McCarthy Plastering

Top notch work and excellent communication. Very knowledgeable and professional, plus a very fair price. We will definitely hire them again!

Colin McCarthy did an excellent jo of plastering the areas of our garage ceiling that needed to be re-plastered. His work was high quality and completed with in the the time frame he said he would get the job done. I would not hesitate to refer my friends and family members to him. Given the time he took to get the job done right the dollar amount paid was well worth it. I would definitely hire him again

Have already used him a second time (first time to smooth a lot of textured walls, second time to board and plaster a renovated space), and would absolutely repeat. Colin is a great tradesman... his work is excellent and detailed. He's also incredibly nice, punctual, responsive, and fair with his prices. Highly recommend.

We had two ceilings redone, he was responsive, competitively priced, and did a great job. Very satisfied.

Colin was just terrific--responsive, professional, cordial and efficient! His workmanship was top-notch, and the projects for which we hired him, including drywall and plaster repair and installation in several locations around our house, were completed on time and on budget. We'd give Colin and McCarthy Plastering more than five stars were that possible and hire him again without hesitation.

It was not the first time when Colin did a job in our house. Every time, the job was done on time, the result was excellent, and the price was right. Colin is highly professional and easy to communicate. Highly recommend!

Colin did a masterful job of preparing then repairing a series of entries in my upstairs cape home, returned the day after insulation was completed and repaired to “as original condition”. His worker, Eric was also great in removing built-in areas of bath and seeing to their repair. I was very impressed with the entire job. They left the upstairs clean and ready for paint.

Our family did a huge addition with a family basement(playroom) living room/dining room & master bedroom. Colin McCarthy's plastering was truly excellent!! He even did venetian plastering on my dining room ceiling. My husband & I were SO impressed by his work/work ethic. He was prompt, highly efficient & left the house clean every day. We enthusiastically recommend McCarthy plastering for ANY home remodeling!

I reached out to Colin and set up an appointment to come out. He came out, provided a quote on 12/3/20 and I accepted his quote. He did not set up a date to start work at the time, as he had other jobs going on. When I did not hear from him, I reached out to him again, and he again in his email stated he was at a large job, and he got behind and had to hire other companies to help him complete that job. When I pressed for a time to start, he stated he would get back to me. Well, he finally gave me a start date of 12/17 and that he would be at my home between 8-9 am, but now stated he had to pick up a truck and some staging. But, also stated this is why he does not like to give a specific time. Having waited over two weeks, I sent Colin an email telling him I needed to nail down a specific time, as I was having scheduling conflicts. I am handicapped/disabled and have standing medical appointments/treatments that I must attend to, and we discussed this at our initial meeting. I just needed to know for certain that he was coming and an approximate time. So, based on his email, where he states he will arrive between 8-9, I err on his side and confirm, I will see him around 9 am. The next day, Colin is suppose to start my job. I wait, and wait, and wait. Colin never shows. I waited until 10:15 am. Then, I get online and see that Colin has sent me 3 emails. At 6:05 am, to call him. Then, at 6:53 am he sends me another email that he is at Home Depot waiting, and that they are not open in the tool area? He again talks about picking up staging from a friends house and renting a truck. He also states that I demanded that he be at my home by 9 am. This NEVER happened. Since it was now 10:22 and he had never showed, and after reading his three emails, I sent him an email advising him that I was not happy, and that I thought he was unprofessional, and inconsiderate, and had no respect for other peoples time. I also advise him that my review of him on Angies List was not going to be favorable. Then, he sends me a response back and states the following, by saying, "I am prepared for you to try and put me down. I expect nothing less from you?" It appears that Colin is upset that he has a bad review, and it is all because of his poor business practice. It all boils down to this. If you are going to bid for a job. Show up, and show up on time. Don't make excuses for why you don't like to give expected times of arrival, and then, complain that you don't like doing the type of job that you actually bid on. You knew I had vaulted ceilings when you came to bid. Then, you complained that you don't typically like to do these jobs. This too is your fault. As a customer, I accommodated you. I met with you, and I was on time. Then, I communicated wit h you throughout this process. Then, the morning of your day to start work, you are really upset that you are at Home Depot, and it is the holidays, and they are not open, and you had to wait! This is not my fault either. Speak to Home Depot. I was extremely flexible with you. All you had to do was to notify me that things were running far behind, and we could have worked this out. Instead, you complain about the wait at Home Depot, and then stated that I DEMANDED that you be at my house by 9 am. This is not true. The day before, I confirmed with you, based on your email and the time that you provided, that you would be at my house between 8-9 am. I just confirmed 9 a.m. Your time management issues are not my, the customer, or your other customers issues. You were rated poor because of the lack of respect for my time, the complaining about the job, after you bid on it, and finally for not showing up on the actual date, and about having to wait at Home Depot. I am sorry that you had to wait at Home Depot. God forbid a contractor has to wait, but its okay for the contractor to make his clients wait? Lastly, your comment, in your email to me, that, you are prepared for me to put you down, and that you would expect nothing less from me? Your comment is out of line and very unprofessional. This also is why you were rated poor. All because of your actions, excuses, and your comment. To avoid a bad review, you should be more professional, be on time, and show up and respect your customers time as well.

