Painting not completed? or Overreaction?

[Greg P.]

Hello, recently, I hired a painting crew to finish a 4k sq ft house. They completed it very fast, and I was pleased but then I noticed little nail holes, places that needed to be patched etc. The owner noticed them as well, then he fixed it somewhat. The problem is, when he fixed the patches, holes etc, the paint was already completed so the paint doesn't match all the way and they did it with brushes to paint the patches. Then I started noticing paint on some trim and on the ceilings, not all but on some places but definitely more than one place. Am I overreacting since I know to paint a whole house perfectly must be tough, but I am reselling a higher end home so I expect the best. Please let me know your thoughts on what is acceptable. Thank you.

[Marc Freislinger]

There will always be small issues to be resolved. Supervision and direction are most important. As long as they are doing a good job on the paint, you can eventually "train" your contractor to how you like things done.

If you're getting a good deal, I'd stick with the same guys, and just make sure you do a walk-through with them before they're "done." A good crew will want their product to look nice, when you point out things they may not have seen.

That said, there can be a point at which you're being overly picky. Most home buyers wont notice little imperfections if they aren't extremely obvious, or extremely numerous.