College Pro Painting - Edmonton

Hired this company in mid-April to paint the entire exterior of my house. Quote was the same as another student painting company and only went with this company because they accepted credit cards (yay for points). The agreement was to begin painting the first or second week of May, pending weather conditions, the first week goes by (beautiful warm weather) and I had still not received a call. After numerous calls and messages, I receive a phone call from another gentleman that told me the original person I had made the agreements with no longer worked with college pro. At this point they made an effort to accommodate a reasonable time frame to paint the whole house before my in-laws arrived the next month which was much appreciated. Two days before painting was to begin, they sent someone with a pressure washer to wash the house, however they did NOT properly wash the house, they stood there on the ground spraying towards the house instead of being within a foot to get the grit off (and standing on a ladder). They had done such a terrible job that the day after I went out with my own pressure washer and did the worst areas (areas where there was a lot of dirt that just got sprayed onto the house from the water...) - For whatever reason I did not complain (it usually takes quite a bit for me to complain/give a bad review).

They were accommodating when we decided to change the colour of the house after seeing the test-patch (before they bought the large cans of paint) and even made recommendations themselves.

However when they started painting, I had asked them to ensure that since they were painting siding, to get in between the gaps so when it gets cold out and the siding shifts, you don't see the old paint. Needless to say, the week after this occurred, they came out and fixed it - but after mentioning to them (again) that they still hadn't gone in between the gaps - they assured me that it will be fine. Fast forward to winter and my house now looks terrible. I should have just not cheaped out and gotten new siding like I originally intended.

Stay away - their students need better training, and perhaps a lesson in the importance of keeping their word when others are depending on them.