This was my second job working with Colin and as usual, his work and workmanship were excellent. He installed blueboard and plastered a third-floor attic space we are turning into an office. He went over everything needing done, was communicative throughout the process, and ensured he protected non-work space areas appropriately. Every outlet was properly cut and trimmed. Despite the challenges of the job, they had it completed in just a few days. I'm very happy with the results and highly recommend McCarthy Plastering.

I hired Collin McCarthy to do the plaster work on my living room which I was redoing at the time. First and foremost he is incredibly friendly, professional, and attentive to detail. From day one of describing the job to finishing the project he was always willing to answer any questions, even if they might have seemed obvious. This of course is great if you're a first time user like me. Before the job was even ready he came out to my home and walked my through the project showing me how to save time and make sure the room came out perfectly. I cant recommend him enough, if I ever have another job I will absolutely be going with him and him alone. He bid below my budget, gave wonderful advice and is a true craftsmen. 10/10, 5 star review, however you want to put it McCarthy is your man!

Great! Very professional and courteous. Job completed in a very timely manner.

Colin was quick to respond, and was able to quote me from a picture of the work needed. He was able to perform the work very quickly, and did an excellent job blending everything in. A gentleman that takes pride in his work.

AMAZING! Colin stands out among other contractor. He was professional, courteous, punctual, and performed Top-Notch work. He provided great communication and completed this small job immediately. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Colin was professional, courteous, punctual, and performed outstanding work. He was able to fit the small job of our bathroom wall into his overall schedule to get it done quickly. He did a high quality job for a reasonable rate. Would definitely hire again.

professional, timely, flexible. Came back a second time due to an unforeseen obstacle on my end of things. Pleasant as well.

Excellent, team was very clean and professional. Also very nice to our cat. HIghly recommend.

I asked Colin to provide an estimate on a job. He came promptly and provided information and an estimate for the work to be done. Although I ended up hiring a different company, he was professional and courteous and seemed to know what he was talking about. For my situation, it was better to go with a different company that could also offer other services, but for mostly plastering, it seems like he would do a good job.

Colin and Eric did a wonderful job basically giving us all new walls in two areas of the house. It was a big job and done in the worst heat of the summer, but it went through great and as promised. Communication with Colin was very easy and clear, by phone, text or email. Good price (we had other quotes), delivered on time as promised. We are planning to have the rest of the house done already. Will repeat.

It has been a pleasure to work with Colin throughout the bidding, scheduling and work process. Once we agreed on a price and date, he arrived on time, and did a fantastic job. His pricing is very reasonable and I highly recommend him.

I needed a professional opinion from a plasterer to evaluate a poor plastering job done in my home. Colin was professional, responsive and prompt with his assistance. Colin is a man of his word who follows thru with his promises. I will be hiring Colin to finish plastering work that was not part of the initial work done in my home.

Colin and Eric did an excellent job! The wall looks perfect. The job side left absolutely clean. Colin was responsive and easy to communicate. He scheduled the job the day I requested. The price was good. I would definitely recommend this provider to anyone.

Colin and his assistant (spacing out on name) were cool guys. I.felt totally comfortable hanging out with them while they completed my plastering job in about 2 hours or so. I had 3 year old water damage in several spots which they repaired for a reasonable price. I noticed a spot that we had missed and Colin quickly repaired it even though he had plans to go the the Cape after completing my work. He also had a painter come by to give me a quote while they were working. He even turned me on to an Uma Thurman film I'd never seen, Beautiful Girls. They made sure to clean up and leave everything as they found it.

Colin was excellent! I can't say enough - 1) He was responsive to emails and calls (which as we all know, doesn't always happen) 2) He stuck to the schedule (I had a tight window to perform the work: people lined up back to back) 3) He showed up when he said he would and on time (which I respect) 4) Amazing work - master at his craft: ceiling and walls came out great 5) He protected everything with paper and or a tarp (I had hardwood floors in the room - to acclimate) 6) He was a pleasure to talk with. All around - fantastic experience with Colin and I would certainly hire him again @ a drop of a hat!

Mr. McCarthy's company provides reasonable prices, superb workmanship, and is extremely fast. Best of all, they leave your home as clean as they find it.