We have just recently moved into a new home which was going to be our dream home. We got a builder to build it who had 25 years experience in building industry. The paint job is absolute crap. The trims are wonky with paint going all into the grout in the tiles. The painter was from china and i doubt was qualified to Australian standards. Im so angry and miserable that i may have to pay more money to get it all repainted.

You get what you pay for. You your self-said the price was too low. I have been painting for 29 years and I see this a lot.

The painter on our house was organized through the builder i think $36000 was not cheap

Guys, if you want to start a new contractor-grump, find someplace to do it other than a two-year old thread! Like a new one!

I would take him to small claims court! I am doing that myself and will let you know the outcome.

I have a similar situation, where my painter (unfortunately I wasn't around due to relocation), painted over my white doors (black), which he should have removed white paint first, and put the new one in. Since moving to my new home, I've been dusting and cleaning the house, and as I nicked the door a little bit, the black paint chipped off, the white paint is underneath. I wrote to my painter (although the rest of the house looks pretty good) that the doors need to be redone. He has written to me that this will be resolved. Said he would come to see them, but never shows up. Unfortunately he's been paid in full, and I don't think he'll be coming. I'm at my witts end, and thinking of taking him to small claims court. Any suggestions?

I had a similar problem. My painter is here to repair his botched paint job. This is his third try. I paid him when he allegedly finished the first time. Then, the dings started, and spots came through. It looks like ..... He is argumentative and nasty. I am going to ask for my money back, if there are any more dings. The problem is he is not going to pay it. And small claims court seems to require an attorney, too. This guy came highly recommended on a neighborhood web site. I can't seem to find good workers, and I am sick of being ripped off.

Hi I had the same issues. The only difference is, I finished paying him before I went back to inspect. Poor judgement on my part. He signed a written contract stating if there was anything that we were not happy with, he would come back to fix. Unfortunate, he never returned. I was told to take him to small claims court. Do not have an address for him although I seen his website page.I have a phone #. You just can’t find good help these days.

I agree to take him to small claims court. Take lots of pictures to court too. I suggest you do the touch up painting if you want the job done right. Hubby and I painted our entire house inside this year and it looks super. We took our time, more time any professional painter would do. And—- saved tons of money in labor. Best of luck to you❣️

In 2019 I hired a painter who advertised in West County magazine. He charged $3000, and did the worst job ever. His name is
Dan Vollmer, and I called many times, left messages. No response. I called AG of Consumer Affairs. The agent contacted him by mail more than once, but he obviously knew how to play the game. Same with small claims. You may win, but there’s no financial resolution.

My house is a mess. I have great photos, but my stomach gets upset every time I see them.

Thank you for letting me vent.

Hello,
I am currently dealing with the same situation. Exactly what you described word by word. My home is 3500 s.ft and I was also expecting a freshly painted home but ended up with the same as you if not worse. The hardwood was not covered up. They spray painted the ceiling fan apparently as I have paint on my bed, cabinets, light fixtures, work desk and computer, pretty much everywhere. Posted a few pictures. You can easily see it in person the picture is a little deceiving. He placed my inside plants outside in mid storm, took personal items out of secured places that weren’t to be painted. The stairs rails were also left outside, but apparently his ladders were more important that he had to leave on the dining room carpet which damaged the carpet.

I had this happen just recently. When I addressed the problem with the owner his comment was their was paint from the previous painter. It certainly was not. It was the blame game. Guess what, he will never paint for us again. Took my husband and I two days to clean up their mess.

We recommend always checking in the contract that they have touch up in there. From your pictures they do definitely need to come back and fix the issues.