Ferrara's Interior & Exterior Painting

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37 Years In Business

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PO Box 395
Waterford, NY 12188

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    Areas of Expertise

    • Painting
    • Lawn care
    • Masonry work
    • Clean outs
    • Pressure washer and deck staining
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    Cost Information

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    Ratings

    4.6
    20 Verified Reviews
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    5.0 Peter odell O. Troy, NY
    8/20/2021

    you all see the commercial "don't pay for what you don't need " Vinnie gives you a fair quote for what you want,you decide what you want< no pressure no BS -- does a good job, -- I will use him again --

    4.5 Dale T. Mechanicville, NY
    5/27/2021

    They gave me a quote quickly and get the job done nicely. Vincent is friendly and professional.

    5.0 Barbara P. Schenectady, NY
    8/29/2020

    Vinny was easy to work with. He was timely in all aspects of the job, from the appointment for the estimate to the on-site service. He and his assistant worked in sweltering temperatures, and in a day and a half accomplished the job, applying two coats of stain to the wood fence around the yard. His price was fair and the outcome was good; some neighbors and friends complimented the finished product. I will definitely call him again.

    5.0 Robert W. Albany, NY
    8/10/2020

    Vince stained my wooden fence, also my Deck. Vinny gave me a good price, and finished both jobs on time. He was always on time works efficiently, very professional & his prices reasonable. Would definitely use him again

    5.0 Chris B. Waterford, NY
    9/3/2019

    I hired Vinny to paint the exterior of a duplex and carriage house along with staining a large second story wrap-around deck. Vinny gave me a fair price and was able to complete it on schedule. He even fixed some exterior issues including wood-rotted window sills, sealing up holes, and replaced a board on the deck. Overall Vinny did an excellent job and was absolutely worth the money.

    1.0 Kristine S. Stillwater, NY
    11/7/2018

    We decided to us Home Advisor to steer us in the direction of a reputable painter for our living room walls and ceiling. We decided to contact and request quotes from multiple recommendations and use Ferrara’s Interior and Exterior Painting with 4.7 stars and 13 reviews. Vinny was prompt to come to our house to provide a quote, he arrived at our house gave us a verbal quote and when we decided to use him we requested a quote in writing which we did not receive until a week later with additional requests for the written quote. Morning of the job, Vinny and his assistant were 45 minutes late. They did not reach out to us to let us know they were going to be late, the excuse given was “he forgot some stuff”. As a paying customer it was completely unacceptable as now my husband was late to work (costing us additional money). Upon arrival my husband re-iterated the job to be done (paint living room ceiling with 2 coats, living room walls with 2 coats of paint and fill in/patch nail holes). I came home just as the job was completed to inspect. There were MULTIPLE spots missing paint that were either simply not painted or where the roller went dry, an 11 inch drip line, the holes were not patched but filled with paint, the wall to ceiling trim was nothing close to straight, paint was spilled on our hard wood floors and attempted to be cleaned up leaving a circular marking, paint left on the trim, and drips down the walls over the stairs where he did not paint (from the ceiling). When I pointed a few things out to Vinny he had an excuse for every mistake- our walls are bowed, there was paint on the trim before, nothing was said for the missed spots and I asked multiple times if there were 2 coats of paint applied and he assured me-still has me questioning with how many missed spots. Vinny was quick to ask for payment and was not thrilled when I wrote him a check- the check was written to him and not the business. He asked where the nearest bank was and made a quick exit. 10 minutes later I received a call from Vinny saying the bank would not cash my check (he did not have an account there and it wasn’t the same bank the check was written from), again I voiced my concerns with the job and he had nothing to say- no apologies given, no offerings to come and fix the mistakes. The bank would not cash that would not cash the check advised him to go to the bank the actually check was written from, which he did immediately. He seemed more concerned with getting paid than the customer being upset with the job that he completed. My husband contacted Vinny later after reviewing the job with our concerns. He requested Vinny come back in the next few days to fix the work (as out hardwoods were being redone later that week, which was the point of Vinny painting first). Vinny said he could not, and would try Monday or Tuesday of the next week. We did not contact him in between waiting for Vinny to respond to make the job right. He did not. My husband

    Response from Company:

    I got a call from Kristen Scott from Stillwater Ny from home advisor made a appointment with her to look at what she needed done.It was living room hallways and walls and ceilings. I quoted her a price for one coat coverage not 2 coats I told them to get the ultra behr paint for the coverage.Kristen wanted me to send her a estimate and email her I told her she would have it by the following Monday or Tuesday and I did send that on time she never signed it and it was not for 2 coats and I still have the estimate and she never questioned the estimate when I emailed it to her.I was running late to start the job cuz I had to pick up supplies so I could calk any holes that she had and said I never did which is a lie. I completed the job which it came out nice and at the time when she looked at it she was happy. She gave me a check for the 400.00 it was a Mbt check but she sent me to Trustco bank to cash it it was the wrong bank so I called her about it and she said she wasnt happy with a couple of things she explained what they were. I told her I would come back another time to fix it. Then she said I didnt know you were gonna cash the check tdy just seemed Shady like she didnt want to pay me.So I finally went to the right bank to cash it.Her husband Matt sent me the pics of the imperfections I told Matt the following week I maybe Monday or Tuesday key word maybe I would come dwn to fix it.I got busy on them days I was gonna call them on Sunday to set a time to come and fix the imperfections. I offered her 100. Refund she didnt want money back and she was supposed to update the review which yet still hasnt. She made up a bunch of lies about me i didnt spill any paint they had old paint everywhere which me and my helper cleaned up and I told her we did this.We cleaned up the old paint as well. Her husband when we spoke said he fixed the imperfections. I offered a refund cuz I got busy I made a effort to try to fix it his wife was nice just didnt like the fact of her making up lies just to bust my chops.Over 25 years Ive been doing this and you just cant satisfy everybody you just do your best.I never had any complaints and if their is a complaint I will do everything to make that customer happy.Customers keep calling me back to do more work. So I know Im doing a great job. Vincent Ferrara

    5.0 Shari O. Schenectady, NY
    10/12/2018

    Vinnie was great. The price was very reasonable and he did a wonderful job on my exterior painting project. I also asked him to repair a section of my roof which had been damaged during a storm. He responded quickly and fixed the issue right away. He always shows up when promised and provides great advice on home maintenance. I will definitely reach out to him again for future projects.

    5.0 Will C. Denver, CO
    10/1/2018

    Vince did a great job ---exterior painting, concrete resurfacing and painting, as well as heavy odd job cleanup and restoration around a home foundation. If there was anything that needed a little touch up to make it look better, Vince always accommodated pour requests and came back and fixed things. He has high integrity, works efficiently and is reasonable on price. I highly recommend him for any area in which he has experience!! Will keep his phone number for future jobs.

    5.0 John S. Schenectady, NY
    8/2/2018

    Vincent was very professional, personable, and his price reasonable. I had a very good experience working with him and would definitely use him again.

    5.0 Robert J. Latham, NY
    7/31/2018

    Vince was very personable did a great job on my porch with the scraping and painting.The price was very reasonable and if need more work done I will call him.

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