A 1 Ceiling Specialists

Larry did a great job. We thought the price was very good. He came in and got the job done in one afternoon. The ceiling looks great. He left behind no mess or clean-up for us. I would highly recommend Larry to anyone.

Very prompt with returning phone calls and showing up when he said he would. He gave us the Angie's list discount right away on the estimate when we said we are Angie's list members. After they were done with the painting, I had to do some minor clean up in the house. They also left all of their used plastic sheets/tarps in my garbage can. They did not put the plastic in garbage bags, just stuffed them into my overflowing trash bin in the garage. I wasn't happy about this. All of our garbage must be in bags so I had to take it all out of the cans and fit it in bags. I didn't have any room left in the trash bins for normal waste. I would expect that they would remove all used materials. Overall, it was a good job, but they make sure they take their garbage with them.

This is the second job Larry has done for us. We had 8-9 holes in the ceiling from some electrical work. Larry was able to come out on a Saturday, which was very nice of him. He was friendly, kept the work-space clean, and worked fast. The result of his patching was very smooth.

Larry got back to me the same day I called for an estimate. He was there the next day fifteen minutes before the appointment time. He was there about forty five minutes and took the measurements. We signed the papers, and two day's later, he was out to do the job. He showed up a half hour early, and it took him four and one half hours to do the job. He sprayed one coat of texture and then one coat of oil. It came out great! It smelled for about a week, but it was not too bad. He cleaned-up very nice. He charged $1,120 less than the 5% Angie's discount which brought it to $1,064, and I paid in cash $1,018. It was a good deal. He was a very nice guy who was also professional and punctual. I would highly recommend him.

I highly recommend A-1 Ceiling Specialists and Larry Forsman for ceiling work. I initially hired Larry for my kitchen ceiling and later brought him back for my dining room and living room and a yet third time for a lower level bath and hallway. He is very skilled and is a perfectionist at his job. He estimates and plans extremely well. I cannot believe any other vendor can compete with Larry as for price AND quality of work. He is a one man shop which means total quality control. He does not have subs! I have used contractors in the past that use subs in their business model and have some very mixed and usually bad results. One of these contractors is listed in Angie's List and has surprising high ratings. However, Larry also has high ratings but deserves them. I encourage anyone to let Larry provide them with an estimate. I can be a reference as for his quality end product.

Larry is very nice and professional. Even though his quote was $75 more than some competitors I could tell that he had done this before and it would be easy for him. A very good communicator called multiple time when running late. There was no mess, and he cleaned everything up very well. I highly recommend.

Larry came and gave me an estimate. We were able to arrange for him to come back just a couple of days later. He finished in one day. The area was taped/plastic off well. He left the area clean. The next day I noticed a small crack (1/2" to 1"). I called Larry and left him a message. He called back that evening and said he would be back the next day, and he was!!! My project looks wonderful. I had left it undone for over 2 years because I wasn't sure who I should call. Thank you Angie's List for helping me find Larry and A-1 Ceiling Specialists!

Larry showed up on time and was very reasonably priced. He is very pleasant to work with. The overall quality was good. There were some drips on the walls that were not cleaned up and he left some ladder scuff marks on the stairway walls.

Prompt to arrive for estimate, clear about what would be done, promptly arrived for work, very nice to have in house, trusted to leave him there while I went to work, clean ,neat, very nice job, reasonably priced, worked very fast.

PRICE WAS RIGHT, WORK WAS GREAT EXCEPT THAT SOME PAINT GOT ON A FEW THINGS IN THE LIVING ROOM.

MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS COMPANY WAS VERY GOOD. MR. FORSMAN GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE THAT WAS MUCH MORE REASONABLE THAN I HAD EXPECTED. HE TOLD ME THAT HE COULD DO THE JOB WITHIN THE WEEK. HE SHOWED UP ON TIME, DID THE WORK SATISFACTORILY AND LEFT THE JOB SITE CLEAN. I WOULD DEFINITELY HIRE THIS COMPANY AGAIN.

