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July 15, 2008
anyone used Fred Becker painter?
Hi,
We have to make some quick decisions about hiring a painter, but have never done this before. We found him in the Park Slope Coop newsletter where he's been a member for 30+ years (we've been for 6). His painting business is almost as old. Long standing roots in the community, seemed nice and knowledgable, showed up at noon on the dot for our appointment and gave 2 recs. All good right? Has anyone used Fred Becker? Price slightly higher than expected but he'll tape and skimcoat all our plaster cracks too. We don't want to lose him nor have time to interview many contenders. Thanks for any thoughts!
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I have had several painters work on my house over the years, and Fred Becker is not one of my favorites. Ask to see recent work he has done, or ask to speak to former clients for recs.
Posted by: food4u at July 15, 2008 11:45 AM
food4u,
who did you like?
thanks,
Posted by: brooklynjennie at July 15, 2008 12:37 PM
He's not insured--if that matters to you.
Posted by: Freckles at July 15, 2008 12:52 PM
Thanks for the input so far. Yes, food4us, I'm very curious about your favorites. We're only doing 3 rooms at this point (including the nursery!) and have an obvious limited time frame. As long as he's not awful we'll probably go with him anyway and reconsider when we get around to the rest of the apartment.
Posted by: brookelen at July 15, 2008 2:51 PM
Having him do one or two rooms is a good way to decide if he's right for you. Unfortunately one of my favorite painters was someone who lost their job and was painting until he found another job(which he did). I've also had good work done from a contractor of mine, but they won't just do painting. It's hard to find someone goof, but it's also hard to look at your walls everyday and wish they had been done better.
Posted by: food4u at July 15, 2008 4:29 PM
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