Recent content by MichelHAerf

Hi, I appreciate your response, especially considering my mention of painters wanting to charge double for the "gringo room." I want to clarify that in that particular case, the owners were responsible for paying for the painting (as owners should handle repairs in a rental). However, because...

Oh, I forgot to mention another experience. While sharing an apartment with an Argentine gentleman, we needed to have the antebaño and office area repainted. The person who came for the estimate tried to charge double his regular rates just because it was our space, and we were foreigners. This...

Considering the quality of work from many contractors, especially in painting, doing it yourself might yield better results. I had an experience with a local contractor, and their work was quite sloppy—no drop cloths or tape, resulting in paint stains on the floors. They even charged for...