Patchwork's Patching Specialist

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Fantastic, after being a little gun shy after the terrible job that Sears had done, we were apprehensive about another contractor. Found Aston on Angies list and went for it. He arrived early for the estimate and was thorough and explained exactly what was involved. He said he would fix all of the areas around the windows that Sears had screwed up, i.e uneven wallboard, large voids etc. On the day of the job he arrived exactly when he said he would and went right to work preparing both rooms, plastic on the walls and furniture, floors covered, windows masked and covered. Very particular in his prep. of the rooms and walls. A true mark of someone who is proud of his accomplishments and professionalism. He first tapped all of the joints and large voids, primed the walls and applied a scratch coat. After letting the scratch dry, he applied two finish coats. The repaired area is smoother that the original walls. He cleaned up the areas completely, unlike Sears, and gave me thorough instructions on how long to let it dry before painting and reattaching the molding. He was not rushed and very congenial, a very pleasant experience. I do have more work for him and will definitely be contacting him to remove some acoustic in our bedroom.

We recently replaced a extremely large older kitchen window with a smaller, more efficient one, and as a result, needed a large area of the outside wall patched with stucco. Aston came over and gave us a verbal estimate and then followed up that estimate with a written one via email. We decided quite quickly to choose his services because of the rave reviews here on Angie's list and the great impression he left with my husband during his visit. He completed the stucco in 2 visits. The first visit was to put the tar paper, mesh wire, and then a base coat. We let that dry for 4 days, and then he came back for the finish coat. He took great care in protecting the new window with plastic and the cement patio by laying down plastic and then cleaned up after himself. The wall looks wonderful and one would never know there was a patch there. I think the job was worth the cost and Aston is a true artist.

Aston did a great job. He matched the exterior stucco texture, and explained how he made sure the underlying building wrap would also be repaired. The stucco looks great and survived the next storm. The garage drywall was also patched, plastered, and matched the texture. Aston explained what he was going to do, and that he was going to be sure to use fire rated drywall. Again, Aston did an outstanding job. Aston clearly takes pride in his work and it shows both in his work and his willingness to explain what needs to be done.

Aston was amazing to work with!!! He was very professional, did amazing work (the Newport Beach inspector even commented on what high quality work Aston did and how far it is above some of the other work he had recently inspected), and was very reasonable in his pricing and flexibility. I would definitely recommend him to anyone doing stucco work.

I spent about $4000 on that service. I thought that they did a good job. I was satisfied with the job. I thought that they did a good job and they were timely and did exactly what they said they were going to do.

We upgraded our electric panel and our electrician basically slammed our house with a mallet creating enormous cracks and holes. Our house was built in the 1920s and is in a historic district in Santa Ana. We called Ashton and he returned our call within a few hours. Ashton set up a time to take a look at the panel and arrived a few minutes early at the scheduled time. Interestingly enough, Ashton had done some work for the prior owners of our home due to a plumbing leak. His work was so good-we didn't even notice where the interior work had been done. Ashton gave us a very fair and reasonable price for the repair work which involved fairly extensive exterior stucco work. We had gotten a few estimates and found Ashton's estimate to be fairly low and very reasonable. Ashton showed up when he promised and completed the work within two days. Ashton told us to call him after the stucco had dried to let him know if we were satisfied. My wife who is a perfectionist called Ashton and told him that she noticed a few cracks developing (candidly, I thought it was fine). Like most contractors who had been paid in full, I assumed Ashton would not call us back or return. To our delight, Ashton not only called us back but went back to the house to investigate. Ashton being even more of a perfectionist, told us that he was not happy with his work and re-did the patch a few days later at no additional charge. We were so happy with Ashton's work and professionalism that we asked him to repair the ceiling in one of the bathrooms. Keep in mind, this is a 85 year old house! Ashton again showed up as promised, took great care to keep the work site clean, charged a very reasonable price, and cleaned up afterwards. We then hired Ashton to repair some interior stucco holes as we were removing some old light fixtures. We have a few other projects around the house and will definitely use him in the future. Ashton represented to us that he trained working in old houses in England and it is clear that an old house in California is easy for him. We highly recommend him and would and will use him again.

called Aston and left a voice and email message. He replied back via email later that day and said he would call me the next morning. He did and said he could come by later that day to give me an estimate and take a look at what needed to be done. I thought his price was fair for the work needed and he said he could be by on friday morning. Friday morning he shows up promptly and begins working on the main stucco, drywall and other miscellaneous stucco holes I had around the perimeter of the house. very pleased with the service and quality of the work. Aston was courteous, professional and a nice guy overall. Would use him again if I needed additional stucco repair.

