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I commissioned a full renovation of an apartment (48 m² (516 sq ft)) in my house, as well as the stairwell (3 floors). The company has been working on it for about six months now. Some of the walls are being redone, and the painting is being done for the second time due to runs. Now I see that the paintwork is still uneven. This shouldn’t have to be accepted, right? I am not asking for legal advice, just whether this is unavoidable. I really can’t imagine that it is. It doesn’t look good.
Thank you and best regards, RenateZ
I commissioned a full renovation of an apartment (48 m² (516 sq ft)) in my house, as well as the stairwell (3 floors). The company has been working on it for about six months now. Some of the walls are being redone, and the painting is being done for the second time due to runs. Now I see that the paintwork is still uneven. This shouldn’t have to be accepted, right? I am not asking for legal advice, just whether this is unavoidable. I really can’t imagine that it is. It doesn’t look good.
Thank you and best regards, RenateZ
Winniefred22 Feb 2023 14:08I wouldn’t accept this either; even a layperson would do a better job. Too much was applied at once, or it wasn’t corrected after drying. A professional should be able to do better than that.
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xMisterDx23 Feb 2023 08:30Winniefred schrieb:
I wouldn’t accept that either; a layperson could probably do a better job. Too much was applied at once or it wasn’t touched up again after drying, a professional should handle that better.Maybe it wasn’t a professional. Painters don’t necessarily have to employ trained painters and decorators for all tasks.
Winniefred23 Feb 2023 08:41xMisterDx schrieb:
Maybe it wasn’t a professional. The painter doesn’t necessarily have to hire only qualified painters and varnishers for all tasks.Or it could have been the apprentice. This topic came up on “Passt, Wackelt und hat Luft” on WDR, a show about apprentices, where a first-year painting apprentice was supposed to paint a radiator and ended up with runs. He had to sand it down the next day because the journeyman didn’t accept it as it was. The experienced worker had a good saying: “I see it, and then the customer sees it too.”
Painting with a brush isn’t rocket science. I’ve painted my stairs, wood paneling, and radiators myself, and if you’re careful, runs don’t happen. If they do, you just have to sand it down and redo it.
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