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COOLEY DRYWALL PAINTING & REPAIR

Drywall, Interior Painting, Water & Smoke Damage

About us

Drywall repairs, stress cracks, drywall replacement do to water damage, resurface walls, retexture to match, insulate, mouldings replace, paint interior, paint exterior, stain decks, install doors,install new seperation walls

Business highlights

43 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered

Services we offer

Most interior repairs due to water damage and structure settleing, room additions,basement finish,color changes, popcorn cieling removal !

Amenities

Warranties
Yes
Emergency Services
Yes


Accepted payment methods

Check
PayPal

Reviews

4.617 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
82%
4
12%
3
0%
2
0%
1
6%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.6
value
4.8
professionalism
4.6
responsiveness
4.8
punctuality
4.9
Showing 1-17 of 17 reviews

Nathan S.
10/2013
5.0
drywall
  + -1 more
Very personably & friendly, called me by my first name, I have 2 toddlers that were very curious as to what he was doing & he talked to them showing what he was doing. The patch looks good price was reasonable, will be calling him again for some indoor painting later this winter.
Description of Work: Drywall repair after fireplace/chimney removal.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$400

Matt M.
02/2013
1.0
drywall
  + -1 more
I would not recommend Mark Cooley for any future work! I created a general scope of work and even had a drawing with dimensions for the work to ensure he and I were on the same page when he bid out the work. Initially, everything was going well and Mark was very responsive (showing up around 9-10 am everyday) to stud up the walls. He mentioned he was out of work, so he was more than happy to work on my project, but he couldn't give me a quote on drywall until the stud work was nearly complete. I waited on his quote for drywall while he continued his stud work. Finally, he was able to give me a quote of $3,100 for drywalling (with materials) when I got two additional quotes (1) $2,750 (with materials) 2) $2,600 (with materials)) that were well under his quote. Mark's response was he couldn't go lower and he didn't know how they were that low, so based on his workmanship errors and his price, I chose to go with another drywall contractor. The questionable workmanship errors were: studs were bowing out about 1/2-1", crooked walls, no ceiling support every 16" (more like 30-60" which would have had the drywall sag) and no over hangs for drywall to fasten. I confronted him and he immediately said he would be correcting all of these issues. He said he would be back Monday (2/25/13) to finish up and correct the errors. Instead, I received a text message "I will not be returning! I fell u have taken adxantage of my experience and generosity! Good luck with ur project!" Now I am left getting the drywaller that bid lower than he to fix Mark's mistakes for an additional cost. I would take Mark to small claims court, but the fees ($90) and time wasted is not worth re-couping the couple hundred of dollars from him.
Description of Work: Mark was initially hired to do wall stud work for my basement. He did stud work encasing my perimiter of the basement, 1 bathroom, and 1 bedroom. His timeline was close to on-time, except he did not finish the work he quoted and multiple workmanship issues had to be corrected by the new contractor to ensure the drywall would make a nice finished product.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
5.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

$800

William L.
11/2012
5.0
drywall, interior painters
  + 0 more
He gave us a quote, Did the job,and did extra things we wanted done. Such as Primed,And painted drywall,did the crown molding and painted molding upstairs.
Description of Work: Did all drywall,primed it, and painted it. Did crown molding. Then he painted molding upstairs,after we installed new doors.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,200

Aaron J.
09/2012
5.0
drywall
  + -1 more
I called Cooley Drywall on approximately 9/10/12 to ask for an estimate for ceiling texture repairs. I let him know that we were on a short timeline, and that we needed to have the work done as soon as possible. He came to do an estimate within a couple of days. He seemed very professional, knowledgeable, and friendly. We received an estimate immediately. We ended up hiring another company because the estimate we received was significantly less than the one from Cooley. We would consider hiring Cooley in the future, provided price was something we felt was reasonable.
Description of Work: Estimate for ceiling texture repair.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
value
2.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Grant B.
07/2012
5.0
drywall, interior painters
  + 0 more
They are very professional, courteous, prompt and I would recommend them.
Description of Work: Cooley Drywall Painting & Repair did a drywall and finishing services for me.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,500

