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Overview

Hired 25 times

Background checked

2 employees

9 years in business

Payment methods

This pro accepts payments via Cash and Check.

Featured Projects

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Newly constructed Ryan home, unfinished basement
Basement Finishing or Remodeling

Reviews

Customers rated this pro highly for work quality, responsiveness, and professionalism.

Great 4.7

22 reviews

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Leo S.

Aug 22, 2016

Fair, prompt, courteous, quality work, experienced. Did a great job on my 40' X 40' building with 14' ceilings. Wish I had more work for them. You won't be disappointed! Very satisfied. Have John give you my phone number for reference. Leo S.

Martin S.

Sep 1, 2016

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Hired on Thumbtack

Drywall installed. I found John to be reputable.

Drywall Installation and Hanging

Toni F.

Sep 10, 2016

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Hired on Thumbtack

Very nice work!

Drywall Repair and Texturing

Jacob G.

Oct 16, 2016

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Hired on Thumbtack

The job I hired out was hanging and finishing ~2100 sqft of drywall. Walls in 4 rooms and 900 sqft of ceilings. I was not present for 90% of the work - I left a key outside for them to get in and out while I was at work. All in all, John seemed like a good guy, he wanted to make sure I was satisfied with his work, and I am glad I gave the job to him. Timeliness: 5/5 John gave me a quote on a Tuesday and hung 98 sheets of drywall that Saturday. He does not do the finishing himself, but the crew that did the finishing also finished in 5 days. We needed it done quickly so we could move in, so this was critical, and we were very happy with the speed. Hanging Quality: 4/5 Overall, the hanging looked good. From my perspective, he quoted 2 days and finished in 1. If he would have slowed down and taken his time, he could have avoided a few minor things like: -Marking access panel to plumbing so it does not hit studs on both sides. -Bending drywall around an uneven stud instead of having me make a shim. Finishing Quality: 2/5 I was disappointed with the finishing crew. They spent a lot of time criticizing the rest of the drywall work in the house done by the previous owners, but theirs was not much better! They knew we wanted to protect our carpet and floors, and we spent hours covering the floors in plastic and taping it down. I came in after the first day to see the plastic pulled away from the wall in multiple places and huge globs of joint compound dropped directly onto the carpet. They also forced us to get 5.5" baseboards, because they were too lazy to fill in screws near the bottom of the sheets. They also did not sand down joints at the bottom - there are large buildups of compound ~3-4" up from the floor that I will have to sand before putting baseboards in. They charged an extra $500 to do flat ceilings vs. textured, and there were many pitted areas and gouges in those ceilings. They said they would come back and patch those, so I marked several. About half of those turned out, but the other half look the same as before. At that point, we just wanted to start living here, so I gave up on them. Price: 4/5 John quoted me for $4500 total for the 2100 sqft job. $2.15/sqft was higher than I had heard I should expect, but I did not have time to shop around. His quote ended up being pretty close, but he did not factor in that I was responsible for disposal of all waste (Additional $180 and 2 hrs of labor on my end). I also didn't know I was responsible for the 3 cubic yards of scrap disposal until the end. He moved it into the yard for me, but it was a surprise that I had to take care of it from there.

Drywall Installation and Hanging

Jerry S.

Jan 5, 2017

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Job went well.

Drywall Repair and Texturing

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FAQs

What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
All jobs are different in many ways. Most of the time the size and difficulty level of the job dictate the price. Basically, each job is unique.
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Each time i work for a customer, new or recurring, i aim to please and deliver exactly what they have in mind.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
My training comes from a few experienced mentors that i look up to.