Am I right to complain about workmanship?

katiieh

I am a new homeowner and our whole house has been painted. We have been here a few weeks and have been noticing more and more imperfections.
By this I mean, lumps of dried paint (small!) in all rooms, badly touched up areas (where for example a hole has been filled and painted over) that you can see, indentations in the paint, pretty poor straight lines on the edging.
Now I understand you cannot have perfection! But there are a variety of each of the above in every room. Are we right to complain about this? It just seems poor/rushed.
I would like to know whether these type of things (especially the dried paint lumps) are realistically unavoidable and therefore we are being picky?
Thanks in advance - sorry if there is a thread somewhere I couldn't find it.

Doozergirl

I guess it depends on what you pay.  Lots of people set up as painter & decorator with no genuine skill and they don't grasp the basics.  

The key to good decorating is all in the preparation - sanding and filling - that's where much, even most, time is spent.  Good decorating isn't cheap at all, it takes longer than most people think.  

Homer_home

Do you mean this is a new build and it was decorated before you moved in?

daivid

Was the house painted prior to purchase? If so unless your house is supposed to be high end I think your expectations are too high. Getting a good finish takes a lot more effort than most people are prepared to put in on a house they are selling. Even if you are booking the painter yourself you may need to be very careful who you choose and in setting out expectations.