Would not hire again. Mike is a nice guy but he struggles to manage the project. Big talk up front but doesn't deliver. (Started 3 days late. Quoted 4 days, took 6) He also avoids fulfilling the agreement to his advantage. I was clear I wanted 2 coats(top coat) in the garage and he said he needed to do 2 coats of mud. He did 1 coat each. Refused to do 2 as we discussed. Lastly, he didn't fulfill the contract. It stated he would provide supplies. He wouldn't buy paint to touch up trim his guys got wall paint on. I had too. The contract stated "clean up." Left trash and debris upstairs and downstairs inside. The garage was straight trashed. Dried drywall mud all over the floor, debris, trash, and other crap left in my yard. He used my leaf blower and brooms to blow crap all over my driveway. Zero clean up completed. Aside from one guy missing a few walls, his crew did decent work. I am 90% satisfied with the work completed. Dan did exceptional work. The garage does need a second coat all new colors do) but I'll just do it myself. Mike makes things difficult and uncomfortable. The customer is not his priority. He writes the contracts vague. Be specific and do not pay until it's satisfied. Lesson learned. read more

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Mike Kennedy from a Brush Above Painting is terrible! It really saddens me to even have to write this. He was hired to paint my basement. The ceiling is a horrible mess. There are so many places that he missed. I have given him amply time to fix his mistakes. He has told us several times and dates that he would be over, so we canceled plans would rearrange our schedules, and he canceled every time. Needless to say, a month later and he still has not come back. He also made a mess on the floors, hand rails, and light switch covers. He tried to do a "bait and switch" with the paint he told us he would use. Talked a big story of using Sherwin Williams Emerald paint. I happen to take a look around and check, Mike was using the cheapest paint. I had to call him out on it, and he tried to fast talk me. (Little did he know, I have done my fair share of painting-and knew my products). Stay away and hire a real professional painter! (BTW, I would give zero stars if it would let me) read more

I wish I had read these reviews before I hired Mike to do a drywall/ paint job, same old story apparently. Not only did he not come back to finish the job and left my bathroom a wreck, this video shows what he called finished. The entire job needs to be redone. 2 people I called in to give me estimates to fix it said it was one of the worst they had seen. Seemed like a nice guy at first, but highly unprofessional and unethical. Stay away!! read more

6 months ago this company was hired to paint my entire first floor to include trim, doors and windows from wood to white. I paid monies up front then a percentage over time determined by Mike. There was only one final payment left due at completion of the job, the job was not completed.The doors and wood trim around entrances and windows were spray painted white leaving multiple drip and splattered patterns. Patched areas appeared uneven and the paint dried over patched areas I could see white dots. I contacted the paint company to assess the outcome on the finished surfaces to include the chipping and pealing paint on doors and trim perhaps being related to the paint , it was determined that the surfaces appeared incorrectly prepped prior to painting, due lack of primer and sanding. There were roughened areas where walls were patched, color bleed through around windows with numerous drips. Caulked areas on window trim was not smoothed prior to painting. I attempted to communicate throughout. Window hardware had paint coated internal crank mechanisms.Overspray on hand soap dispensers, floors, wooden stairway banister, carpet , tile, the new vanity .... When Mike informed me it was their last day he also indicated that they had only 3 hours to finish, there was another job , demanding he be paid the last payment in full regardless to completing the job. I did question that perhaps 3 hours would not be enough to finish the job, to include repairing imperfections and cleaning up. The job was not completed. I did experience what could be described as an unpleasant colorful array of English terminology. read more

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Couldn't have been worse! Terrible, terrible, terrible. I can't imagine doing this type of a job and receive payment or call yourself a painter. Runs everywhere, 3 weeks behind contract. I personally have only painted a few times and I could do better. Besides being 3 weeks later than scheduled after giving a deposit. Ridiculous, spent hours upon hours scraping paint off of hardwood floors. There is more, but WOW, just WOW. Do I really need to give them a star to post this review? read more

If I could give zero stars my hubby and I would. I agree with everyone who posted awful things about A Brush Above - Michael Kennedy. I have hundreds of photos to show how our newly purchased condo was destroyed by him & his 2 workers. Paint poured down my kitchen sink, paint sprayed everywhere, light bulbs sprayed, new appliances with paint, patchy paint job, paint on door knobs, door hinges. Missing door knobs, broken $165 light cover, missing light cover and another broken light cover. Didn't put screws in our window locks, they didn't close windows or put hand cranks back on. Paint on carpet, tiled floors, all over our wood cabinets in the 2 bathrooms and kitchen and laundry room. Paint on both washer and dryer. They pulled the dryer out and broke the connection. Next day we were smelling gas and I called Consumers Power. Now we have a plumber coming tomorrow to fix this issue to the tune of $550. I started the washer for the 1st time since before ABA came. When they pulled out washer to paint behind it, they took the hose out of the hole on the box. So we had a flood today. Every single day there are more and more things wrong. The paint looks like crap and we have to hire a real painter. We are sick! read more

