The ABL Group

ABL did a 5-star job for us. Howard arrived to provide a quote for refinishing our door and we learned then, that they also handled other types of work. We were able to have four different areas of interior repair addressed, plus the front door. They scheduled soon after providing the estimate, and completed all the work in the time frame promised. The crew was wonderful; the work tidy and impeccable; restoration quality. The CEO visited personally and made himself available to us for follow up if needed. ABL will definitely be our go to company for any future needs. We are planning to visit their showroom to replace a bathroom vanity.

Such a great experience from start to finish. Howard and his team did an AMAZING job painting our preschool. As you can imagine, the walls at the school take a lot of wear and tear and after his team was finished, it was as if it was BRAND new. They were also able to work with both our timeline and around school hours. Will definitely work with ABL again on our next project.

took forever to get someone out, Mitch came out, after Michelle cancelled twice, he was very courteous and professional and took measurements, HOWEVER I never received any follow-up whatsoever. It was apparent they didn't want the job, and this was for a FULL bath remodel

We have used the ABL group for years now for various projects, most recently a home gym and some new looks throughout the house.(new color to kitchen island, random new furniture and art, very cool wallpaper) They are the best, we love working with their Interior Designer Michelle, so fun and easy to work with plus Lico is the man but really they all are, will use them again when the needs arise

The quality of work that The ABL Group does is beyond all expectations. They were very polite, efficient, and were an absolute pleasure to work with. I would definitely recommend The ABL Group for any remodeling and painting needs and will be using them again in the future!!!!

Working with Howard and the entire ABL team was terrific. It is rare to find a company where the team has been together for as long as they have been at ABL. They are truly a family and that shows in the quality of workmanship, professionalism and customer service. We could not be happier with the results of the work. It is high quality and the project price was fair given the terrific workmanship. We will use ABL for our future projects because they are a firm that truly cares about customer service and quality work.

Over the past ten years there has always been extremely superior work and service.

The ABL team was efficient, clean, and paid close attention to detail. The entire process from quoting through the final inspection was excellent. The associates are well-trained, hard-working, professional, and friendly. I've paid less to have this house painted but the quality of workmanship and warranty is less than The ABL Group has provided. This company does quality work!

Howard and his team are the best! We needed to update our entry area and dining room, and convert an old iron staircase railing into a modern wooden one. The whole team was easy to work with, started and finished exactly when they said they would, and the result is just beautiful. We are completely satisfied and will hire them again. Many thanks!

Outstanding, meticulous, and top professional job by the paint crew lead by Valentin. The work took just four days and they were always on time, hard working, and left everyday with my condo clean and furniture carefully back in place. Valentin also went above and beyond by proactively unfreezing the hot and cold water valves servicing my washing machine and installing new hoses for me. Howard Lipsky, the owner, is a total pro and very customer focused. After the job was completed, he and supervisor Billy stopped by to make sure I was completely satisfied with the work. Other paint quotes I got were lower, but the high quality work by ABL Group was so well worth it. A very well organized and professionally run business. And Jessica in the office was always very responsive and pleasant to deal with.

Punctual, attentive and propessional

ABL is wonderful, they are extremely honest, professional and very nice to work with, can't brag enough about the work they do, will definitely recommend them and use them again.

The crew showed up on time and was very professional. They helped us match some colors we were unsure of and completed the job quickly and expertly. I would highly recommend them.

We are thoroughly happy with the quality of their work and recommend ABL Group for painting and handyman work. We hired ABL Group because it was highly rated by Angie List members, has verifiable worker’s and liability insurance, an up-to-date verifiable EPA lead paint certification (checked at [*** Link removed ***] 5 year warranty (labor and materials), and a good price. We received estimates from 5 companies. Our ranch style home was built in 1962 so it was important that we hire a painting company with EPA lead paint certification. In my presence ABL tested each room to be painted for lead, thankfully none were found. We expected above average preparation of the walls and ceilings (according to another company’s estimator, our expectation was above average), repairing many wall and ceiling cracks and blemishes, patching unused picture and curtain rod holes. Howard Lipsky, the owner, came to our home to give an estimate. He was friendly, knowledgeable, listened to our requirements, and made suggestions. We gave him a printed list of our requirements. I’m a retired computer programmer and very detail oriented. His proposal was the most detailed of the 5 companies’ proposals we received. ABL willingly added additional information to the proposal to clarify and add omissions. We knew exactly what we would get when we signed the proposal. Before the project began, Howard visited again to give us a complimentary color consultation, suggesting paint types, sheens and colors for the rooms and shed. Inside the house, workers prepared the walls and ceilings, protecting the floors, furniture, cabinets with plastic tarps and cloths, removing electric outlet and light switch plates, scraping loose paint, repairing cracks and holes, caulking, applying primer over bare surfaces, cleaning areas daily. At the end of each day I checked prep work, pointing out issues that they happily corrected the next day. They applied two coats of Benjamin Moore Regal paint, allowing the first coat time to dry before painting the second coat. After painting was done, they caulked top of backsplashes in bathrooms and kitchen. A worker lightly sanded front door and applied 3 coats of Zar Ultra stain. Again, they fixed any concern I had about a specific area, e.g. applying third coat of stain to front door to achieve uniform appearance. We thought that the workers’ supervision, provided by Billy, project supervisor, and Balentine, foreman, was good, Billy checking in daily. Both men listened to and satisfied our concerns and answered our questions. The workers came early, worked hard and put in a full day of work in order to meet the schedule in the proposal. Pleased with the painting project in progress, we entered into another contract with ABL for the family room, fixing water leak damage to one wood paneled wall and adjoining ceiling. ABL took off wood paneling, removed all plaster on the wall, plastered wall, patched ceiling, applied coat of primer paint, and painted 2 Benjamin Moore coats on all walls and ceiling. In the backyard, workers worked on the shed, replacing rotten wood trim on the outer sides, replacing one door, prepping the surface, adding new wood trim boards around bottom of all sides, painting primer on new wood, applying 2 coats of Benjamin Moore paint. On the last day of the project I was impressed that Billy, the project supervisor, told us not to hesitate to contact him to fix any painting imperfections that we may discover later. A few weeks later I called Billy to send someone to take care of some issues. The touchup work was done expertly, the small repainted areas blending invisibly with the surrounding painted wall. We can attest that ABL lives up to its warranty. About 3 months after the project was over, some hairline cracks appeared. I called ABL and within days a worker came to fix the problem to our satisfaction.

