Valenz Paint and Trim

David and his crew painted all interior walls of a 3 story new construction home with custom color palette. Within 15 minutes of contacting Valenz Painting & Trim through AngiesList, David the owner, contacted me by phone to discuss and came out the very next day to do a walk through to give me an estimate. I had quite a few colors with accent walls. I was given an estimate for the work to be done in about 5 days, he started the following Monday and finished that Friday early. The quality was absolutely great! The home was a brand new construction home, but even David found some flaws which he quickly pointed out and patched up for me. For a separate job, David recommended his buddy that is building custom cabinets for my laundry room. David was also very accommodating as I had other people there to fix issues from the builder. They cleaned up everything perfectly after completing the job better than how the builders left it! I definitely plan to use his services in the future again!

I have some valuable pieces of furniture that desperately needed TLC. After extensive research for someone who can renovate my pricey collectibles, I came across David. He was quick, efficient, experienced and my furnishings looked flawlessly brand new. Needless to say I am more than thankful and will continue to do business for all my remodeling/​renovating projects.

We recently bought a home in San Ramon, CA. I found David on Angie’s List and based on the reviews we received an estimate from him and two others. The entire process was by telephone as I was still on the east coast. David’s price was competitive and my wife (who had already relocated) met David and we contracted his services. Originally, we only wanted to paint the exterior white trim of the house — but because David is so thorough, we were able to see the ‘true’ condition of the house after it was completely power washed. We ended up having the entire exterior painted and the house looks brand new.
As for the interior, his team was courteous, immaculate, and did a spectacular job. We have soft corners (like many homes in CA) on the walls and these guys were able to cut one room into the next seamlessly. David was here while our floors were being installed and had to wait to finish the baseboard molding — he actually called me to let me know that a part of the floor was incorrectly installed and he wouldn’t install the moldings until it was done right. Who does that? Sure enough, the flooring folks came back and corrected the problem. His team was great too — they signed for UPS packages, let in some other vendors, just all around great people and a great experience.
After the movers came and went, we had a ton of scuffs of the walls from the move-​in. David came back and touched up everything. As I have found from researching just about everything from service providers to appliances, people have varying degrees of satisfaction regarding the same people or products. Our experience with David was nothing short of great. Highly recommended.

David came highly rated on Angie’s List but our experience was not favorable. Actually we thought he was horrible. It was a whole house interior job and his brother painted the baseboards with flat latex. I pointed it out to David and he said that was how they «always do it» with small (2″ high) baseboards. No good painter would do that! Baseboards get scuffed and need to be washable, regardless of how prominent they are. He did send someone else back to redo them but he was sloppy and got a lot of paint on the carpets and onto the walls that weren’t supposed to be painted. Worse, David called to say that the guy would be hours late because he son was sick, but when the guy showed up it turned out the he had a second job that he was on-​call for and said that David knew that.
I think David is a nice guy and he bent over backwards to try to make things right, but he seems to not be able to admit mistakes. I understand mistakes but I don’t understand lies. We’re nice people — we’d understand if the brother was new and didn’t know abt painting baseboards with a washable paint and if the other guy needed to come another day. A simple apology instead of excuses would have made all the difference.
In the end, we didn’t let him come back to try to fix the mess — we just wanted them out of our house. Perhaps the reviews with a positive experience were serviced by David himself, but our job was handled by what felt like non-​professionals. David did come by briefly a couple of times, but he never lifted a brush that I’m aware of. Additionally, he was no cheaper than the other bids. We selected him because of the glowing Angie’s List reviews and were mightily disappointed and felt ripped off.
The job and excuses deserved only one star, but he really wanted to make things right, so we give him an extra star for that.

When we moved to Danville at the end of July, we were in a hurry. After we moved in, we realized that we really need to repaint the interior of the house. So I started to call a number of painters and we found David Valenzuela. He came by right on time and gave me an estimate on the spot. I want to make sure the work can start and finish on time, David assured me. On the starting day, his crew showed up 20 min earlier, Caesar, his crew lead was very professional, polite, considered and willing to work us. Mind at this point, all our furnitures were in, his crew carefully juggled them, made sure everything was well covered before starting their paint job. They went the extra miles even to painstakingly touched up little details, fill the nail holes. At the end of the week, my house looked anew (from the inside). Over the years, I have seen all kinds of contractors, those who are technically strong often has an attitude. Some are just the opposite, half as good as they claim they are but are very nice to the customers. I want to say that David’s crew were excellent when it comes to getting the job done as they were technically strong and they worked fast. Yet they were polite, kind and very professional. To me that is a rare combination. Thanks David!

