Augustine Painting
About
Augustine Painting serves Allegheny and surrounding counties.
We have over 20 years of experience in all phases of interior and exterior painting of both residential and commercial buildings.
We are pleased to announce that we have been honored with Thumbtack's Best of 2015 Award and have been named the #1 Painter in Pittsburgh for 2015!
Our services include the following:
* Painting
* Power washing
* Wall covering
* Residential painting
* Commercial painting
* Industrial painting
* Concrete staining and sealing
Our highly skilled staff can handle your project. Big or small, we do them all. We are fully insured and offer free written estimates.
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Overview
Hired 85 times
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Business hours
Sun8:00 am - 7:00 pmMon8:00 am - 7:00 pm
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2016
Services offered
Cabinet types to paint
Wall cabinets
Base cabinets
Both, wall and base cabinets
Current cabinet finish
Wood stain
Paint
Laminate
Unfinished
Type of painting
Full repainting lighter color
Full repainting same color
Full repainting darker color
First time painting
Projects and media
Projects and media
Reviews
Customers rated this pro highly for responsiveness, work quality, and professionalism.
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Chrissy K.
Sep 21, 2015
Hired on Thumbtack
We hired Augustine Painting to paint three bedrooms. They were able to fit us in that same week for two days. It ended up being three because we were unhappy with two of the bedrooms. Two coats (which was included in our contract) were not enough to cover the previous color and the rooms did not look finished. Ken was kind enough to come back and put a third coat on two of the rooms after we agreed to purchase the extra paint needed. The trim and patch work were great as we had a lot of holes that needed repaired. Both Ken and his employee Larry were friendly.
Interior Painting
Craig M.
Apr 23, 2016
Hired on Thumbtack
Excellent job. Very thorough and detailed with their work. I thought I was hiring a painter but I got a lot more than that. All surfaces were prepped properly and baseboards were done as well. The house is about 10 years old and after their work; it looks like a brand new model home inside.
Interior Painting
Arlene P.
Aug 15, 2014
Hired on Thumbtack
Ken and his well organized team did an excellent and timely job. They sanded and painted wood work and doors. Patched and painted all the walls. The quality of work was excellent . They cleaned up then put everything back in place. All this in three days. They arrived exactly when they said they would. The cost was fair. As far as above and beyond ... they had some paint color I favored matched by taking a chip off the wall .
Job well done !
Arlene Preisendefer
Interior Painting
Alex S.
May 17, 2016
Hired on Thumbtack
Ken was amazingly responsive. Contact within hours of using Thumbtack. He visited the house within 24 hours of that. Quote within hours. The quote itself was reasonable and very professional. He started within two days of this. Amazingly fast turnaround.
The work itself was very good and fast. There were a few paint splotches on the ground and a few minor issues but they all got fixed after asking to clean them up. All of that was done very quickly.
There is only one thing to consider - essentially, take the initial quote and add 10%. There is somewhat of a tendency to have things not quite included in the initial amount (maybe if I had been more pedantic they would have). Nothing too drastic but be prepared to spend a bit more to get really everything done. At the same time, extra work is priced reasonably and he won't rip you off on it (e.g. he painted my garage at a reasonable on-cost).
TL;DR - Highly recommended. Very professional. I would definitely use him again. Probably one of the best house professionals that I've worked with here in Pittsburgh so far.
Exterior Painting
Jennifer N.
Jan 4, 2015
Hired on Thumbtack
Background:
My fiancé and I purchased a condo in downtown Pittsburgh in late November of 2014. We were ending our rental-lease at another location in downtown on December 31, 2014, and had a move-in date planned for the end of December. We planned to contract a complete interior makeover of the condo before moving in, so we had a deadline of a few weeks to get it done. Augustine Painting came in and completed a high-quality project on 1600 square feet of condominium living space for us, including removing all wallpaper (every room), painting all walls/trim in the condo, repairing damaged walls and electrical plates, repairing damaged doors/trim/fixtures, and assisting in repairing appliances, all while beating our deadline.
Communication:
Ken responded within hours after we contacted him on Thumbtack, and he was able to come directly to our condo within 48 hours to give us a quote and overview of his services. He was highly personable, professional, to the point, and upfront with any issues or concerns that he had as we made the initial walk through. Following the walk through, he and his wife then provided us with an easy to follow and competitively priced proposal which we accepted. Ken and his crew began working immediately. He kept me informed daily on what exactly was being done, making sure to be straight forward and thorough in his communications. He was also specific, upfront, and reasonable regarding anything that he felt was out of scope from our original contract. We had Ken perform a little more work that we had originally planned due to some unforeseen circumstances, and he quickly provided us with additional contracts/documents of scope where needed. Throughout the process, Ken exceeded our expectations in his responsiveness. If one of us called him and he was unable to answer it immediately, he would almost always give us a call back within minutes.
Quality:
Our unit was originally designed and decorated in the mid-1980s, so there was faded, peeling, flower-covered wallpaper throughout the condo. The first project was for Ken to remove all of this in a timely manner. To our pleasure, most of it was removed within a few days. To specifically point out Kens handiness and versatility, we had one bathroom in the unit which had very thick, hard glue beneath the wallpaper. Ken was unable to use chemicals or steam to remove it, so he had several of his associates sand and detail the bathroom before painting it. It turned just as faultless as the rest of the condo when it was all said and done. The second project was painting, which was also done in a precise and high quality matter. After Ken had finished the initial painting, he allowed us to go to the condo to inspect it. He gave us a blue roll of tape, and he told us to put a small piece anywhere that we wanted a touch up or found a splatter. To our pleasure, we found only a few trouble spots which were corrected the next day.
Summary:
Overall, we were 100% satisfied with the work that Augustine Painting provided us with. I would recommend Ken to anyone looking to contract interior wallpaper removal or painting.
Interior Painting
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Jamie Augustine