Aston is a very skilled and professional artisian who knows his craft. He was on time, and if he was running late he would call. Overall experience was great. We felt that Aston treated us fairly and are very satisfied with the job he performed for us We would trust him to do work for us again because we know it would be well done and at a reasonable and fair price. He is also a very pleasent chap and we enjoyed having him at our home. Thank you Aston!

Aston was very easy to work with. We needed stucco repair after we got a new roof and he did a thorough job and had the expertise for the project. We had painters come and estimate, but they didn’t have the experience that Aston did. And he didn’t ask for payment until we were satisfied. Would highly recommend Patchworks.

Aston removed all old Wainscot, insulated the area and then covered with two coats of 60 minute paper. He then completed the brown and scratch coating and then waited the several days required before the final stucco top coat was completed. The job came out very good. Aston did a great job matching the existing stucco. Aston was neat, courteous, punctual, and communicated everything that was going on to both my wife and I. When he completed the job, he cleaned up the area to just the way it was before the work was started. Appx. one week after he completed the work, there were a couple small cracks around windows (nothing unusual for such a large stucco job). We contacted Aston and he was here the next day to take a look at what was going on. He came back a couple days later to repair and re-float the whole front again. This was not necessary but Aston really goes the extra mile to ensure we were pleased...and we were!!! We would definitely use Aston again and have already recommended him to several friends that are thinking about some outside and inside work. Thanks again Aston and good luck!

This is the 3rd time that I have used Aston, 2 of the times have been within the last 6 months. I have had some extensive home remodeling done in the past 2 months. During that time my contractors had to break out stucco to move the electrical panel and drill about 100 holes to blow in retro insulation in my walls. Both contractors said they have stucco guys that could patch for me but I turned them down for that part of the job. I decided that I would be using Aston again because of the quality of work he performed on the first 2 jobs that he did for me. He has mastered the skill of being able to blend the stucco so you cannot even tell that there are patches in the walls. He is always punctual, up front about all his work, and honest. Since this was the third time I used Aston I knew that he would not let me down with the quality of work I was looking for. The entire job went smooth from start to finish as in all the other jobs. He is very fair with his prices and has a no B.S. policy which is one of his best qualities. Like in my previous reviews I would recommend Aston for any stucco repair job that you need. He does it correct the first time.

I had contacted a general contractor that advertised in our condominium newsletter primarily to replace interior drywall that had been removed during our electrical system upgrade. After the electrical work was finished, I wanted to close-up the exterior of the building as soon as possible, as this was part of the common area of the condominium and the interior drywall behind the electrical service panel had been removed and I wanted this unofficial "window" closed-up. The exterior was the most obvious place to close first. The general contractor gave me a price and I told him I wanted just this stucco job performed with the next week. Well, the general contractor did not return phone calls/text messages for about three days, so I went to Angie's List to look for a Stucco specialist in west Orange County, CA. I found Patchworks Plastering, emailed the company Tuesday late afternoon, and had a call from them within 3-hours. The company owner, Aston, was able to visit the next day as he was transiting my area between his base in Orange County and a job in Long Beach. I had a quote less than 24-hours after my initial contact and the price was within $50 of the price quoted by the general contractor that I had contacted first. The initial day of work was about 3-hours long and less than one-week after my initial contact with Patchworks, I had a closed-in wall around my new electric service panel. Aston made a 2nd visit about 2-days later to apply the final touches to the stucco. When I came home from work after that 2nd visit, I could see the artistic part of stucco work, the consistent texture between the old stucco and new stucco. After this wall is painted, it will be difficult to tell there had been any modifications made to my wall. Aston was very prompt in responding to my initial contact, arrived on time, and most important, cleaned-up very thoroughly. Stucco work is messy and a good contractor will clear the work area to minimize the side-effects of their work.

