English Painter

Gareth and his crew painted our second story tudor style home and our shed in the back garden.
He was prompt to follow through on our request, gave us a good and complete quote and followed through on his part of the contract.
We appreciated the preparation work--sanding and repair of the boards. The actual painting was great.
Gareth and the crew worked diligently and quietly (only heard the ladders being moved) over a couple of days. They were friendly, pleasant and polite.
We are delighted with the outcome!
Jim Fryer

Just had a horrible experience in Florida.
Three contractors, all of whom provided poor service, questionable billing and a huge amount of Jibba Jabba. So it was a delight to deal with Gareth and company who were cheerful, on time, on budget and no slight-of-hand nonsense.
I wish they would launch a branch in Key West.
Great service, great job; would highly recommend.

We got a detailed estimate and a fair price for the work done. Good quality paint from the neighbourhood paint store was used. The painters were punctual, clean, and polite and moved all the heavy furniture both before and after the job was completed.

A couple of years ago I hired The English Painter to paint my kitchen, dining/living room and hallway. So when I decided this month to paint the bathroom and basement stairs and stairwell there was no hesitation to contact them again because I know they are reliable, professional and do a great job. Our home is over fifty years old and the walls are old with many bumps, holes and marks; the painters patched, filled and sanded them so smooth, so clean. My husband and I are very pleased with their service and have booked them to do exterior work (rails and door frame) too. We highly recommend The English Painter!
Mr. & Mrs. Grinstead, Toronto

My wife and I purchased a townhouse in a area we love but the home was very tired inside and many of the fittings didn't suit us.
I was referred to Gareth/English Painter by the agent who sold us the townhome. We met with Gareth and felt very comfortable with him and appreciated his ideas/input on some of the changes that we wanted to implement. The end result was we didn't spend a lot of money and have landed up with a major face lift that has rejuvenated our new home and made it ours. Thanks for all the help.

The job was to wallpaper one wall and paint three walls, not including the trim or ceiling in a small bedroom. The owner presented himself quite well, stating that back home in England he had to take a three year course to learn how to wallpaper and paint. I was quite confident he would do a professional job so I did not think anything of his price. I was watching him do the wallpaper while his helper was doing the painting and sometimes helping with the wallpaper. I noticed there were quite a few bubbles between the wall and the wallpaper. When I inquired about these bubbles he said it was glue and they would dry up and flatten out in a few days. I remember his helper by the name of Russ telling him that he was applying too much glue to the back of the wallpaper before putting it on the wall. I felt he must know because I had already pointed out the bubbles in the wallpaper and the owner of the company said they would go away. After he finished the job I paid him $1,000 plus HST. It has been two weeks since the job was completed and the bubble in the wallpaper are still there and at the top of the wall it is not straight where the wall and ceiling join. Also the wall -paper was left with a film of dirt so I had it wiped it off. I feel so bad because I hired someone thinking he was very good and professional but received a substandard job that you would not expect from someone who cares about the customer and doing a quality job. To be honest most of the wall has bubbles all over it and the owner of the company told me the quality of the wallpaper was good and it was only one 9 foot wall. Your employee told you, I was sitting there when he said ''you are putting too much glue''. Now you are saying it's because it's on an outside wall or there might be something wrong with the wallpaper, the temperature or I manipulated it and stretched it I did not do that. I pointed it out to your employee Russ and he may have manipulated it and stretched it out. I can't reach it because I am in a wheelchair, so I can't be blamed. I was in the construction industry and it sounds like allot of excuses for work which is not repairable without redoing the whole wallpaper job.
There is a picture of how the wall looks. I asked my mom and she says there has been no attempt to contact her, no phone message or E-mail. I am acting on the advise of my mother because she paid for the job and really expected someone who would do a professional wallpaper job, unfortunately it cannot be fixed without removing and replacing the wallpaper and it was expensive, she is very disappointed. He should of just did it properly the first time, without rushing and not put too much glue on the paper, you told me yourself the bubbles were from glue and would dry out in a few days. The bubbles and dirt are throughout the whole wall, is he going to replace all the wallpaper, so many excuses.

Gareth and his guys are great. They always do a very professional job whether its indoor or out. I don't call other painters any more. I highly recommend The English Painter.

I hired the English Painter to repair my basement after having mould remediation rip out a lot of drywall and insulation. Gareth came out right away and made solid recommendations about what needed to be done, got the work started promptly, and did a very professional and polished job of repairing the basement, and then repainting. The sellers of my newly-purchased house had used a cheap coat of latex paint over an older oil-based one, and their new paint was peeling off at the slightest touch. The English Painter sanded off the old cheap coat and put two proper layers of new paint on that is much higher quality and durable.

Additional jobs I asked about were quoted reasonably and done quickly as well. All in all a very easy experience, and great that both the repair and painting could be dealt with by the same firm. I'd recommend the English Painter to anyone!

After having a hard time finding a company willing to stain a fence, we were very pleased with the work The English Painter did for us. They provided a timely quote that met our budget and we didn’t have to wait long for the work to be done. The quality of the finished work was excellent and we would definitely use them again!