Subcontracting Interior Painting Jobs Turning Into a Total Nightmare

Been subcontracting out interior painting gigs for the last couple years, mostly residential stuff with Sherwin-Williams Emerald on trim and walls. Thought it'd be a good way to scale up without hiring full-time, but these guys keep showing up late and half-assing the prep work, leaving me to fix roller marks and uneven coats. Last job, the sub crew skipped the second coat on a foyer ceiling, and the homeowner is pissed, calling me non-stop. I'm using Housecall Pro to track everything, but it ain't helping with unreliable painters who ghost after payment. At this point, I'm considering cutting them all loose and sticking to solo work. Anyone else dealing with this crap in the painting world?

man i feel that. subcontracting painting always ends up with me babysitting crews that cant even tape a straight line.

i finally built a solid network of three reliable painters i trust with benjamin moore jobs. took a year of weeding out the flakes but now my subs handle 80% of my interiors without drama. referrals from them keep the work coming steady.

customer calls at midnight because the walls are streaky? hilarious, tell her its modern art and charge extra for the 'artistic touch'.

screw these subs and homeowners expecting perfection for pennies. painting contractors need to union up or something to stop this BS.