David showed up on time to do the estimate, and quoted an ok price. I admit that I have some sticker shock on prices in California after moving from Texas, but I guess it was fair. He also said he could put up some light fixtures for me.
His crew showed up on time and I have to admit, they did an excellent job. There was no mess whatsoever. They did an excellent job cutting lines around trim. They finished on time. I was very pleased. I would absolutely recommend them.

David and his team did an excellent job painting the exterior of our home. His quote was the most reasonable of several quotes we got. David and his team were top notch in prepping, painting, and cleanup of the job. They even painted several doors and repaired damaged wood with no extra cost. We were so happy with their work that we had them paint the interior of our townhouse rental. No need to look any further than to David and his team for excellent, reliable, and trustworthy work!

Executive summary: I’d trust this vendor with any paint job I have. He’s thorough, excellent, and reasonable. Price is fair. Attention to detail exemplary. Clean up and customer service first rate. You can trust this guy.
Long story: I deal with vendors and contractors on a regular basis — it’s part of my job managing properties around the Bay Area. But when it comes to painting my own home — well, that’s where the antenna really go up and I really want to be careful.
After getting thorough estimates from several painting contractors (each were highly rated on Unilocal), I ended up with bids which unsurprisingly ran the gamut in terms of cost. When it comes to this kind of work, price is NOT everything — but I was encouraged that given the scope of work, Valenz Paint and Trim was very reasonable. Just as important to me, of all the contractors bidding Valenz was the ONLY one who really seemed to want the job. Sometimes your gut tells you who the right vendor is.
Completion was timely. I was informed of small deviations from schedule well in advance. Every worker who came to the site was courteous, professional and did excellent work. I’m very pleased both with the final job and with the experience working with this vendor. Highly recommended.

Made an appt Sat morning for estimate. Did not show up. 30 min after the scheduled appt, I called and left a message asking if he was going to make it. Never received a call back. From my perspective shows a lack of professionalism. If he is too busy then should have not made the appointment.

IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN DAVID VALENZUELA OF VALEN’Z PAINTING & TRIM TURNED DOWN MY JOB TODAY!!!
David Valenzuela came out July 29, 2011, at the desired time to give me an estimate for caulking and painting of a rather large Pergola in the backyard that goes the length of the house. I also requested an estimate to freshen up and re-​paint all the white trim around doors/​windows, etc.
He told me I could run a thin bead of caulk myself around the open joints at the bottom of the posts on the Pergola to save money and continued to tell me that the paint on the Pergola, as well as the exterior white trim were all in really good shape, did not need painting at this time and said to call him in a couple of years and he would gladly do the work when it was really needed.
Have you EVER had a contractor of any sort turn down work or your money? Me neither!!! This one encounter with David Valenzula has made me a customer of his for life. Such honesty is very hard to come by. When the time comes, I will call no one else but David. He already has great reports on Angie’s List and I can add truthfulness and honesty to his list of assets.
Thank you so much David… you are indeed one of a kind!

I called David for a exterior painting quote and he came over 2 days
later. I walked him around the property and he said he would work up a bid.
He never gave me a bid or called. Not a very responsible way to run a
business. I would not recommend him.

David just completed painting the entire interior of my 1800 square foot home. He also: painted kitchen cabinets and installed glass in them, installed a wall doggy door, replaced 3 lighting fixtures, installed new bathroom vanity and did plumbing, replaced outlet and switch plates, fixed garage door, replaced washing machine valves and hauled away lots of garbage. I think David and his crew did an amazing job with everything and were very easy to work with. I am also so happy with the color David picked out for the main parts of the house — I had a hard time deciding on a color, and he picked out a beautiful one along with a great accent wall color. I would definitely use him again for painting and handyman work.

My house was last painted inside about 16 years ago so clearly needed some attention. David gave me a very fair quote, worked with my schedule & he & his assistant did a great job. They cleaned the walls, fixed multiple cracks & even did some exterior touch up for me, He helped me decide on color & really made perfect recommendations. A couple of touch ups were need & David was out right away. I recommend highly!

Called on a Sunday, and the owner David came to give me a quote 40 minutes later. Said he (and another worker) could finish the job the next day. They painted the living room, hallway, two bedrooms, and installed one section of trim that had been damaged. The rooms look great, and he somehow found a trim that matched what we had, we had looked for it at Ace and Home Depot but could not find anything close.