No painting work performed. Repeated delays and promises. Refund refused. Certified demand letter refused.