contractor · painter · referral · pending first call
Mejia
Painter referral · NJ side of New Hope · phone 609-851-6882 · no jobs yet · awaiting first call to vet sub-specialty + insurance + lead-paint cert
Jobs to date
0
Lifetime spend
—
First contact
pending
Status
Shortlisted
Source
Referral
↗ Business website — TBD
↗ BBB profile — TBD
↗ Yelp / Angi reviews — TBD
↗ Insurance certificate — TBD
Identity facts
Business name
Mejia · full business name TBD on first call (sole-prop / LLC / crew name)
Address
TBD · 609 area code implies South-Jersey base (Trenton / Hopewell / Burlington belt). Confirm on first call.
Phone
(609) 851-6882
Hours
TBD
Tenure
TBD · ask "how long has the business been operating?"
Sub-specialty
TBD · interior whole-room? exterior whole-house? trim/cabinet specialist? deck/fence staining? — paint work decomposes into 4-5 distinct trades and the first call confirms which
Service area
NJ + crosses Delaware to New Hope/Bucks · confirm Pennsylvania-side service on first call
Insurance
TBD · general liability + workers comp required before any quote · request COI (certificate of insurance) by email
Lead-paint (RRP) certification
TBD · federally required for any disturbance >6 sq ft on pre-1978 surfaces · ask for EPA RRP firm cert number
Material defaults
TBD · Benjamin Moore (Aura / Regal / Cabinet Coat) · Sherwin-Williams (Duration / Emerald) · Behr — what brand+line do they default to? (Cheap-vs-pro split is a strong vendor signal)
Prep approach
TBD · most paint failures are prep failures · ask their standard sequence (sand / TSP wash / fill / prime / caulk / 2 coats vs cut-corner versions)
BBB
TBD · search BBB Trenton/South Jersey + BBB Doylestown after first call surfaces business name
Status
Shortlisted · pending first call
Vetting script · first call
- What's the business name on the invoice / insurance certificate? (sole-prop vs LLC vs DBA — needed for BBB lookup + tax reporting if engaged)
- Which sub-specialty do you mostly do? (interior, exterior, trim/cabinet spray, deck/fence stain — vendor → cell mapping)
- How far do you travel? Do you cover the PA side of New Hope routinely?
- Insurance — can you email a Certificate of Insurance (COI) with general liability + workers comp limits before the quote?
- RRP-certified for lead-paint disturbance? EPA firm number on file? (federal requirement on pre-1978 surfaces)
- Default material brand + line? (Benjamin Moore vs Sherwin Williams vs Behr — and which specific product line)
- Prep sequence on a typical interior repaint? (gold-standard: clean → sand → fill → caulk → prime → 2 finish coats; cut-corner versions skip steps)
- References — three recent jobs with phone-callable past clients?
- Photo portfolio — paint quality is visually judged, request 5+ before/after photos by email
- Earliest availability for a walkthrough/quote at New Hope?
Service log
No jobs yet. First entry will land here once the initial call surfaces a quote or walkthrough date. Until then, this is an empty cell — by design, not a missing-data warning.
Steward actions outstanding
- First call — work through the 10-question vetting script above; populate every TBD field on this page from the answers.
- Capture business name exactly as it appears on COI + BBB lookup once known.
- Search BBB for the business name in the South-NJ / Doylestown profiles after the first call.
- Photograph yard sign / business card / truck on first in-person meeting — populate hero photo on this record.
- Promote from Shortlisted → Engaged on the master contractors index after the first completed job lands in Harvest.
Cross-references
- Painters + decorators shortlist — Mejia sits in this cohort awaiting placement into a sub-specialty cell once the first call clarifies which
- Contractors master index — promote here once engaged
- A&B Full Pool Service — sibling pattern of an engaged-preferred record once Mejia graduates from shortlist
- Aratech Electrical — sibling engaged-preferred record (electrical equivalent)