Polyzos Painting

If I could rate ZERO stars, I would. NEVER AGAIN!!! I called these guys because of a referral! NEVER AGAIN!!! I needed my front door area sanded and painted. I had just removed a storm door so the wood had some holes from screws and was rough. I also had some areas of wood that needed to be replaced and some wood that needed to be repaired. Bill (Vasqualez), the owner, came to give me the estimate. He said he would make it look nice– sand, repair/​replace bad wood, paint, ect… First, they picked out the wrong color paint. Second, they got paint all over my grass, my bushes, the windows, the front black iron gate, my welcome mat, the sidewalk, and even the siding of my house (brick and vinyl areas). Third, they did a lousy paint job (you could see the areas that were missed, you could see the paint strokes. Fourth, they didnt replace any wood. Fifth, they didnt patch all the holes. Sixth, the caulking job they did looked like kids slapping clay on the wood and then painting over it. Within the 2 days it took for them to come back to make this right, the paint was already peeling off. They admitted it was a bad just and said they would fix it. NEVER AGAIN. I should’ve stopped there. But no… I gave them another chance and another… The fourth time they came, after talking to the boss– Vasqualez (AKA Bill) who stated he had been out of town and wasnt able to supervise the job, I figured he was there to make it right. I placed painters tape on the areas I wanted them to sand and the areas where I needed them to remove the paint from my sidewalk. I said thank you and said I would be putting the check in the mail. He said he would take it then. SILLY ME! NEVER AGAIN!!! I handed him the check not realizing that he had already done the last part of the job (I though he was just starting). He put it in his pocket, said he was done and that they paint many houses and no one ever complains. He said, «you are very picky, picky.» He rolled his eyes. Then I started pointing where I wanted him to sand and he said he already sanded. He showed me the sand paper that was in his hand. Really? LAST STRAW!!! I would never have hired them if I thought they were going to use the same sand paper that I would use. I needed them to sand the wood smooth and caulk better than I would and then paint better than I could. A complete waste of money! I told them I thought they were professionals. THEY ARE NOT PROFESSIONALS!!! The job still looks terrible. There is paint in my dirt/​grass and in my bushes. It literally looks like I painted it myself. And that’s after them coming back 4 times. NEVER AGAIN!!! WORST REFERRAL EVER!!! And he has the nerve to say I’m picky. The place still looks terrible and I have to get someone else to sand the wood!

My experience with Polyzos Painting has been wonderful. They have done work for me on multiple occasions; in our home and on our rental property. I have NEVER been disappointed. He and/​or his team have always arrived on time and done the work as promised. The schedule that agreed upon upfront has always been met or exceeded. The pricing is fair and the quality of work good. I highly recommend them.

This company lied to me no less than 5 times about their progress, and as a result of their actions the damages I incurred due to their inability to manage the project were significant., I would never recommend them.
I hired Polyzos Painting to paint portions of my home that I was relisting for sale. When previously listed, I had feedback that many rooms looked dated as a result of dated color schemes and wallpaper, so with a new agent and a list of updates in hand, I began updating the house to relist for a particular weekend in March to provide maximum impact. Some projects I took on myself, while the majority I contracted out. Lambro Polyzos’s quote to do 8 rooms plus my garage floor was the 2^nd best, and they came well recommended by a neighbor who had used them before (however it’s come to my attention that it was Lambro’s brother Bill who had done my neighbors job).
Included in the job for 8 rooms was removing wallpaper from the Master Bedroom, Bathroom, and wallpaper boarder on three other rooms. All rooms but one would be painted the same neutral color, and trim everywhere would be in white. The goal was to make everything fresh and neutral, certainly nothing custom in nature.
The work began on Monday morning Mar 17 and was supposed to last 3 days per Lambro Polyzos’s. Completion was to be no later than Thursday Mar 12 (4 days later). I contacted Mr Polyzos’s on Tuesday, Wednesday and at least 6 times on Thursday about progress and my concern they would not be done on time for my professional photographer that was to come shoot the house Friday for a weekend sales listing. On Monday and Tuesday he responded it would be done on Thursday as promised, but on Wednesday he replied that it might take into Friday Morning. I expressed my concern that it would not be done in time for the photographer waiving on Friday from VA to shoot the house.
On Friday morning I contacted Mr Lambro Polyzos’s to remind him the house needed to be ready by noon.
I arrived between 1 and 2 to prep for the photographer. When I arrived, it still looked like a disaster. I walked around in astonishment. For the first time I saw the painting crew, consisting of two painters. I called Mr Polyzos at 2:13pm. I began my conversation with «This is Patrick McNeil, I am very very upset sir. You assured me things would be done by noon at the very latest. I am here after 2 to do last min prep for the photographer who is driving out from Virginia and will be here at 3:30. What am I supposed to do?» Mr. Polyzos reply was to ask the painters to stop painting and begin picking up their mess for the photographer. I said almost all the rooms are not done, and there is a mess everywhere. I tried to explain to him, this is a professional photographer and his photographs use custom lighting and multiple fusion exposures to capture all the depth and detail of the rooms being shot. I told Mr. Polyzos I would look around and access what could be done. I walked around, made a list of everything that needed to be done. I then called the agent to consult, and he recommended we abort the weekend saying the initial listing and first weekend are the most important to have just right (and we were not even remotely close). That’s why it was off the market the last 3 weeks getting everything perfect.
I am unsure how much if any of the blame goes to the actual painter/​s. It’s clear to me that Mr Polyzos is to blame for repeated lies and the inability to resource and track his company’s projects. The cost to me missing this critical window to list a 600k plus home is not completely known yet, but in direct costs alone, it exceeds $ 1000 easily. In directly, it will take me some more time to fully calculate. I will have to go out again, inspect, prep, and then take another afternoon off to schedule and meet up with the photographer. All can say is this– I will never never ever recommend this painting company. I do not know if Mr. Polyzos even went by the job site after his initial bid. He certainly had no clue what was going on. If you could see the photos of how things looked on Friday when Mr Polyzos told me it was okay for the photographer to shoot, you would cringe at his comment that was similar to «just move things around a little, and pick up»