Ever the diplomat, if a customer insists on a color that Mel thinks isn't right, he'll apply some of the paint and then ask the customer to come sit with him and look at the color in a different light.
Mel is very proud of the hundreds of homes they've painted for the City of San Jose Housing Rehabilitation Program. Mel and his crew perform remarkable transformations on these homes, which are very rundown before they begin, and he finds it very gratifying to see how thrilled people are with the result—often so thrilled that they're brought to tears.
Mel Soares Painting prefers working on residences and prefers repainting to new construction. This is an honest company that doesn't take shortcuts.
"He was very precise. He came on time. He did what he said he would do. He went the extra mile."
"The quality of the work, he gets it done when he says he will. The price is what he says it will be. Mel is very personable. We get along well. He has done three jobs for us, and he's done a great job each time."