Meet Roger & Sandy

Here's some information about our training and experience. We often joke that Sandy may have the creative idea, but Roger is the one who makes it happen. We think that we're a great balance, and the perfect combination of ideas and implementation.

Meet Roger & Sandy

Like many of you, we came to Western North Carolina on vacation and decided there was no better place to live. In a giant leap of faith, we closed our successful contracting business in the San Francisco Bay Area, sold our home and relocated in 2004. Today we're even happier to be here as we've settled into our new life, become active in the community and made many wonderful new friends.

 

Roger Ness

Roger has over twenty-five years' construction industry experience as a licensed contractor, business owner and journeyman painter, specializing in custom projects. He and Sandy made Ness Painting & Decorating well known for superb workmanship and service, building a loyal and enthusiastic clientele. In addition to his five years' formal training as a painter in a union apprenticeship program, Roger has completed numerous special courses in residential improvements and maintenance.

Special Training

Painters Union Local 83 Apprenticeship Program
Building Education Center, Berkeley, California (25 courses)
University of California Forest Products Laboratory (Insects and Decay in Wood Structures)
Urban Farmer, Mill Valley, California (Drip Irrigation Design, Installation and Trouble-shooting)
Day Studio-Workshop ( Wall Glazing)
Gale Laurence Studio (Color Theory)
Wolman Wood Care Products - Certified Contractor

Community Activities

Elks Lodge #1616, Hendersonville

To contact Roger:

roger@sterlingpropertyservice.com

Sandy Le Roy

 
After notable success as an insurance broker and risk management consultant, Sandy changed careers in 1986 when she and Roger formed Ness Painting & Decorating. Building on a lifelong interest in color and design, Sandy studied at two of the most highly regarded decorative painting schools in the country, and became a skilled artisan painter and color consultant. Sandy also has received the Accredited Staging Professional (ASP™) designation.

Sandy's work as a professional stager and color consultant has been featured in Carolina Home & Garden, Mountain Traditions (pg. 90) and Blue Mountain Living magazines.  Along with REALTOR® colleague Mary Stephens, Sandy writes a weekly column on smart selling practices for the Real Estate section of the Hendersonville Times-News.   Smart Selling Column

Special Training

Day Studio-Workshop, San Francisco, California (Stone and Marble, Glazing and Guilding, Color Theory, Historical and Complex Stenciling)
Gale Laurence Studio (Color Theory, Working with Casein)
Accredited Staging Professional ASP™

Business Affiliations

Asheville Board of REALTORS®
Hendersonville Board of REALTORS®
Tryon-Polk County Board of REALTORS®
Henderson County Chamber of Commerce
Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce

Community Activities

Rotary International, Hendersonville Four Seasons Club
Historic Flat Rock - Trustee

To contact Sandy:

sandy@sterlingpropertyservice.com