Aston was on time. Covered eveyrthing and cleaned up nicely. Finish on repaired area was perfect and repaired area is not detectable. Aston is proud of his work. Work was done on time and efficiently.

Aston was very prompt and professional in the preparation of his proposal and completing the work. When he came to our house for the original inspection before submitting the estimate, he brought photos of similar projects that he had completed and explained the process thoroughly and why he felt that his approach offered a higher quality completed appearance. Being able to see the finished results from a project that was very similar to ours gave us a great deal of confidence in what we could expect. I had already received one quote for doing the work, so I had a feel for the anticipated cost. Although I was originally anticipating getting a series of competitive quotes, after meeting Aston, it was clear that we wanted to give him our business. Aston showed up on time for both the estimate and the appointed work date. He was very courteous with my wife and careful in working around our house. He indicated what he needed in order to complete his work in a manner that would accommodate our schedule. The finished result was excellent - it blended with the existing stucco perfectly such that you couldn't tell that a repair had been done. We have other areas on the house that were repaired years ago with far worse results, so it was easy to draw a comparison. He cleaned up thoroughly after each phase of the repair. Aston also noticed that there were areas of the wall at the ground level where the existing stucco was being damaged due to our irrigation system, and he made several recommendations for steps to forestall further damage. The work was completed in the time originally estimated. There was one small aspect of the drywall repair that he needed to come back to the house to complete - but that was due to our not conveying exactly what was expected up front. He took care of this without concern and the finished result was exactly what we were looking for. We would definitely recommend Patchworks for any stucco repair or drywall work, and give Aston full marks for professionalism and quality workmanship. He was a pleasure to work with.

If you are looking at my previous post you can see how I feel about Aston's work. You will notice that my reviews are pretty close together but the first review is from work he performed 2 years prior. I used Angie's list to get back in touch with Aston for this job that I needed done. There was no question that I would be using Aston to do the work because of all the compliments that I get on his previous work. When he came out to do the estimate it was like rehashing old times with a friend that you have not seen in a couple of years. He is a very personable person and a hard worker that has a no BS attitude. He told me how much it would cost me for my wall and I asked him when he could start. He started the next week and completed the job in about 2 weeks due to the couple of days of rain that decided to hinder the job. As in the previous job it looks perfect and I have had multiple neighbors inquire about his work because they have seen what he has done at my house. I would recommend Aston to anybody that needs stucco repair done. He is reasonably priced and gets the job done right the first time.

04/2011 - Aston was professional and very easy to deal with on the phone, during the estimate, during the job and after completion. His work was exceptional and is probably the best stucco repair job I have ever seen. I have a second stucco repair job on another part of the house coming up in a few months and I wont need to look any further. Looking forward to having him back and do more stucco work for me. 05/2011 - I have used Aston for a previous job and that is why he was back to my house for project #2. On time, excellent workmanship. I have had people come over to see the job and no one so far has been able to tell where the new stucco ends and the old stucco begins. His excellent stucco work makes my tankless water heater install look like brand new construction. Thanks Aston !

Aston was awesome to work with. He was very responsive when I called to have an estimate done where others kinda blew the job off because it was patch work. Aston was always punctual and working hard. Kinda funny but you know the man likes his job because he puts his Ipod in his ears and is singing as he works. I have gotten numerous compliments on the stucco work he did for me. He was done in a timely manner and always cleaned up before he left. My next door neighbor saw the quality of work he was doing and also hired him to patch some cracks in her house.

aston did all the work himself. he's very professional, clean, personable, punctual, and reasonable. he did the plastering the tradional way. took the time to wire correctly, patch any holes in the tarpaper, applied first coat one day and finished texture a couple of days later. wall and patch around the slider look professionally done. would not hesitate to use his services again.