Jimenez Custom Painting, Inc. provides old world and contemporary wood finishing, gilding, decorative plaster, decorative painting and custom painting services for homes and estates in Los Angeles, CA with a focus on: fine wood finishing, distressing, furniture and cabinetry refinishing, water gilding, architectural oil gilding, furniture gilding, Venetian plaster, faux finishing, faux bois, marbleizing, decorative painting, lime washes, lacquer finishes, traditional quality interior and exterior painting.

Our goal is for every client to become a client for life and we believe we are succeeding. Over 90% of our large home projects have been referred by General Contractors, Project Managers, Property Managers, Interior Designers or from clients that have asked us to do additional homes or projects for them.

Many of our loyal clients learned the hard way that you can’t just hire any company for fine wood finishing and custom painting projects.

Before you hire a contractor, we recommend that you consider the following questions as you complete your due diligence.

Company Reputation

1. What is your California contractor license number?
2. In what California cities do you have up-to-date business licenses?
3. What proof of insurance do you normally provide to verify that all crew members are covered for workplace injuries?
4. What professional organizations for your industry are you an active member in?
5. How many client references do you normally provide?
6. How many professional references do you normally provide?
7. Has the company or any of the owners been recognized for excellence in wood finishing and painting?

Experience, Service and Materials

8. What areas of wood finishing and painting do you have specific experience in?
9. How many estate projects have you completed in the last 10 years?
10. How many wood finishing and custom painting projects have you completed in the last 10 years?
11. How many years of experience do your supervisors have on average?
12. Do you have a cabinet, millwork and furniture finishing facility to provide pick up, storage and delivery services?
13. Are your crews available at designated hourly rates for home and estate services?
14. What domestic and security issues are your crews trained in?
15. What specific lines of paint do your use on your projects?

Follow-up and Follow-through

16. How will you keep me updated on the status of my project?
17. How many hours a day can I reach you or my project supervisor by phone, email or text?
18. How long is your warranty and what does it cover and what does it exclude?

Once you ask these questions and review the contractor’s written answers, the quality contractors will stand out.

At our first meeting, we will be pleased to provide you with our answers to these questions and a sample of the amount of detail we include with every proposal.

We appreciate this opportunity to earn your business. We realize what it takes to acquire your trust, what it takes to give you the results you demand and what needs to be done to eliminate many of the headaches and frustrations people have with fine wood finishing and custom painting projects.

Please call us at (818) 908-9937 to schedule your personal consultation.

Thank you for your time and we look forward to working with you.