I recently hired a professional painting crew to paint my house, and they estimated that we would need about 25 gallons of paint. I purchased the paint as they requested, but now I've got 10 gallons left over after they finished the job. I'm really frustrated because that's roughly $700 worth of paint I can't return or use for anything else. My wife thinks I should still pay the crew since they did a good job, but I feel a bit scammed and wonder if they should take some responsibility for the excess paint. Does anyone have advice on how to handle this situation?
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It's pretty common for painters to overestimate how much paint is needed, especially when they ask you to buy it. They likely played it safe to avoid running out. For future projects, it’s better if the contractor buys the materials since they usually have accounts that give them discounts. When I do jobs, I either provide the materials myself or at least verify with the client before they buy everything. But yeah, you’re kind of stuck with the extra paint this time. Maybe you can sell it online or save it for future touch-ups!
Sorry to hear about the leftover paint; that’s a tough break! In the future, for big jobs like this, it might be wise to buy small amounts of paint to start with, so you can see how it goes and order more as needed. As for now, you might consider asking the crew about coming back for touch-ups if you have a neutral color that could be useful. At least then the paint won’t go totally to waste!
It sucks to have that much extra paint, but just chalk it up as a learning experience. Try selling it on platforms like Facebook Marketplace. You might find someone who needs some paint for a project. At the end of the day, you're still happy with the work they did, right? That's what matters most!
Definitely! You could even consider reaching out to them about touch-ups or see if they might buy it back from you. Gotta make the best of a bad situation!
Exactly! You could always list it on Facebook Marketplace or even ask local contractors if they need extra supplies. There's definitely someone out there who can use it.