The Penntek garage coating top coat (PT-300) was not put down consistently at all. We were left with the correct, smoother, orange-peel like consistency in very small areas near expansion joints and a few other random spots. But the bulk of the flooring is very rough, where you can feel the edges of the flake put down because there is not enough or consistent PT-300 polyurea top coat over the flake and entire floor. The owner of Anderson Painting, Nathan, came out after rescheduling on me twice and then he was hour late for the second rescheduled time. He made me feel like my time obviously wasn't that important as compared to his own time. Just to note, part of this company's guarantee and service expectations are:
- Conducting all business in an honest, friendly, and courteous manner
- Valuing all customer concerns and requests
- Delivering professional grade services, focused on precision, detail, and thoroughness
They did not live up to many of these items above...
Nathan arrived Friday before noon. He let me speak concerning the flooring and I described the issues. He felt a large part of the floor while I spoke and thereafter. He then goes on to say he feels the flooring was done correctly and there wasn't that much of a problem -- that they put material down correctly. The problem is that we, the customer, were sold on the samples brought to our home for the Penntek flooring. I asked him if he brought the samples because the estimator did not provide them, even when I asked for them when the estimator came by to see the shoddy results a few weeks before. So, Nathan went back to his van for the floor samples I requested. After he laid them down and felt many areas of the floor to compare only then did I hear comments from him like "well, the sample is a bit smoother," and "there definitely is a difference" and "you're going to feel inconsistencies with the samples and flooring actually put down." Again, we were sold ON the samples, not some other finish. No other finish or result was ever mentioned or noted anywhere prior to the job! So, if they sold paint in flat, satin, eggshell, or semi gloss to customers, wouldn't the customer expect the type of sheen/textures of the paint they agreed upon or as advertised or brought by the company? Why should the garage flooring any different? It shouldn't be.
This final flooring result tears to pieces any paper or shop towels when wiping any spills on the Penntek flooring. It is very hard to brush sweep or clean in general because of the harsher roughness to the flooring we were left with. It is also very rough on the feet to walk on, with a fear of cuts from jagged edges and edges of exposed flake. You can stand back and see that the sheen/texture changes throughout large sections of the flooring as compared to edges or expansion joints. This is because the top coat is thicker near expansion joints and then gets really thin most other places. Just very inconsistent.
We were also overcharged for the flooring. At $7/sq ft this flooring can get expensive. We have 373 sq ft of flooring and that's giving them a few extra feet. I measured 4 times and threw in some footage! We were charged for 420 sq ft. I asked Nathan while he was here how they charged for this flooring without going into what the estimator previously told me over the phone about how Anderson Painting charges for overages and wasted materials. Nathan said they ONLY charge for the square footage put down, nothing more. I then told him they charged me for 420 square feet when we have 373 square feet. Then, he begins to back track yet again (first on the flooring texture vs the samples brought now the costs and overages) and says they "round up" and charge for extra. WT? He just stood there seconds before and said they only charge for the square footage put down. And, even giving the benefit of the doubt, if they did charge for overages, then we should have been at a max 400 square feet, not 420. Their measurements were off from the beginning and how they charge for this flooring isn't a story they obviously had straight between them before speaking to me. They overcharged us, simple as that. The owner initially agreed to that fact when he says they simply charge for what they put down.
We are taking the flooring issues up with Penntek. They are reviewing photos and videos of the flooring we sent to them with their technical team.
We are highly disappointed in Anderson painting's results. They also painted a few walls inside. They missed painting near base boards, didn't spackle a very few, small picture holes correctly, and painted the walls with eggshell when we have flat on connecting or adjacent walls. Even though I agreed to eggshell we were told via email that it would "blend nicely" and in person we were told the same thing and that it wouldn't be noticeable. Wrong!
We can't feel confident recommending this company to anyone due to the lack of detail, consistency, being mislead and charged for more than what they actually did.
Thanks for your kind review! We enjoyed working with you on your project and appreciate your business! All our best,
The Anderson Crew