Reviews of College Works Painting Indiana (Painter)

Stephanie Dueringer

Thorough crew, great communication. House looked 10x better when they were finished. Also gave great pricing.

Mike Smith

Peter did a great job and was great at keeping in touch and letting us know his schedule. He's a very hard working young man.

amy corbett

"Our painter was professional, courteous and easy to work with. The pricing was very reasonable and he did a great job staining our pergola & deck."

Bill Overpeck

Peter stepped in to complete work on our house subsequent to the resignation of another painter. He was quick to assume ownership of the project to ensure a seamless transition. Most of the painting was completed while we were out of town, but our confidence in him was not misplaced. He finished right on schedule and forwarded pictures of the work for our review. The job was extremely well done, and at a very reasonable price. We couldn't be more pleased.

Christian Mauer

Jake Dufinetz and his painting crew were courteous, careful, neat and on time. We've had other painting projects in the past but none were as good as Jake's team. We recommend his team for your next project.

Michael Johnson

Overall, a disappointing experience. They didn't use drop clothes or tape off and got overspray and dripped paint all over the place. Equipment and supplies were left in my yard. They left all of their trash in my garage and yard waste trash can. Several time I can to call to have them come out and paint large areas that they had missed. Do yourself a favor and just hire someone that does this fora living. The painters are all interns and don't really care about the quality of the work.

Timea Brady

Peter and Nick did a great job with our house. After walk around, we found a few areas that needed touched up, and they came out the very next day and fixed everything. Easy to work with, hard working, they obviously care about their work.

Gregory Eberhart

It seems that others have had success in the past with College Works for outdoor projects but I can not say I had that success with them painting interior rooms. There was little to no prep work, no sanding, no drop cloths (paint on carpet that they clearly hoped I would not notice), if they taped it was not well as it is all over my trim. Cleanup was non-existent and when they did wash their tools, they did it in my sinks, one of which has textured copper hardware (try getting that out easily without ruining the patina.) Not only did they not thoroughly wash the sinks out I find myself throwing out several textured dishes that I am unable to get clean and several bottles for my baby son since I am not interested in even risking that. I also had to vacuum all the rooms where I was asked to put Spackle on and they would sand, but those were the only places they sanded. The painting itself left a lot to be desired, overloaded rollers left fish eyes. I had to call them back to put a second coat on in one room because the first coat was way too light (I paid ahead for two coats in all rooms). They painted the areas on the white ceiling where the previous owner had done a bad job with Grey even though they were painting part of a room white for me and had the paint. The Crew leader made the "executive" decision without once ever calling me. It has only been up for 5 days and I already have paint peeling in one area. When I questioned the crew leader about the poor painting, he blamed it on the previous owners poor painting because he knew them personally and knew they were poor DIYers, which to me shows there was no concern for getting the job done right. I was offered a $150 (6%) discount for my troubles which doesn't even scratch the surface of poor workmanship. I now find myself spending my only day free with my family this week re-painting the rooms the right way, cleaning the carpet with the hope it comes out, trying to see if I can replace a few dishes or buy a new set, and cleaning up their trash. If you want my opinion, hire a professional that has experience as a painter first before running the show. I had hoped that the bigger company would offer better protection from these issues, but it did not. I wished I had been in town when they came in to do the work because I would have fired them on the spot when they didn't pre-sand the walls; most paint manufacturers will not warranty the paint if the walls are not prepped, Sherwin Williams included. If I could give them a 0 rating I would.