Harding's Painting

We found the painter very nice and easy to interact with. However the paint job (trim) was not only the wrong colour of white, (we had been very clear in the paper work that we wanted a specific colour to match our kitchen) the finish was bubbly. Yes, Hardings did pay to have the trim repainted which was great (although meant an additional week of trades in our home). Finally the doors were sprayed and returned (well...almost all of them. For some reason it took about 3 weeks to get two doors back. This was never explained). On some of the doors the spray gun was too close in some spots and made blotchy marks when the lights were on. But what really became a problem was the install of our closet doors. None of the doors were labelled when removed, and then were just installed wherever in the house. Most of the closets couldn`t be closed without rubbing and scratching the new paint job. We had the worker come back and move them around. Although agreeable, he didn`t put the closet hinges on properly and one of the doors fell off. It was lucky that my husband was present or our 5 year old would have been injured. Through several emails it because clear that Hardings was willing for the painter`s wage to be cut, but wouldn`t be taking a pay reduction themselves. This really gave me the impression that they do not stand behind their workers and only care about happy customers as long as it doesn`t impact their bottom line.

We had the exterior of our parents home painted, the work was well done, and the painters were good and respectful of the property. We have used them before, and would recommend them.

We hired Hardings to Paint the extrerior of our house and garage. For the initial estimate they were good, on time, polite.When I changed the paint colour near the start date, they were good about it and went to take a colour sample from a house i had pointed out. Then for a while, they did not communicate with us (He had given a potential start week, and said if sunny, they would likely start on the Monday)...when that Monday came around (and as it was a bright sunny day) ....I took the day off work and waited. When they did not come I called. I was told that it would not happen until later in the week perhaps Thursday. Since I had landscaping coming in later that week I called again to let them know of this fact and to get an idea of where we were in the cue, I was rudely interrupted mid sentence when he said to me: " Do you like to play games ? I'll tell you what ? YOU tell me if it will be sunny in a week and I'LL tell you if we are coming!" This person was clearly stressed and did not give me the chance to explain the reason for my call. I felt very embarrased and insulted by the wayI was spoken to. I seriously considered calling the job off, but since we had signed a contract we decided to give Hardings a chance, based on their reputation in the area. A Few days later I was introduced to the person who would be doing the work. I was surprised that the person whom I had been dealing with was subcontracting the work out, I had been under the impression that he would be doing the work himself, with a crew. I introduced myself to the two men, we spoke briefly...they were supposed to start pressure washing the house....they tinkered around a bit around the house, for about 1/2 hour and then they left and never came back....a few days later, while the landscapers were working on the front yard, I was very surprised to see a large crew of men arriving and setting up to paint. It was not the same two as before, but rather about 5-7 men, some who did not speak english at all. I was worried about them working on painting while there was dust and dirt all around with the front yard work and spoke with our landscapers who were very professional and gave way for the painters to get started. When I returned from an errand (a few hours later) I was pleasantly surprised to see how fast these guys were working, the house, essentially was done. But when I came closer I was absolutely dismayed at the job...there was paint dripping down in the middle of our windows, the white trim was atrocious, and worst of all I found my beloved flower bed had been trampled to death. The landscapers were beside themselves, shocked by what they had seen: They had watched in disbelief as the painters had put plastic covereing over the 6X2' bed (Plants were about 2 feet high) and proceded to walk back and forth over the pastic, undiscriminetely. My Plants will not bounce back from this. My husband came home and when he took a look at the trim and the over all job he was very angry and called our Hardings contact to come and have a look for himself . He agreed with my husband that the trim was not good and they hired someone else to come and fix it. In the end the job was done and the work that had been done badly was "fixed", but I found this whole process exhausting and frustrating. We hired 5 different contractors to do various work on and around our home in the last 4 months and we have been extremely satisfied with all except this one. It is a shame since we thought if we were paying good money we would be happy with the work done.All in all I am sorry to say that this has been an unpleasant situation. This is the reason why we will no longer be recommeding Harding Painting to any of our friends and neighbours anytime soon.

This company came and painted the exterito stucco of our home. They were efficient and friendly. They had a few weather issues, but our home looks great and we are very satisfied

They did an excellent job, kept the place clean, and stayed within the amount i was quoted. Also used Benjamin Allure paint, which retails for 75.00 at the store. They were kind enough to leave me some paint for touch up jobs

quality customer service and advice regarding color and fixing other contractors mistakes. They listen to your side of the story. I would recommend these guys to anyone.. their reputation precedes them.

We had water leak in master bathroom and had to fix it by cutting hole in the kitchen ceiling a couple of years ago. This company has been recommended to us by the guy who did the plumbing. When we did the estimate we specifically asked to match the paint color. The owner said he guarantees the same color. The job was done well, but you can still see the difference in color where they painted. We called them to re-paint 2 or 3 times. One of the times the guy just suggested to paint entire ceiling. Then we stopped calling. I would not recommend these guys just because they don't do what they promise.

We had the interior of our home painted while we were on holidays- big mistake! We came home to a disaster- there was a residue (dusting) of paint on absolutely every surface of our house since they decided to spray the paint on. I had to wash all counters, floors, cabinets, dishes, and hundreds of toys. The quality of painting was also very poor- there are so many touch ups that need to be done, especially around edging- when they pulled the tape off, they lost the paint too and there are drips on the base boards, and where the two walls meet looks terrible. I had told them that I only wanted low VOC paints used and instead they used an oil based primer. Our house smelled horible and we were unable to live in it for a couple of weeks. We actually redid a fair bit of the painting ourselves to seal in the oil and to make it look better. It also took longer than it should have- it was finished when we got home but only by an hour or two. There could have been time to air it out if it was managed properly. Definately do NOT hire these people.

We received excellent service and great pricing. Although the weather was lousy and it took several months for them to be able to do the painting they stuck to the quoted price from almost four months prior. It has been two years and the house still looks amazing. They use quality product. I would recommend this company!