Business ProfileforCall A Painter LLC

We met with owner ************************* in our home 05/05/2022. He asked our desired result of the refinishing work we requested. We said we wanted our kitchen cabinets to look, with the same stain & varnish finish, as when they were new, before wear occurred over the years. He agreed to do this & we were required to sign an agreement which required us to pay him $4,104.55...50% before the work began, 25% when he deemed the work half done, & 25% via cashier's check, when the work was completed. When the sanding was done & before staining began he required us to pay the 25% half done installment, with overall payment increased by $500 (no written agreement for this) as he'd have to use oil stain instead of water base to stain in one coat. He did a terrible staining job, didn't stain evenly with the wood grain or wipe off evenly to prevent stain over penetration. Stained cabinets weren't ready to varnish when he did an equally terrible job varnishing...areas missed, very rough finish when dry. He considered the job well done, when he came back for final payment the next day--we required a signed statement of his having rec'd payment in full (he gave us invoice ******) before we gave him a cashier's check making our overall combined payment $4,606. We told him we were not paying him more to try to improve his terrible work. In doing the work our refrigerator, stove hood, and counter tops were damaged...the countertops so badly we had to replace them. He told us it was our responsibility to file a damage claim with his insurance company & said he'd provide us the necessary information but didn't follow through and do so. His work was inattentive, distracted by being on the phone, etc. while doing careless work. His overall work ethic was shameful. I said he had been dishonest about what it would cost for our desired result. He asked, "If I'd told you what it would really cost, would you have hired me?" and then insisted he is an honest man who never lies.