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I hired this company in Dec of 2020. 1 year later all the trim and doors needed to be completely repainted. As every trim and door in the house chipped and peeled when I touched it. I reached out to the company in Dec 2021 since they say they guarantee both the work and paint. After messaging back and forth for months the owners wife set up a consultation to see if Mike could figure out what the problem was. Her thought was perhaps my home has high humidity causing the paint to not have adhered well. The morning of the consultation Mike called very aggressively tell me this is all my fault for "beating the shit" out of my house. And that "he wouldn't be doing nothing for free" I never asked for a single thing for free. I asked he come consult as to why his work did not hold up for 1 year. The Sherwin Williams experts that came out said the surfaces were not prepped properly before paint. The quality of the work completed was subpar with wonky paint lines, painted over outlets, and overspray on our windows and floors. Cigarette butts thrown in our front yard for the week it took him to paint. I didn't complain then but paint should stay more than a year. Please save yourselves the trouble and hire any other company. read more

Stay away... con artist, unethical, deceitful. Got estimate, Agreed on price, gave 50% deposit with clear understand that it would be completed by the following weekend. Three weeks later after several excuses and reasons for not showing up as promised I finished the job. And how did he get the paint to apply so thin? It's almost disappearing before my eyes!!! Totally ruined the idea of having our house "professionally painted". He gives contractors a bad name. read more

Mike quoted us a price to paint most of our first floor, some drywall replacement and a bedroom.His employee did the bedroom and after many comments from us it turned out great. The rest of the house not so much. Mike stopped less than halfway through and never came back. Told us he had done enough work for what he charged. We had to hire other contractors to redo most of his work plus. Do not use him ever for anything. Total con artist. read more

Michael John Kennedy answered a CraigsList ad of me looking for a painter on 7/12/2014 to paint my home's exterior. His $1800 quote sounded good, but I should have known it was trouble when he wanted it all up front. I got him to go to $250 down and half the day he started. He never showed up or called. I called him, he said he was sorry and would do it the next week. Again no call, no show. Finally around Thanksgiving I called and he said it was too cold to paint now. He said he would send my deposit money back the next week. Well, no call, no check, no respect. And yes, I have a copy of the signed invoice and a picture of his Michigan State ID and a copy of the canceled check. read more

Mike is in process of painting my store front. So far he has completed his first coat waiting for him to do touch ups. STAY TUNED!!! I'll update this when he is done 3-28-19 start date. read more

Mike Kennedy owner from A Brush Above took a $300.00 deposit check for a painting job. He cashed it right away. It has been 7 weeks. He did not show up on the scheduled painting date. When I called he said not to worry, he would bring 3 men the next day to complete the job. He did not show the next day. When I called him he sounded annoyed that I asked for my deposit back. He said he does not have the money now. He spent my check. He said he would send me my money after he got the money from another job he was doing. He will not return any phone calls. Rating: Thief read more

A Brush Above Painting Co or Mike Kennedy has owned me money since he took my deposit and never started to paint the exterior of my house now I'm out $1300.00 and have won a judgment in small claims for $1504.00 tried to get him to pay back in payments but it never worked out. Went back to Court to to get a seizure of property but still have not heard a thing. BOTTOM LINE STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY! read more

I'm a single mother and saved for a month to get my babies room painted. Mike Kennedy from brush above painting took 150$ for a deposit a month ago and never showed up to do the work. I am devastated because that is a lot of money to me. I work 2 jobs to support us and don't get government assistance because I actually work. I pray no one else gets hurt by this man. read more

Its only right that I mention that Mike did return our money in two installments after we took further measures to collect.

Stay away from this company. The owner, Mike Kennedy is unethical, deceitful, and a poor businessman. He does not stand by his work, and if he does show-up you better have him do everything and make sure it's right because good luck getting him back out to fix it. I signed a contract with him on June 28, 2017 and we agreed on a start date of August 3, 2017. Needless to say that day came and went without a phone call as to why he didn't show up. When I did contact him he said he was finishing up a job and would be starting on my home's exterior shortly. After several calls back and forth, I decided I wanted my deposit back and did not want to go any further with his company. He gladly told me my deposit was nonrefundable. I told him I worked in the legal field and that I could pursue legal action. He showed up the next morning and continued painting until finished. As per our contract he was supposed to replace the worn wood but instead he filled it in. Needless to say it is starting to crack. I sent him pictures of the things that needed to be repaired and he said he would be coming over Saturday morning and to leave the can of paint outside. Since he didn't show up, I called to see what happened and he said he knocked on my door and that I didn't leave the paint out. He lied. He could have called me from the driveway if he was at my house. Needless to say, he is not returning my calls. Do yourself a favor and do not bother with this headache. read more