I called the owner of All In One after finding an ad that he had placed on Craigslist. I wanted to get a quote for painting two rooms at my house. He called back very quickly to set up an appointment. He also emailed the very next morning, about 5 recent references from single customers and from sites like Angie’s List etc. They were very good references and basically described the kind of reasonable — yet professional work that he had performed for them. He showed up exactly at the time we agreed on, looked at the perspective job, looked at my paint ‘chips’, asked me very pertinent questions, and we agreed on a price and a day to start and how long it would take etc. He and a helper showed up at the exact time agreed on the day we agreed and immediately got to work prepping and so forth. He had previously given me instructions as to what I could do to prepare my rooms to help things start smoothly, so I had done just that. Ozzie M. is the owners of this painting /drywall repair /cleaning business and has a small army of help. He had informed me that he had people doing work on another job near my area at the same time and he brought one of them along and honestly that is all he really needed to get the work done! Both of them got right to work, had all my furniture covered completely with plastic protection and everything. He then took my paint color chips and went to get paint while his assistant worked on priming and patching walls. He had previously given me the option for me to pick up the paint or he would. I just had him do it, seeing I am sure he gets a much better price than I would. He was back in no time and from 9am until around 4pm they had completed the first coat and trimmed out both rooms! He made arrangements to return the same time in the morning the following day, and did. Again, with his assistant, they finished applying the second coat in both rooms. Then his assistant left and Ozzie had the entire work completed by around 4pm. He walked around with me to be sure we both could inspect of the work to my satisfaction, and fulfillment of the written agreement. It was entirely and very, very nicely executed. I personally would have had to use painters tape, little step ladders, all kinds of drop cloths, and who knows how many frustrating hours and days to get anything nearly as close to the work he had done in roughly 14 hours. My apartment is old and all of the doors and windows have heavy duty and that old world quality trim all around them, and all the doors have somewhat fancy lentil trim above them, as well, and there are 8″ floor board trim —(I don’t know what it’s called) in the bedroom and I think 10+” floor board trim in the living room. There is rather simple crown molding in both rooms The crown molding and all of the door and window trim was excellently trimmed and looks beautiful! He also painted the bedroom closet door as well as the bedroom entry door front AND back. The color is wonderful, and the walls look nice and smooth for old plaster. Even the electrical switch covers and light switch covers didn’t get accidentally painted on or anything. I am extremely pleased with his work and I am planning on hiring him again very soon to paint my entry hall walls and the walls in my hallway to the bedroom and bathroom. He also repairs plaster ceilings, drywall work of all kinds, little of this and that as well, and most of all, he is very very professional, but also very kind and respectful too. Both of those traits I think, make a good contractor, in addition to their abilities. You can tell that his company and he has a lot of experience with this type of work and takes great pride in the completed project AND cares what his customer thinks too — and that is extremely rare in big fancy expensive corporate painters or contractors.
