J and J Painting

I’d actually give these guys a 4.5 instead of 5 but I felt 4 is low for what I had done.
Jerry has a great personality and we got along great. He saw my guitars and showed me a picture of him and a famous guitar player who was one of his clients only days before. He does a lot of the work himself so yeah, he’s a bit unkept if you meet him after he has been working all day but the guy has a great sense of humor.
I had him and Marco install a real stone/​quartz accent wall in my master bedroom. It looks amazing and I’m very happy with the job. He was always on time from the estimate to and through the 2 days of work. He re-​enforced the studs and put up hardibacker for safety. Everything was smooth.
There was a small scratch in my wood floors (hence the 4.5 instead of 5 note) after everything was finished but they’re already distressed and that much demo and work will always kick up some dust.
I just hired him to sand, repair, and paint my porch and I’d be happy to find more projects around the place as the budget allows.

The owner, Jerry was contacted by my client who recently purchased a new home. He arrived for a consultation and appeared unkept and sloppy, per the client. He was polite at the time and provided a estimate. He also stated that he wanted to buy a home and would like discuss work with me in finding something in Mission Viejo. I advised him we would discuss it after his appointment with my client.
Upon follow-​up, he was advised that she had chosen another painter. He stated he was busy and hung up. I thought the call had just dropped and when I recalled him, he advised me that he did not need my services either — he hired someone else. Whoa… where did that come from? Considering all previous contact was positive with no problems or issues at all, I found this very odd.
When I advised him that I would NOT refer him to any of my other clients, due to his unprofessional/​angry reaction to not securing the job, he stated «I don’t care».
Note to contractors and homeowners: if a contractor is not chosen for a job, they should not become angry or retaliatory. They should say thank you for the opportunity and if you know of anyone else needing a painter, I would be happy to provide them an estimate.
I can only imagine how this contractor would react if there were a problem with a job he was working on. Would he stand by his work, and make an effort to provide the best possible service to make the client happy or would he become angry, argumentative or threatening?
Please be careful in your choice.