I am the master finished. Union trained journeyman. I do it all. Ask about Angie's List discount.One stop shop for all plaster, drywall and water damage needs. For faster service please contact Garth at 612-309-6534. If you prefer email (gpeelaaron@msn.com) or Angie's List message center please provide me with a short description, your phone number, and city. Thanks, I look forward to working with you.
Business highlights
39 years of trusted experience
Services we offer
I am the master finished. Union trained journeyman. I do it all. Drywall and plaster repair, install and finish, ceilings and walls, skim coating, popcorn removal, taping, spray textures, match plaster texture by spray or hand.Insullation.mold remediation.water extraction.
Description of Work: Drywall installation and plastering the ceiling.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Michael T.
04/2017
5.0
drywall, plastering
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Description of Work: We got a estimate for patching plaster on a few walls and ceiling.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Jen M.
07/2016
5.0
plastering
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unknown
Description of Work: Garth was able to help us out right away and worked quickly to get the job done. Quality work.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
Bruce E.
07/2016
5.0
plastering
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unknown
Description of Work: Great job of removing popcorn ceiling and spraying knockdown.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
Penny S .
05/2016
4.0
plastering
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unknown
Description of Work: .
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
George S.
05/2016
5.0
plastering
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unknown
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,000
Adam H.
03/2016
4.0
plastering
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unknown
Description of Work: The work they did was good and the price was fare. My only problem was the length of time to complete the project. Garth had said 2 weeks but he was working on other projects while working on mine and it took over a month before everything was done.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
3.0
$4,500
Response from Best Plaster & Drywall
We pulled off the job when we discovered serious issues in the building.we found that the roof trusses had been cut completely through and had been badly patched back together. This compromised the integrity of the trusses and the entire building. I told him to call me and I later came back and finished the job after he had made the repairs.He should be happy we pointed this out. Rather than unhappy it delayed our work.
Eva B.
01/2016
5.0
plastering
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unknown
Description of Work: .
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
xavier l M.
08/2015
4.0
drywall, interior painters, plastering
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unknown
Description of Work: painting and sheetrock
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,500
nick H.
08/2015
5.0
plastering
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unknown
Description of Work: date of service:7/22/15 Cost of service: 1,000.00
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
Deborah B.
05/2015
4.0
plastering
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unknown
Description of Work: Very well.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$6,000
Nan S.
04/2015
1.0
plastering
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unknown
Description of Work: Spoke with owner 2x regarding repairing a crack in my kitchen ceiling. |Both times he told me he'd call me back to schedule and never did. He said it sounded like a small job so he apparently didn't feel it was worth the effort. It would have been nice if he had just said so since I had received a personal reference for him as well as getting the information from Angie's list
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
Response from Best Plaster & Drywall
My family has suffered some serious medical set backs in the last six months.This created some problems getting to everyone. All my work is A rated. I'm sorry I've missed some calls.
Tara W.
05/2010
5.0
plastering
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contact was swift, he was very flexible in scheduling even though i had time constraints and he helped me get it done before the deadline. he worked so fast, got the job done in under an hour, and the wall looks fantastic. will call again if i need anything.
Description of Work: plaster wall repair, 2 large holes
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$140
Laurie E.
03/2010
5.0
plastering
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The wall looks great. You can't even tell the new wall to the other original walls--the pattern is that close. Garth took the time to practice and figure out how the original plasterer did the walls. Garth came out himself and worked alone. While talking to him, you could tell he is so passionate about his work. I would definitely recommend him!!
Description of Work: Repaired plaster wall. There was water damage from before we moved in and removed part of the wall to open up to the adjacent room. So, there was new sheetrock over the original plaster. Garth had to match the pattern of the other walls in the room.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$850
Margaret A.
01/2010
5.0
interior painters, plastering
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We had someone else scheduled to do the work who was referred to us by a paint store.. When the day came he didn't show up. My husband called him on his cell, and he was still in Florida. He said he'd be here the next day after a morning Dr appt. We fired him and joined Angies List. Best Plaster had several positive recommendations and we were very glad we chose him. Also, his bid was $300 less than the original person.
Description of Work: Water damage to the living room ceiling was repaired, as well as some other cracks. The ceiling type is popcorn and Garth did an excellent job blending the repair with the existing areas. He then painted the ceiling and the walls. He was prompt, did the job and was finished when he said he would be. We are very pleased with he workmanship and would refer him or hire him again.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$675
MARY B.
11/2009
5.0
interior painters, plastering
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From the estimate process to the final clean up this was an outstanding experience. Garth is very knowledgeable and asks the right kinds of questions and presents intelligent alternatives. Although I did not seek bids from other contractors, I have had similar work done in the past and am confident that Best Plaster & Drywall is competitive -- especially given the quality and service they provide. They arrived as promised, worked incredibly quickly and with great results, cleaned up every day and were nice to my dogs. I would have Garth and his crew back anytime in future.
Description of Work: Repaired plaster and painted walls and ceilings of several rooms.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$6,000
Carrie S.
