How To Hire A Pro Painter (part one)

Hiring a professional painter can be a task at hand. I have heard so many horror stories about painters or handymen not doing what they get paid to do, or they steal peoples money, or just don’t know what they are doing. I have been painting for over 20 years and I have seen some good work and have seen a lot of crappy work. I mean a lot. The question I always get is why are you not using tape? I laugh now because there were times I used tape all the time to keep from messing up baseboard and trim. Now I only use tape if I am doing a job and one section is paint and the other is stained wood. But that is not often. There are some painters who are handy when it comes to home improvement that can do a lot to make a house look good and stay in good shape. Then are painters who just paint, some paint and do sheet rock and the list goes on. A good painter first carries themselves in a respectful way, dresses appropriately, has good customer service skills and so forth. Now...