Excellent! They are very expensive, but we learned our lesson...buy cheap, get cheap. The 1st painters we used, we never saw the wood. But these guys? They scraped and sanded down to the wood! They did a very professional job. They were very professional, very polite, very nice, and just excellent all the way around!

The ABL Group is the pinnacle of excellence. The warm, attentive people, their prompt timing, clear communications and superb workmanship are such a bounty as I have rarely seen. From the first visit by the owner, Howard, and extraordinarily cheerful, professional and expert project manager, Mike, and the lead Geraldo -- we received extraordinary workmanship and advice and the teams did excellent work while being professional and easy to work with. They suggested alternatives where we might save $, offered support with insurance quotes and design iterations, shared clear administrative planning in the office with Miriam, Jessica and Dina. Through many phases of our flood-to-fully-gutted-kitchen rehab, the experience could not have been better. We love LOVE our new kitchen. The painting is constantly admired by others and makes the whole place sing. The memory of the experience with ABL is a very good one. WOW

ABL did a great job on our living room, repairing water damage around our bay window and painting the whole room. I was impressed by the skillfulness and professionalism of the crew. They showed up everyday at the same time, worked efficiently, and were respectful of the noise as I was home with a baby at the time. Very good first impression of their work and I will be using them again!

They did a great job and were able to complete the job in a professional and timely manner.

We have had great experience working with George. We did a brand new kitchen in our remodel. The cabinets are fabulous. Any questions we had were answered quickly. We have an end panel that was looking a but plain after the kitchen was done and George came over to the house and provided suggestions for improvement. The ABL group then hand delivered the moldings that we are using to improve the appearance of the end panel.

The house looks great. Painters were easy to talk to about the work. When I needed few small, extra areas repaired and painted, all was done.

I was very pleased with them. I had a very, very good positive experience. This wasn't a really low estimate but I got what I bargained for here. The owner came out and was very professional and very nice. Right away we clicked. He was right on the same page with me about what I wanted to have done. He couldn't have been more accommodating. I explained to him that this painting needed to be good in anticipation of putting my condo on the market and selling it and that I wanted a warranty connected with it. He was one of the few companies that was willing to extend me at a very nominal added cost a one year warranty that i could then use to support my condo sale and it made a better impression ultimately with who bought it. That i was very very pleased with. On the day of the job they were out when they said they would be. The contractors that came out to do the work couldn't have been nicer. The owner came out that morning and made it very clear to them how the job needed to be done and that he expected that they would really do a good job for me. He gave them a nice pep talk in a very positive way, but in a very clear concise way of how the job needed to be done. There was absolutely noting that I would say needed to be improved. .

The owner Howard, came out to take look at everything and give me an initial estimate. Once I got back to them, it took a while for them to be able to get back out to start the work, but once they did they were very flexible with dividing the 4 days of work over two weeks since I had family coming to visit in the middle of the work. I had expanded the scope of work to include more electrical work than originally estimated and also added the painting of the kitchen to the job. Howard's team took on the additional tasks easily and I felt the price was reasonable. I noticed some bubbling in the paint in the stairwell area and they did a great job of making sure that I was happy with the quality of the job. I would definitely recommend them and will most likely be hiring ABL again in the future.

Amazing! We have had no improvements to our home since we moved in 13.5 years ago and the house was definitely showing wear & tear. Howard, owner, came out initially to go over everything we wanted and provide a quote. I had originally wanted to have wainscoting installed. Howard pointed out that with the amount of furniture we had, we might want to go with just a chair rail and white paint below as the wainscoting would be mostly hidden and not worth the money. I appreciated that insight and did go without the wainscoting, which was the right decision in the end. Point being, he will give you honest opinions on the work you are requesting. He also has a very experienced eye and will point out things that should be repaired. Once we signed the contract, Howard had a design consultant come out to help us pick paint colors and design the built ins we wanted. This was really nice to have some guidance in this area instead of just winging it. Howard was accommodating as well with the timing of the work as we wanted to have most of it completed while our child was away at camp. He got his crew in there and they finished 95% of the work in the 2 week window that my son was out of town. The employees were all very professional, prompt, neat, and friendly. The quality of the completed work is top of the line. I can't begin to say how incredibly pleased I am with the end result. I feel as though I live in a brand new house!