LARRY DID A GREAT JOB. WE HAD SOME SPOTS THAT HAD WATER DAMAGE AND HE REPAIRED THEM. THE CEILING HAD VERY UNEVEN TEXTURE, SO HE APPLIED ANOTHER ROUND OF TEXTURE AND THEN PAINTED ALL OF THE CEILINGS ON OUR MAIN FLOOR. HE WAS VERY EFFICIENT AND DID A GREAT JOB OF CLEANING UP. THIS WORK WAS DONE IN APRIL 2004 AND I CAN'T REMEMBER THE TOTAL COST, BUT IT WAS WORTHY EVERY PENNY! HE TOOK LESS TIME TO GET THE WHOLE JOB DONE THAN IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN ME TO JUST DO THE PREP WORK. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND HIM!

GREAT GUY. GREAT PRICE. COMPLETED THE JOB ON TIME. THE WORK WAS CLEAN AND LOOKS GREAT!

HE WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND PERSISTENT IN PLAYING PHONE TAG. LARRY ONLY DOES CEILINGS AND I DECIDED I WANTED TO COMBINE THE CEILING PROJECT WITH SOME GENERAL PAINTING SO I WENT WITH A CONTRACTOR WHO DOES BOTH.

LARRY ANSWERED THE INQUIRY, GAVE US A BID, AND VOLUNTEERED RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHAT TO DO ABOUT VENTS AND PIPES THAT MAY LEAK AGAIN. HE CAME ON TIME, FINISHED ON TIME, CLEANED UP THE SPACE, AND BLENDED THE CEILING WORK WITH OTHER PARTS OF THE CEILING BEAUTIFULLY. 30% AND 15% LOWER IN COSTS THAN OTHER BIDS.

LARRY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB IN ALL ASPECTS. I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH QUALITY, SERVICE, PROMPTNESS AND CLEANUP!

LARRY DID SOME CEILING REPAIR AND PAINTING WORK FOR US ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, SO WHEN WE WERE IN NEED AGAIN WE CALLED ON HIM. ONCE AGAIN, A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE. LARRY IS POLITE, ON-TIME, FAIRLY PRICED AND DOES GOOD WORK.

THEY DID A GREAT JOB AND THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO MESS WHAT SO EVER! ALL THE WORK WAS DONE IN AN AFTERNOON AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB! THE WORKER WAS ALSO VERY NICE.

LARRY FORSMAN, THE OWNER, WAS VERY PROMPT AND PROFESSIONAL IN RETURNING MY CALLS AND SHOWING UP FOR THE BID. I DECIDED NOT TO DO THE WORK UNTIL I RESOLVE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I WILL MOST LIKELY CALL THIS COMPANY WHEN I AM READY TO DO THE WORK.

LARRY COULD DO THE WORK THE DAY AFTER WE CALLED TO ACCEPT HIS ESTIMATE. THE OTHER ESTIMATES WE RECEIVED WERE $550 (FOR BOTH) & $690. WE THOUGHT $340 WAS EXCEPTIONAL FOR THE SAME WORK & SAME MATERIALS.

I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THE WORK AND WOULD RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY. IF I'D KNOW IT WAS THAT EASY, I WOULD HAVE DONE IT SOONER.

WE DECIDED TO GO WITH SOMEONE ELSE SUGGESTED BY ANGIE'S LIST

VERY OLD CEILING PLASTER CAUSED VENDOR TROUBLE AND HE HAD TO COME BACK TO FINISH JOB THE NEXT DAY WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COST. HE DID WHAT IT TOOK TO PROVIDE A SUPERIOR PRODUCT AND SERVICE. EXCELLENT CLEAN UP. ODOR OF NEW PLASTER AND SEALANT LASTED LONGER THAN WAS TOLD.

I CALLED TWICE TO SEE IF THEY COULD DO SOME WORK FOR ME AND NO ONE EVER CALLED ME BACK.

MY CEILING LOOKS GREAT. HE DID IT ON VERY SHORT NOTICE BECAUSE OF AN URGENT SITUATION WITH ME. HE CLEANED UP EVERYTHING SPOTLESS AND MY CEILING LOOKS WONDERFUL. I WISH I HAD IT DONE YEARS AGO. HIGHLY RECOMMEND FOR CEILING TEXTURING.