William Telford Jr Plastering

Everything looks great!

Bill has now done 2 jobs at my house, both replacing ceilings. He does great work and is very quick to get the jobs done. He is not the cheapest contractor, but you do get what you pay for and Bill always does great work. I will never need to call anyone else for work on my walls or ceilings.

He was on time, protected the floors, and did everything just the way i liked it

Bill was prompt and really helpful.  We had gotten estimates in the thousands of dollars and he just opened a hole in the ceiling, checked that the insulation was ok and there was no mold and patched everything.  Very neat job.  He managed to preserve a wallpaper border that saved me a lot of time in taking the entire thing down and replacing it.   We would use him again!

This was a small project.  With only a day's notice, Bill fit this in between other projects he had going on in the area.  The repair looked great, matched the texture to the surrounding area.  Well done.

Bill was great to deal with and did a wonderful job. He returned phone calls promptly. His estimate was very reasonable. He showed up when he said he would, and did a thorough clean up job. And his work was superb - replacing a 5'x10' section of ceiling and having it look like it has always been always there is difficult but that's what he did. I would definitely hire Bill again.

I liked Bill from the start.  He's got to be the nicest, most honest and hard-working guy in this industry - sometimes even working through the weekend!  I knew he was extraordinarily busy and that he wouldn't do the work the next day and that was fine.  None of what I needed was urgent.  But once he committed to coming, he was at my door at 7 am sharp, expecting to spend the day.

He worked non-stop until 2 pm or so on the first day.  He opened my damaged wall to discover that 4 months after the ice dam damage, it was still damp.  So he told me he'd have to let it dry out, and he'd return another day to add the new insulation and close it up.  For the shower stall, he recommended tiles, prepped the walls for that purpose, and gave me the name of a person to do the tile work.  For the basement ceiling, he prepared several tricky holes to receive the plaster and would have done additional work in the invisible closet, had I requested it.  For the garage ceiling, he prepped that as well.

He returned a second day promptly at 7 am to apply the insulation and the plaster and was done around lunch time.  He matched the new plaster to the original garage ceiling seamlessly.

He clearly knows and loves his work, is very detail-oriented and meticulous.  He vacuumed all debris up, leaving no mess whatsoever. He has plenty of good stories too, including not to believe everything you see in writing.  But this story is true!

I was in the midst of a contractor/carpenter kitchen remodel nightmare.  The carpenters installed my cabinets and left holes under the cabinets,  throughout  the walls, under the casement window, over the stove etc. Mr. Telford responded to me immediately and came to my home two days later to plaster just in time for the countertop to be installed. I insisted on a plasterer, which should have been done before installing the cabinets, and the contractor said his plasterer was not available.  I immediately went to Angie's LIst, which is what I should have done when starting this project, and Mr. Telford responded.  I will never get a contractor again and I will call  Mr. Telford again.  

I contacted Bill based on the recommendations from Dolphin Insulation to get the walls re-plastered after the insulation work that they did as part of MassSave program. Bill answered the call and promptly set up an appointment to give me a quote in spite of his very busy schedule. He was on time for the appointment and his quote was very reasonable. Though we was booked for the next few weeks, he somehow managed to get the work done in my place on a Saturday. He came in on time and immediately began to work. It took him close to 4-5 hours to get the job done and he did a fantastic job. I am very happy with his work ethics and his attention to details and have not the slightest hesitation to recommend him. Thanks Bill!

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Bill did an excellent job and I'm very happy with the results. He was prompt and professional. I highly recommend him for any plastering work.

Excellent job. Had both drywall and plaster done in basement. Very happy with the results.

Superb. Best there is.

This is the third job Bill has done for us, and, as usual, did an EXCELLENT job - a master craftsman. Quality work at an affordable price. Always prompt and starts and finishes when he says he will. Cleans up and is careful not to nick walls etc. when bringing in and out supplies, and goes the extra mile to make sure his work is nice and his client is happy. We will never just drywall as long as Bill is available. A true professional and a master craftsman!!

