ALberto Padron
Introduction: Rendered service of exterior and interior painting of houses and fit drywall repair and general maintenance of apartments
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Jana N.
Nov 24, 2017
Interior Painting
Steve D.
Sep 29, 2017
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Hired on Thumbtack
Hired on Thumbtack
Did a great job
Interior Painting
Don L.
Oct 20, 2017
I did not actually use them. They seemed nice.
Deck or Porch Repair
Daniel W.
Dec 22, 2017
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Hired on Thumbtack
Hired on Thumbtack
Project: Fir and Sheetrock two fireplaces and a full-story chimney that runs up the center of the house to the top of our vaulted ceilings in a mid-century house. Starting bid: $3500. Final Price: $4650.
So there are a few good things and a LOT of bad things about my experience with Alberto and his crew...
Let's start with the good:
- The work was passable and competitively priced
- Drywall work was very good
- Half of his crew was awesome
- They worked hard at the end to finish in time
The bad:
- Poor management
- No license
- Disrespectful to the house: there was ZERO attempt at covering the carpet or flooring. No plastic was put on the furniture and drywall work makes DUST, I mean bad dust... I literally was running around covering everything last second after a quick run to home depot to buy plastic and drop clothes. I mean it was pretty bad, thank goodness I was there. I've been in the house for a short year and a half and had bought new couch and chairs to furnish the house so to not cover obviously new furniture is a huge mistake. The first day they just walked onto the carpet with their work boots on without a care. On my second floor I just had new LVP (luxury vinyl plank - like a waterproof engineered hardwood) installed days before they arrived. I had to go out myself, buy construction paper and lay it down. They left nails, tools, drywall knives everywhere, some of which permanently scratched the floor. I confronted them several times about their cleanliness and they just ignored me.
- They broke my vacuum and lied about it. They worked late the last night to meet our deadline (I had family coming in). I was in my bedroom at around 2am when I heard my Dyson V7 cordless vacuum going. I came out to tell them not to use it, but it was too late. I mean who uses a cordless to clean a drywall mess? The vacuum is toast. Drywall and drywall dust was stuck everywhere in the vacuum and the motor was whining in a really bad way and I had lost about 50% suction. I mean even shop vacs even require a special filter for drywall dust... I confronted the only fluent English-speaking crew member and they denied the crew used it. I had to buy a new one for $400. They also used my Miele without permission. Luckily that only needed a filter/bag change to bring it back to life.
- Pricing issues: Several times in discussing prices with Alberto, I don't think he understood the conversation because of a language barrier. He agreed to prices and then went back on them when it came time to pay. My original bid went up more than a thousand dollars by the end. I was crystal clear about what I wanted from the start and half way through the job they broke it to me that the second floor would be another $1000, I talked them down to $700. I had no choice but to pay because I had family coming later that week and couldn't have my younger guests staying in a construction mess... My opinion is if you can't fully comprehend English, then get someone to translate for you before agreeing to business deals. I would NEVER attempt to speak Spanish in making business deals because I have limited understanding of the language. E.g., I asked them to paint when they were done. He quoted me $450. I asked if supplies were included with that price, he said yes. Keep in mind this was a chimney, not a whole room or anything. I told him I had already bought the paint and asked if I could deduct that from the price. He said yes. At the time to pay he billed me the original $450. I tried to argue but it wasn't worth the $200 in frustration. Also my original quote was $3500. It went up to $4200 (not including the $450 for paint) by the end.
- Some tile work is iffy with some noticeable mistakes
- They claimed they would have it done in 3 days. It took 5.
Conclusion:
I am happy with the drywall work and the tile work is good on the main floor but lacking on the second floor.
I would NOT recommend Alberto to friends and family based on my total experience. I feel bad because a few of the people he had working for him were awesome dudes with talent and I don't want to take away from their business but I think they still have much to learn about proper customer service and anyone looking to hire them needs to know the truth.
Details: Complete installation of drywall for walls • Home • Living room • 2 rooms • As recommended by the professional • Standard sheetrock • No, I will need the professional to provide materials and parts • Yes, the property is currently occupied
Drywall Installation and Hanging
Sheldon p.
Aug 22, 2017
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Hired on Thumbtack
Hired on Thumbtack
Excellent work, extremely friendly and honest. Will be working with them again soon
Door Installation