Meowdy!
I'm River (in the hat), and that's Evan.
Puma Pros happened... a bit by accident. We had been talking for years about starting our own business, while I took time out from life to go back to school. I was "born and raised" in construction (3rd generation), and have 30 years of trades experience under my tool belt. Truthfully, I was looking for a different path.
But one year we took on painting a friend's house, and rather than plain white walls, they wanted color. Serious color. The whole rainbow. And we realized that we both enjoyed the whole process, and we were proud of the result. Thus it began!
Old school quality. A new kind of construction company.
That's our goal here. Something different. Not your dad's construction company.
Evan is the artistic one. With a BA in music, and a lifetime in the performing arts, he brings a quirky blend of art and science to designing spaces that is sure to please you and your cats. :)
He is our Chief Cat Wrangler, which is something like an artistic director and a project manager put together.
Puma Philosophy
Puma Pros is an LGBTQIA+ owned business, where our lived experiences inform much of our ethics. We don't hide our purr-sonality or identity, and we don't want you to hide yours either.
In that vein, we aim to treat everyone with the respect and regard they deserve as humans, sharing expertise and information in a straightforward manner and seeking to build consensus with our clients on how we occupy and alter their spaces. We strive to maintain a safe environment for all.
If that's not your cuppa tea, and you like machismo and bigotry in your construction, oh boy, you have sooooooo many options in this trade that are not us!
Creativity is our passion, but we don't skimp on quality. Not for any reason, in any space. In fact, this website you're purr-using right now... this is not AI slop, not Wordpress, not some slapdash thing with stock photos. We built this ourselves out of bare code from the ground up, wrote 100% of our own content, and every photo is of our own work.
Is that normal? Not in our experience. But "normal" is just a setting on the dryer!
We take pride in what differentiates us from the norm.
Do it right. Do it once. Hurrying is counter-productive and unsafe.
It's not catchy, but that's the culture we aim to build here. Hurrying wastes material, delivers shoddy results, and worst... loses fingers. Quality and safety are not negotiable for us.
Puma Process
We strive to offer an uncommonly smooth, clean, and organized painting experience.
- A casual, professional consultation to establish the scope of your project. This will include an evaluation of the dimensions of your space and its current condition, and an exchange of your ideas and our design suggestions. There may be a (refundable) charge for this consultation, depending on your location.
- An estimate that presents multiple options in terms of products and project scope, so you can choose the best fit for your needs based on budget, time, etc.
- Color sampling is a big step. We paint sample swatches in multiple places, and you can sleep on it and see how the light looks at different times of day. We'll try more colors if need be, until we have the purr-fect fit.
- 100% purr-sonal on-site quality control. We don't bid jobs and sub them out—we are the crew. This minimizes mistakes and ensures consistent results.
- Your work site left clean and tidy every day. We like to start each day with a safe and organized work environment.