Post some photos and folks (especially the pros) can give you a sense of whether the defects fall into acceptable tolerances.

can I add photos to my original posting?

@Artyguy - yes, you can.

Hit “edit”, and add the photos.

Unable to go back to my original post and find edit. So will add here. It's just so sloppy.

Thank you

those are just a few of the many that I'm sharing. I put blue tape to spotlight and remind me to point out... but not sure how many more they will fix. Very disappointing and heartbreaking.

When the finish work looks that bad and they think it is good it would lead me to question everything he did that is not visible.........................

Ugh. Very poor quality, unprofessional sub-par work. The paint subcontractor needs to return to address these flaws. A professional painter would be embarrassed to leave the job like this.

I am very fussy about paint and inspected and tagged as each area/room was completed. The painters addressed most of the issues. Still, is it a flawless perfect paint job (over 5000 square feet)? No. But I believe it meets professional standards. I’m sure I drove them nuts. But I gave a generous gratuity at the end to compensate for having to deal with my crazy.

That's what I'm afraid of. The original budget was $44,000 but went up to $55,000 for add on. So I expected better... but maybe you have to spend twice that amount if you live in the Bay Area?

I'm doing my best, but it's frustrating as I just don't know what I should be expecting?

Agree 100% with previous posters, that is terrible, sub-par work.

If your contractor considers that to be acceptable, then be glad you still have the $10,000 in your pocket and not his.

Tell him it needs to be fixed to your satisfaction...period.

You’re pointing out obvious, and pretty easily fixed, flaws. I believe a reputable contractor would be happy to fix those things to satisfy a customer and to reap future referrals. I wouldn’t be tempted to let any of that go. But, to millworkman’s point, did you take photos of the waterproofing and materials during construction? Are you sure they did it according to code?

I just hope they didn’t redo a shower for you

They did actually. visually looks fine, the hot and cold fixture doesn't seem to work right... But other then that works fine. I believe they did everything to code. I did take pictures

I can do better work than that -- you should get better if you are paying "pros." You should expect clean lines and neat finishing details -- not something that looks like a grade school kid did it. It should look like something a person would take pride in.

ETA -- I was typing before the shower photos and was addressing the wall work - paint, mud and such. Very poor work.

Thank you! What I expected... But wondering maybe you have to pay twice what I paid to get those results... that's what I wasn't sure of.

please explain what you mean by the poor work on the paint, mud and such??

Also was the $55,000 budget only for the painting? Or for the entire kitchen & bathroom renovation?

The budget was $144,000. With a few add on to have living room sheet rocked and other went to $155,000

Oh. You typed 44K and 55K above.

Even so, $155K for a (“ground up” - assuming this means total gut) kitchen and bath remodel is probably on the low end. Particularly in your location.

sorry, typo. Yes total gut for kitchen and bath includes appliances, fixtures.

So you think, that's why I'm seeing the poor workmenship? Because my remodel is on the "low end"? What should I expect then?

Possibly, although it would depend on your selections and other construction details (eg, relocating plumbing, knocking down walls, etc...). But it is also possible to pay a contractor top dollar who chooses subs based on their bid (low), not the quality of their work.

You mention above that you suspect your contractor hired inferior trades/handyman. Is this opinion based solely on the workmanship?

I‘m sorry you are going through this. But you could hold back that $10,000 and hire a reputable painter to come in a correct those paint flaws. Although I would first give the contractor the opportunity to correct the problems.

Plumbing was left in the same place mostly. Some changes were needed. Partial non low bearing wall was removed. New quality appliances were purchased along with quartz countertop. Regarding the inferior trade/handyman... the opinion is based solely on the workmanship.

Your point is a good one... hopefully the contractor will resolve this so I won’t have to find a reputable painter. I just didn’t know what to expect and if my expectations were reasonable. Well will push on and see how this lands. Thank you!

How can one properly detail a window that's half in the shower?

I will thank you... I just wasn’t sure.