Bill did a great job. He was very prompt and completed the job in how long he said he would - about 1 1/2 days. He put paper down to cover all surfaces and was meticulous in his clean up. The walls and ceiling look great.
Bill is also a very nice guy. I would definitely hire him again.

Called and left msg for Bill on Monday afternoon. He called back quickly, discussed the job details, our expectations, and set a time next day to provide an estimate. He arrived promptly, explained what he would need to do for each step, the time required, and gave an estimate of $375. He called the next evening, and we agreed on the job and set a date of the following Thursday for the work, beginning early in the morning. We confirmed the start time with him the evening before - 7:00am, and he was there, exactly at 7:00am, the next day.
We had a number of small issues scattered around our home for bill to address, resulting from common updates and repairs typical of an older home, which resulted in these issues. Removing old kitchen cabinets which hung from the ceiling left uneven, damaged plaster on the textured ceiling above the new cabinets. Upgrading a set of pull down attic stairs caused a crack in the ceiling plaster near the corner of the stair frame. Installing large hooks in a bedroom ceiling to hold heavy curtains on ceiling mounted rods, and to hold pendant lighting left large holes. All these required repair and blending with the existing textured ceilings in those rooms.
We'd replaced a broken sill-c*** for an exterior faucet, which required removal of a 6and quot;x12and quot; section of drywall, and replaced two aluminum, over sized sliding doors, one above the other, with much heavier oak-framed thermal doors, and replaced the header above the lower door to accommodate the increased load. This cracked the plaster in the drywall seam above the downstairs door. And, a previous owner converted an upstairs closet into a laundry area, connecting to the plumbing that served the bathroom behind an adjoining wall. At the time, the large openings cut into the drywall to work with the plumbing were left open, and hidden with a vanity in the bathroom, and by the washer/dryer. These allowed noise, odors, and drafts between the rooms, within the wall around the pipes to the attic and the bathroom below. This was probably the toughest job, as the drywall had just been and quot;punchedand quot; out in the bathroom wall, leaving uneven, ragged edges, and the sides of the openings were not near the studs, so it required strapping to be installed for the drywall to anchor to. With all the areas cut and open around the plumbing, which ran up the wall to the sink and washer on the outside of the walls, it was like piecing together a jigsaw. Both spaces were also small areas, and difficult to work in -. inside the vanity cabinet under the sink, and under the shelving behind the washer and dryer.
When Bill arrived, he immediately set down covers everywhere to protect my carpet and floor, both in the work areas and inside the front door, so he wouldn't track sand, salt and snow in as he went in and out to his truck. He tackled the walls first, doing the necessary and quot;dry workand quot; first. Once all the areas were prepped, he mixed and applied the plaster, explaining that it was best to do all the plastering at once, so that the plaster wouldn't dry out between areas to be done. Once these areas were done, he moved onto the ceiling repairs, again, doing all the prep first, then mixing the textured plaster and hitting all the areas at once.
He was very neat, and constantly cleaned as he went. He brought his own vacuum with a HEPA filter (I use the same one at home), carefully getting all the dust and crumbs of plaster that resulted from the work, and was very careful of things in our kitchen, on our walls, etc. carefully moving or covering items that might get dusty or knocked over.
When Bill was done - the work took about 6 hours - faster than we'd expected. After cleaning up, he informed me that it was going to be LESS than his estimate - only $340. He did a great job blending the ceiling repairs into the original texture, and the walls are smooth and even. Everything looks great, after a coat of paint, you can't even tell that repairs were done. I didn't have to vacuum or dust the work areas at all afterwards - he left things spotless.
We will definitely call Bill if we ever need any other plastering work done, and will recommend him to everyone we know.

Bill plastered the walls of a 2nd story enclosed porch. He was very professional, punctual, arrived on the dates he said he would. Was accurate at his time estimates. Extremely good about cleaning up aftewards (plastering can be very messy). Very pleasant person to chat with.

Bill is prompt, professional and a master craftsman. He did a beautiful job and even took care of several cracks in our walls as well as offered many helpful tips. He also cleaned up every time he was here.