Walter W Walden

It went well, but we were frustrated at first. We want to sell our home, and would like to do so this spring/summer (2013). We'd heard of Wally's reputation. In fact, he had visited us years' ago to assess the crown moulding and masonry work, but for some reason, we did not hire him at that time. As we began renovation on our house, our carpenter and electrician, even our real estate agent, urged us to contact him for the moulding work. As it turns out, not only did he repair crown moulding, but also worked on loose exterior butter bricks for us. We added a few other things needed as well as time passed, and he patiently addressed them at our request. His men mostly did the sanding part of renovating the moulding. They were very helpful. In fact, I served them all lunch for several days! (I was so grateful).
Anyone involved in renovation of old houses knows what it is like to find a trustworthy, experienced, and talented person to work on your house. There is always a sigh of relief when such a person is found, and even an element of joy. This is what we experienced here.

The job required removal of all furnishings from two rooms because it was extremely dusty and messy, but I knew in advance to expect that as a consequence of the method I had elected to use. It was inconvenient and disruptive to do it this way, but the end results were well worth it. Mr. Walden and his crew did take significant precautions by putting down drop cloths in all of the rooms they would be passiing through or working in. Doors and openings were sealed off with plastic curtain walls and tape, to the best of their ability, but thre was still quite a bit of plaster dust that could not be prevented from travelling through the air to other parts of the house. Again, I expected this would happen so I was preparted for it and was still happy I chose this method of repair. Mr Walden and his crew were punctual, polite, and fast with their work (which took approximately 3 days), and this helped to minimize the disruption and make it more tolerable.
The only difficulty I had was with scheduling. It took several attempts to reach Mr. Walden when I was trying to hire him for the job. He was busy and did not respond quickly, and I almost decided to look for another plasterer, but my patience ultimately paid off. I held out for his services, because he was well recommended, and I was not disappointed to have done so. It is hard to find plasterers who can repair old houses using real plaster.

The cost is very reasonable. The quality is very good as well. They have done multiple jobs and it has always turned out great.

Excellent.

Excellent. They started the work as promised. Took a little longer but worked every day. Knowledgeable and open to suggestions. Very good price, would hire them again.