10/2009
5.0
interior painters, plastering
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Garth and Seth were friendly and professional, and did a fantastic job. There were some larger holes and some smaller in the boxed ceiling in the living room and the ceiling in the upstairs hall. There was a mistake with the placement of the new light fixture in the stairwell, so we had a large hole in that ceiling too, about 8 inches from the new fixture. There were two holes in the living room walls where the switches for the track lights had been removed. Garth did a beautiful job making the repairs and matching the texture to our less-than-smooth old walls and ceilings. We had the walls and ceilings painted a year ago, and Garth made sure to match the paint exactly. Seth did most of the painting and did a fantastic job. We were especially pleased that he was able to touch up the paint on the walls instead of having to paint the entire wall, which saved us a bit of money. The texture and sheen are perfect. We had been told by other contractors that it would be hard to touch up the satin finish, but Seth did it. One of the best things about the experience was Garth and Seth's respect for us and our home. We have had difficulties in the past getting contractors to take our concerns about dust seriously and to clean up after themselves properly. Garth discussed the repair/painting process with us, including how they would prep the area and clean up afterwards, and addressed all of our concerns about minimizing the dust created from sanding the plaster repairs. We moved our furniture out of their way, and they used plastic and tape to keep as much of the dust as possible off of the floors, walls, radiators and woodwork. They covered our smoke detectors and light fixture. They did a great job cleaning up too! I couldn't be more pleased with the entire experience.
Description of Work: Best Plaster repaired the holes in our ceilings and walls left by our electrical contractor when they removed 3 sets of old, ugly track lights and accompanying switches and put in a new light fixture. Best Plaster also repainted all of the repaired areas.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$500
Steve S.
08/2009
5.0
plastering
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Garth did a great job on the plaster work and painting. He was very efficient and completed all of the work within only a few days.
Description of Work: Garth plastered two new entryways, from which I had torn out the door jams. In addition, he painted the upstairs bedroom, stairwell going upstairs, a den, and a small hallway.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$775
Jeff S.
06/2009
5.0
plastering
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Water from a leaking roof damaged the plaster wall and ceiling, I called Garth thru Angies List and hired him to do the work, He was punctual, efficient and a true professional. You cant tell that the wall was ever damaged when he finished. I also had him paint the room ceiling, it was in pretty rough shape because the textured ceiling had never been painted. Instead of slapping on a couple of coats of paint, Garth kept at it until he was satisifed with his work, a real perfectionist I can relate too. I would recommend him to anyone. He will be the only person I'll hire for this type of work should the need arise.
Description of Work: The job involved repair to a water damaged ceiling and re-plastering a wall also water damaged but was repaired up to the carpentry. Blueboard lath was used, plaster applied and the wall textured to match the rest of the room. I also had him paint the room ceiling
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$900
Jennifer G.
06/2009
5.0
house painters
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The former owners of my home painted the exterior with the incorrect type of paint. This caused the paint to peel off in large layers. Garth and his crew scraped, sanded, and repainted the entire exterior of the the house. The work was excellent and completed in the estimated time. They also fixed some additional cracks in the stucco near the foundation at no charge and and returned a week later to paint the patched areas. I would definately use this company again.
Description of Work: Painted the exterior of the house - patched and repaired cracks in the stucco.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,000
Laurie M.
05/2009
5.0
plastering
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Wonderful. Garth was everything you'd expect - prompt, courteous, professional and, yes, clean! The room looks amazing. Over the years the room had been wallpaper 4 times, wainscoting had been applied and riped off, final the entire room had been covered in a plywood to give the effect of wood paneling. When we ripped off that there were glue globs, nail holes, loose plaster, etc. What a mess. We'd been putting off tackling the room because we didn't know how to fix it. Another friend had had "shim coating" done to their kitchen and the light bulb went on. I didn't know you could do that. Great. I got one other bid besides Garth's and he was twice as much. We definitely had a budget and Garth's price fit that. Garth is a sole proprietor and I like that. I like to know who owns the company and who's going to do the work. I do use larger companies, don't get me wrong. But, small companies are good to support too. I hired Garth with only one online posting so I knew I was taking a chance. I loved the fact that the other person had used Garth over several years. NOW, I plan to do the same. We purchased a semi-fixer upper and there are several rooms left to do. Garth has already given us a bid for some work in one of our bathrooms (plaster work and framing in a faux ceiling since we are installing a ceiling fan and the house joists run the wrong direction and we can't vent up). We hoped to get started on that this August/September. Garth really is an outstanding person and does superb work. You can not tell looking at the walls that they weren't original to the house.
Description of Work: Garth shim coated all four walls (sprayed an oil sealer then smoothed out all walls with joint compount to get a smooth paintable surface) and feathered out problem areas on the ceiling. We opted to do the painting ourselves. To save money and because we don't mind doing it. I wouldn't have hestitated to have had Garth paint it otherwise.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$522.5
greg H.
03/2009
5.0
plastering
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I have utilized Best Plaster & Drywall for 7 repair and remodeling jobs at my home over the past 20 years. Garth is dependable, reasonable in cost, and his finished product has always pleased my wife and I.
Description of Work: Drywall repair, Drywall installation, Painting, Taping, Spraying of Ceilings, Ceilingt repair for water damage, Plastering, Knock down finish on our livingroom walls.
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Service Categories
Plaster,
Drywall,
General Remodeling,
Insulation,
Basement Remodeling,
Mold Testing & Remediation,
Water & Smoke Damage
FAQ
Best Plaster & Drywall is currently rated 4.7 overall out of 5.
Sunday: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Monday: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Best Plaster & Drywall accepts the following forms of payment: Check,MasterCard,Visa
Yes, Best Plaster & Drywall offers free project estimates.
No, Best Plaster & Drywall does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Best Plaster & Drywall does not offer a senior discount.
No, Best Plaster & Drywall does not offer emergency services.
No, Best Plaster & Drywall does not offer warranties.
Best Plaster & Drywall offers the following services: I am the master finished. Union trained journeyman. I do it all. Drywall and plaster repair, install and finish, ceilings and walls, skim coating, popcorn removal, taping, spray textures, match plaster texture by spray or hand.Insullation.mold remediation.water extraction.