Sims & Blue Engagement & Project Experience November-December 2020
Reference 18th February 2021
I am the owner at 14 Embo St, Kew, Dunedin. In November 2020 I engaged Sims and Blue to do a full
repaint of my 1920’s Weatherboard Bungalow including repainting the roof. Not a small project as a
lot of the house required stripping right back.
When I began the process of getting quotes and committing to the project it was not something, I was
looking forward to having been through this once before and having had an exceptionally bad
experience and result the first time, despite having selected a Registered Master Painter with a
workmanship warranty, so I was very apprehensive regarding businesses stating they were registered
master painters. It was a costly job and exceptionally poor workmanship. I did not know of Sims &
Blue back then and I wish I had.
From the start Sims & Blue stood out. Glenn Sims promptly arrived to view the property and listened
as I outlined my budget, what I was hoping to achieve, when I would like to proceed and the
experience I had been through previously. He made his assessment, measured up and I received the
quote promptly.
Any questions I had were addressed and nothing was a problem. My initial feeling once I met and
spoke with Glenn was that he knew what was required and that Sims & Blue would do a good job that
was within my budget, one that would meet my hopes and expectation for the project before I even
received the quote.
What a different experience and result this time. Kelly was the primary painter on my job and his work
ethic and approach to the project was fantastic, he is a very dedicated and hard worker and Sims &
Blue are lucky to have him.
Glenn’s project management was first rate, his practical and personable approach start to end was
excellent.
The result was fantastic, and I could not have been happier or recommend Sims & Blue more highly
from engagement, project management and their workmanship. I feel exceptionally lucky to have had
Kelly on my project from start to finish, in fact he did a majority of all the work.
Sims & Blue are certainly the sort of firm that can Master Painters can proudly be associated with. I
happily recommend this business and team to anyone who asks and even to people who do not and I
do not give recommendations lightly. A stark contrast to my first experience with a Registered Master
Painter.
Karina Easterbrook - Embo Street