Kathy D.
07/2012
4.0
drywall, interior painters
  + 0 more
Cleaned up spills and drips left behind. Will need to repaint some of the kitchen. Nice job on the sheet rock repair.
Description of Work: Paint marks not cleaned up and we will need to apply a second coat in some areas.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0

$1,700

Jennifer M.
04/2012
4.0
drywall, interior painters
  + 0 more
Good. He was timely and he does quality work. The only thing was when I went to check over everything, he had missed one of the insides of the bedroom closets. Again the only issues I had were with contacting him and having him follow-up (which was NOT timely) and the fact that he brought the smell of smoke into my home.
Description of Work: I had Mark come and give me an estimate on refreshing the paint on the inside of my home, as we were getting ready to sell it, so we wanted to have fresh paint. Mark was punctual for the inital appointment for the estimate. I liked the fact too that as he was going around looking at the home, he noticed a few small dings in a couple of the doors and he offered to fix those so that they would look brand-new and so I would not have to pay to replace them. He also did a good job of explaning how many coats of paint I would need and that he could get me the paint at the contractor's price, which I also though twas nice of him. Once into the project it became apparent that I was going to need more painting than I initally thought and Mark was great about checking with me (before proceeding) to make sure that was what I wanted to do and about giving me a good accurate quote as well. His work is very good, especially when it came to repairing the small dings in the doors! They look brand new! There were only a couple of issues that I, one was trying to get ahold of him. He tended to be at times not very timely about responding back to his e-mails or his voicemails. I had to call and e-mail several times and I was getting a bit worried as we were just a few days out from our start date and I had not heard from him. Another issue is that he smokes. While that is his personal choice, I had someone come over looking at my house (while he was there) and they mentioned to me that my home smelled like smoke! I of course was appalled as I nor my husband NEVER HAVE SMOKED and I noticed the smell too when I came over to check in with him. Since I was trying to sell my home, it was really not a good thing at all.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,200

Kim M.
02/2012
5.0
drywall
  + -1 more
The builder of our home did not put tiles high enough around the shower heads. Mark came and fixed the drywall in 2 bathrooms. He noticed a hole in my son's bedroom door and fixed it also. He was on time, cleaned up before he left and the work looks great.
Description of Work: He cut out the drywall in the shower head area of 2 bathrooms that had gotten wet and was ruined. He put in new drywall and let us know the next steps to fix the shower. He also patched a hole in the ceiling and a bedroom door.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$500

Kristopher K.
09/2011
5.0
interior painters
  + -1 more
Job went very smoothly from start to finish.
Description of Work: Painted interior walls. Painted old paneling, made it look like drywall. Did great job.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,500

Jen M.
08/2011
5.0
drywall, interior painters
  + 0 more
Mark did an excellent job on our house we are preparing to sell. I went with him due to his expertise, reputation, and extremely fair price. Mr. Cooley did some drywall repair and painted the interior of our house, and was able to do the work within a very reasonable time period. We were very satisfied, and plan to use Mark again in the near future!
Description of Work: Wallpaper removal, interior painting, drywall repair.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,900

J. Spencer H.
06/2011
5.0
drywall
  + -1 more
We found Mark on Angie's list, had him do some drywall repair work and are extremely pleased. We will call him to have any work done in the future.
Description of Work: Mark gave us value added advice about what drywall repairs he would recommend and which were not really necessary. When doing the work, he was very professional and went to great lengths to ensure no messes were left behind. The repairs blended extremely well with the existing drywall so that it was difficult to tell where repairs had been made. Mark also gave me some great advice for painting over the repairs. His rates were extremely reasonable, especially considering the excellent work he does. I would recommend his work to any of my friends!

