John Ellis Painting Reviews
John Ellis Painting Overview
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John Ellis Painting has a 1.0 star rating from 1 review and consumers are mostly dissatisfied; reports cite project damage, deceptive contracts, and failure to refund, with mixed mentions of occasional well-done jobs.
Positive Feedback
Some customers praised reasonable pricing, helpful color selection, free estimates, and instances of quality painting and a 5-year touch-up warranty.
Negative Feedback / Risk Areas
- Recurring John Ellis Painting customer complaints about damaged work and deceptive contracts.
- Use of subcontracted labor and lack of consistent insurance or workmans comp raised concerns.
- Allegations of unpaid crews, billing disputes, and failure to provide refunds.
Key Takeaways for Future Customers
- Check John Ellis Painting reviews and confirm insurance and workers comp before hiring.
- Document contracts, payments, and take photos to protect against damages.
- Verify who will perform the work and get refund/billing terms in writing.
The generated data is based on reviews and questionnaires provided by PissedConsumer.com users.
John Ellis Painting has a 1.0 star rating from 1 review and consumers are mostly dissatisfied; reports cite project damage, deceptive contracts, and failure to refund, with mixed mentions of occasional well-done jobs.
Positive Feedback
Some customers praised reasonable pricing, helpful color selection, free estimates, and instances of quality painting and a 5-year touch-up warranty.
Negative Feedback / Risk Areas
- Recurring John Ellis Painting customer complaints about damaged work and deceptive contracts.
- Use of subcontracted labor and lack of consistent insurance or workmans comp raised concerns.
- Allegations of unpaid crews, billing disputes, and failure to provide refunds.
Key Takeaways for Future Customers
- Check John Ellis Painting reviews and confirm insurance and workers comp before hiring.
- Document contracts, payments, and take photos to protect against damages.
- Verify who will perform the work and get refund/billing terms in writing.
Burton, Michigan
Damaged walls
- - Contractor didn't keep his word.
- - Laborers threatened to sue for unpaid work.
- - They damaged walls; I hired another company; costs doubled.
SCAMMER who doesn't stick to his word. Hired day laborers who said they were gonna sue me because he didn't pay them.
Then they damaged my walls and I had to hire another company to come in and fix their damages, costing me double.
Guy is a smooth talker but a real POS. Get everything documented and if your project sucks and you sue him afterwards, just know he has no money in his name for you to collect!!!
User's recommendation: AVOID
Scam company with multiple names and lawsuits
- - No insurance or workmans comp; subcontracted labor.
- - Names used: Ellis Painting, Barthel and Sons, John Ellis Painting.
- - Owes $200k+ in NY violations; 7+ lawsuits in 5 years.
Company has no insurance, no workmans comp, has subcontracted laborers doing the work (migrants) and goes under multiple names: Ellis Painting, Barthel and Sons, John Ellis Painting, etc. The owner owes over $200,000 in NY for work violations and failure to abide by industry standards.
Google "PR 15-245, John Ellis A/K/A John C. Ellis Sr. (T/A J Ellis & Sons)"
All positive reviews are from owner friends. Take a picture of his drivers license, insurance papers, and workmans comp - you'll need those for court down the road after he destroys your home.
He's been sued at least 7 times in the past 5 years.
I'm not a painter, nor his rival. Just a dissatisfied home owner that regrets I didn't do my research to see who took my money and ran!!!
- No insurance
- Damaged my project
- Failure to refund
Preferred solution: Full refund
User's recommendation: DO YOUR RESEARCH! Google "PR 15-245, John Ellis A/K/A John C. Ellis Sr. (T/A J Ellis & Sons)"
Well done
very happy, free estimate, painted 11 rooms, did my hard wood floors, they came out great. it takes time but so worth it .
highly recommend. i will be a repeat customer.
Merrick, New York
Garbage job
- - Interior work was sloppy and color matching weak.
- - Laborers unprepared, limited English.
- - Promised work not done; not professional.
these guys r a joke stay clear. John is a sweet talking guy and a nice guy but actions speak louder than words. did interior work very sloppy and careless his color matching is weak at best and his laborers are day labor guys didnt speak english and had no clue of the detail work that was involved at the job they came unprepared to work missing ladders no scrappers etc.
things that were promised were not done. it really a bad experience.
not professional
bottom line it was a bunch of clowns in a circus
pay a little more and get a qualified pro to done your job this guy is nothing but a headache
Arlington, Texas
PAINTING
- - Reasonable price, great experience, insured.
- - They helped pick colors and were helpful.
- - They power washed, cleaned trim and rails, and painted exterior.
I USED JOHN ELLIS PAINTING AND HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE, THE PRICE WAS REASONABLE, . HE HELPED ME PICK THE COLORS,VERY HELPFUL , HE HAD INSURANCE, AND THE MEN CAME ,THEY POWER WASHED FIRST , CLEANED THE TRIM, CHALKED AND THE PAINTING WAS GREAT , THEY DID ALL THE TRIM ,AND WINDOWS, DOORS, .CLEANED THE RAILS OF THE IRON FENCE AND THEY CAME OUT GREAT TOO,HE GAVE ME A PRICE TO DO MY LIVING ROOM AND DINNING TO DO THIS SUMMER .
HE GAVE ME A FIVE YEAR WARRANTY ON WEATHER TOUCH UP .
ALL IN ALL THANK YOU JOHN , MY HOME LOOKS GREAT , HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
- Liked very much
New York, New York
John Ellis painting Fresh Meadows N.Y. -very sloppy job
- - John subcontracted the painting and kept the deposit.
- - Subs spoke little English and painted sidewalks.
- - I would not recommend him due to missed spots.
John was very nice until I found out he sub contracted the painting of the front of my house. He took the deposit and washed his hands of everything.
The subs could hardly speak english and got more paint on the side walk and bushes than on the house. I had to watch over them like a hawk to make sure they didn't miss any spots(
which they did). I would not recommed him to any body!
Please ask if the contractor will be doing the work and will be on site! If not please don't use them
This review is by a rival painter
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SCAMMER!!! He and his son-in-law Paul Barthel are con artists.
They hired day laborers to paint my house and the project was miserable. Had to hire another team and paid double to correct.
Make sure you get a written contract and take pictures of his credentials and insurance certificate (he doesn't have one) - he's a sole proprietor and if you sue him you'll never collect a penny because nothing's in his name. Don't trust this guy!!!
I don’t know this person It says I owe $ 7500 Have not done any jobs for that amount in years
Without an address how can I do anything