2009 Testimonials

Customer: Eric Braun Alexandria, VA 22302 Category: Painting – Exterior Work Completed Date: April 15, 2009 Hire Again: Yes Approximate Cost: $4,000.00 Description Of Work: We have a brick house with a recent addition in hardy plank. When we bought it, the brick was unpainted. We wanted the entire house painted a single color. Customer Comments: Excellent. I can't say enough good things about Andres and his crew. His price was very competitive and his attention to detail was noteworthy. Highly professional and communicative. Work was done on time and to high standard. Brick portion of my house was very porous and he covered it well. Very pleased with the outcome. Highly recommend this provider.

Customer: Mary Lane Akers Falls Church VA 22044 Category: Painting – Interior Work Completed Date: December 05, 2009 Hire Again: Yes Approximate Cost: $2,000.00 Description Of Work: Prep work and painting of kitchen walls, trim, and ceiling and of walls along a staircase. I provided the paint. Customer Comments: Andres came to the house for a quote and understood exactly what we were looking for. He was very professional, prompt in our communications, and was committed to doing quality work. His team arrived on time (there must have 6 painters at one point, but at all times there were at least 3). Andres came by toward the beginning of the day to check on his team. I was appreciative of the protection of our furniture and floors as they worked. They put plastic coverings on all furniture, countertops, and cupboards. The work was very good, especially the trim work–which I believe was done without painter's tape by some very talented people! There are a lot of small spaces and crevices, which was painted very neatly. Prep work was generally good, but in the end, there is some inconsistency in certain spots with the level of smoothness of the drywall that can be seen in some light. This looks to be due to me using primer to cover up some dark samples we had painted on the wall and some patchwork that Hӧmm had done. I would think a third coat of paint or maybe a layer of primer could have added more consistency throughout. The kitchen was left slightly dusty–maybe they could have given it the once over with a vacuum–but nothing major. I did not request that Hӧmm address either of these minor concerns. I would use Hӧmm again.

Customer: Matthew Clay Arlington, VA 22206 Category: Painting – Exterior Work Completed Date: October 30, 2009 Hire Again: Yes Approximate Cost: $1,850.00 Home Build Year: 1955 Description of Work: They repainted my front and side steps, and the concrete foundation below my brick house. They first removed the old, peeling paint, and then repainted everywhere, even behind the large bushes in front of the house. Customer Comments: I called to schedule a meeting to discuss the project and I made an appointment within a couple days. The company representative arrived promptly and discussed the project with me in detail. The project had to be rescheduled once due to rain, and communication about the rescheduling was excellent. The work is outstanding. There's absolutely no mess in the yard from washing away the old paint.

Customer: Lynn Fletcher FALLS CHURCH VA 22046 Category: Painting – Exterior Work Completed Date: October 22, 2009 Hire Again: Yes Approximate Cost: $3,000.00 Home Build Year: 1999 Description of Work: They painted the trim outside my house, part of the foundation and metal railing. Customer Comments: They provided excellent quality of service and they were one of the lowest priced companies that we got quotes from.

Customer: Christina Patterson Alexandria VA 22304 Category: Painting – Interior Work Completed Date: October 16, 2009 Hire Again: Yes Approximate Cost: $2,500.00 Description of Work: Moving back into a condo, which had been rented out for several years, I was interested in freshening up the interior with painting throughout. This project included painting the walls for the Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, all Hallways, 2 Bedrooms, and multiple closets. Several old, bi-fold doors and tracks were also removed and disposed of. Customer Comments: Due to the logistics of moving back to the area, I was under some very tight time constraints for starting and completing this project. Hӧmm was very flexible and was able to start the project within 5 days of the original estimate. The project was also competed in half the time estimated (only took 1 day, rather than 2 days).

Customer: Debra Erb McLean, VA 22102 Category: Painting – Exterior Work Completed Date: July 30, 2009 Hire Again: Yes Approximate Cost: $9,500.00 Home Build Year: 1966 Description Of Work: Exterior painting of trim, doors, window wells and front porch on a large contemporary house. The work included significant repair of rotted wood trim, window well floors. Power wash and staining of large deck. Customer Comments: Andres was very quick to answer my inquiry, within one day. He was able to come out for a walk around and estimate within a couple of days. Normally he gives the estimate on the spot, but given the oddness of the house and the carpentry work required, he took measurements and went back to the office. I had the estimate within a couple of days at the most. He was very thorough in his questions and clearly understood the amount of work that needed to be done on the damaged wood. The estimate was higher than the others I received, but less than I had expected to pay for the painting – and it included the deck cleaning, which was not on my original list. The work was scheduled within a couple of weeks, but he was able to move the schedule up so that it was done more quickly than we expected. The job took about three days. The team on site communicated to us periodically issues that they were having along the way so I felt that they were fully addressing problems that came up. The quality of the work was very good. I selected this group because I felt that they had the carpentry skills to do the job right, and so far as we can tell, they did. Andres was very helpful at various points along the way. We had a little bit of a delay in some clean up, but it was resolved immediately.

Customer: Kathleen Simolunas Arlington, VA 22202 Category: Painting – Interior Work Completed Date: September 04, 2009 Hire Again: Yes Approximate Cost: $6,000.00 Home Build Year: 1962 Description of Work: Wallpaper removal in upstairs/downstairs hallways, powder room & kitchen including. Repair, prime & paint walls, ceiling & trim in kitchen, powder room, 2 closets, upstairs hall, stair well, downstairs hall and one wall in living room. Customer Comments: Removal of wallpaper took twice as long as expected and cost twice as much. I was made aware of this possibility. The hallways walls had two layers of wallpaper cover with paint. The wall was not properly prepared when the first layer of wall paper was installed. It was a difficulty and messy job. However, the results were beautiful. Three days was the original estimate to do the job providing no unforeseen circumstances. Due to the wallpaper removal in the hall the job went into a fourth day and could have used the fifth day as well. As a result, there were 6 workers here the last day to get the job done as they knew they had a deadline. The down side was that the cleanup was not sufficient and the stairway railing was marred. The company was quick to respond and correct any problems.

Customer: Charles Horn McLean, VA 22101 Category: Painting – Exterior Work Completed Date: June 05, 2009 Hire Again: Yes Approximate Cost: $13,000.00 Home Build Year: 1995 Description of Work: HÖMM Certified Painting Systems came out paint the entire exterior of our home, our deck, the front door, and all of the railings. Customer Comments: Andres the owner came out to give me an estimate. As we walked around the house I found more and more things that needed to be painted. He had the lowest of three estimates and was the quickest to respond. Andre was fabulous. He is one of the best contractors that I have ever had the opportunity to work with. The crew did the job very quickly and well. They were just outstanding in every respect. He is straight A's! I would give him A+ if I could. My husband thinks that we should give him a point of happiness award.