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,300

Sanjeev M.
05/2011
5.0
drywall, interior painters
  + 0 more
Was trying to sell my house and noticed Drywall damage near the staircase leading to basement. Was really desparate as people were coming to see the house and needed to get the same fixed ASAP. Got these guys from Angie's list and explained the situation. They had other jobs scheduled but talked to one of their other jobs and were able to get the people and machinery to my house and get it done immediately into the wee hours of the night. They came back the next day and painted the area and we sold the house subsequently without problem. Great Job!! They did the drywall, then smoothed it out with the machine and came back the next day and painted it to match the other parts of the walls. They also were very reasonable and did not try to take advantage of our desperate need to get the house fixed.
Description of Work: Was trying to sell my house and noticed Drywall damage near the staircase leading to basement. Was really desparate as people were coming to see the house and needed to get the same fixed ASAP. Got these guys from Angie's list and explained the situation. They had other jobs scheduled but talked to one of their other jobs and were able to get the people and machinery to my house and get it done immediately into the wee hours of the night. They came back the next day and painted the area and we sold the house subsequently without problem. Great Job!!

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$400

William L.
04/2011
5.0
drywall, interior painters
  + 0 more
Very punctual, very accommodating. I had a few changes, and he was very patient with me. The price was right, and if I ever had more drywall work to be done, I would hire him again. Very knowledgable and has plenty of experience.
Description of Work: He did the drywall in our basement, as well as painted and put trim up.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,400

Robyn W.
01/2011
5.0
drywall
  + -1 more
Mark did an excellent job of drywall finishing. He had to match the "orange peel" finish of the wall and ceiling and it was perfect.
Description of Work: Drywall finishing/matching.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$200

Kay M.
01/2011
5.0
drywall, interior painters
  + 0 more
Mark replaced the wall, removed all waste materials, and cleaned up completely. After he did the "mudding," he came back a couple of days later to sand and "re-mud." The wall looks brand new!
Description of Work: Mark replaced a wall that had been badly damaged by the previous owner.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$150

Sanjeev M.
06/2009
5.0
drywall, interior painters
  + 0 more
We had an urgency to get this done due to a closing and Mark and team came the same day did the work at night and also came back next day to paint it. Awesome Job.
Description of Work: Had a hole in the wall at a curve and difficult to fix. Contracted Mark who is awesome and very professional. We could not find where the hole was after Mark and his team was done.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$125

Alice W.
03/2009
5.0
drywall
  + -1 more
Repaired drywall in my Cedar Rapids Home. From 4 feet down to the floor due to flood water damage. Was on time and efficiently worked, cleaned up after themselves!!!! And made everything new again He is a great professional company! Thanks Mark
Description of Work: Clean and dependable, excellent customer service people!

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$5,600

    Contact information

    PO BOX 1009, Marion, IA 52302


    Service hours

    Sunday:
    Closed
    Monday:
    Closed
    Tuesday:
    Closed
    Wednesday:
    Closed
    Thursday:
    Closed
    Friday:
    Closed
    Saturday:
    Closed

    Licensing

    Bonded

    Insured
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    Service Categories

    Drywall,
    Interior Painting,
    Water & Smoke Damage

    FAQ

    COOLEY DRYWALL PAINTING & REPAIR is currently rated 4.6 overall out of 5.

    Sunday: Closed

    Monday: Closed

    Tuesday: Closed

    Wednesday: Closed

    Thursday: Closed

    Friday: Closed

    Saturday: Closed

    COOLEY DRYWALL PAINTING & REPAIR accepts the following forms of payment: Check,PayPal
    No, COOLEY DRYWALL PAINTING & REPAIR does not offer free project estimates.
    No, COOLEY DRYWALL PAINTING & REPAIR does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
    No, COOLEY DRYWALL PAINTING & REPAIR does not offer a senior discount.
    Yes, COOLEY DRYWALL PAINTING & REPAIR offers emergency services.
    Yes, COOLEY DRYWALL PAINTING & REPAIR offers warranties.
    COOLEY DRYWALL PAINTING & REPAIR offers the following services: Most interior repairs due to water damage and structure settleing, room additions,basement finish,color changes, popcorn cieling removal !

    Contact information

    PO BOX 1009, Marion, IA 52302


    Service hours

    Sunday:
    Closed
    Monday:
    Closed
    Tuesday:
    Closed
    Wednesday:
    Closed
    Thursday:
    Closed
    Friday:
    Closed
    Saturday:
    Closed