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June 2008
Hello. Looking for recommendations for stucco work for
cracking and unsightly stucco. BPN archive only lists Ezell's -
who has been unresponsive to my messages. Anyone other than
him? Thanks so much!
suja
I highly recommend you call Patrick (Paddy) Griffin, 693.5116,
for your stucco work. He did a great job matching my existing
stucco when I had a new door put in. Good luck!
Terry
Feb 2008
Kirk Giordano Plastering Company was contracted in November of
2007 to stucco our new addition as well as stucco around 20
newly installed window and doors. We also wanted a maintenance-
free color coat over the entire home to make it appear the home
was recently built. We unfortunately had prior issues such as
leaking walls and major cracks in the stucco that needed proper
attention.
We looked at two jobs located in Berkeley off of Arlington
Road next door to each other which Kirk and his brother
completed and were very impressed by the results and the home
owner remarks.
Kirk and his men were very professional, courteous, and really
seamed to enjoy their work. They did an excellent job of clean
up and did many extras without cost. I would highly recommend
Kirk for any of your stucco needs. You may reach him at his
home at 510 521-9546 or cell phone at 510 207-0251.
J. S
Dec 2007
My husband and I are looking to hire a licensed contractor to
assist with a sizable external crack in our house between our
main house and an added family room. This might require some
bracing of the two parts of the house rather than just filling
a crack, so we need somebody with good structural expertise and
experience.
We would like to get this done quickly before the rain starts.
Recommendations would be greatly appreciated ASAP.
diane
For cracks or anything to do with exterior stucco you could try
kirk giordano plastering. He and his brother were very
professional, on time and completed my project with skill and a
good attitude, and cleaned up after themselves. Call him on his
cell phone which is 510 207-0251
jacqui
July 2005
Looking for someone to stucco one outside wall of my house approx 12 ft x 30 ft. I am a bit of a fanatic and really do not want seams to show. Does anyone have recommendations?
Leslie
We recently hired Joel Rodriguez to stucco the new addition to our home. We were so pleased with the results that we had him do the rest of the house as well, covering the old stucco. His info is:
Joel Rodriguez
JR Plaster
32 Briarwood Court
Brentwood, CA 94513
510-681-4666 (cell)
Kim
2002
Can anyone recommend someone to redo exterior stucco? Thank you.
Barbara
Ezell's Plastering Company of El Cerrito recently did the stucco work
associated with an addition to our home, as well as seismic reinforcement.
They did an artful job matching the existing stucco in both the patches and
in the new construction. Ezell is a true gentleman with an old fashioned
work ethic, and his crew (many are family members) was uniformly
dependable, professional, courteous and highly skilled at their part of the
job. Ezell's crew was on the job when Ezell promised they would be, and
completed the job on time. You can reach him at 233-5498.
Anne
Feb 2009
I'm looking for a painter that can retexture our lath and plaster
walls. Our house was built in the 1920's and it looks like they
just slapped on the texture. I'm not sure how to go about smoothing
down the walls, but I'm so tired of how it looks.
Oakland homeowner
I don't know exactly how you get rid of the texture, but I
think you can either do new sheet rock or plaster existing
walls. I have a wonderful painter that does do plaster. She's
fair, has a great team and I highly recommend her.
Patricia Dunne of Dunne Painting 415-516-8445.
Good luck!
Athens Painting Co. (510) 637-8973 is the solution for you! Petros, the
owner from Greece, is very talented. He specializes
in smoothing and re-texturing walls. You are left with beautiful
results! It totally transforms the look of you home. Check out
the website athenspaintingco.com. for samples.
linda
I had a situation just like yours and I hired Arana Residential
and Commercial Painting. They did such a beautiful job.
Retexturing old plaster took a lot of steps and it required a
lot of sanding. They handled the whole thing efficiently and
kept the dust to a minimum. What I was most impressed with was
how clean and orderly they left everything, not to mention the
gorgeous job.
Their number is 510-567-9559
Christina
April 2008
Our lathe and plaster walls were quite badly damaged in last
summer's earthquake - we have cracks that run the span of the
room in several places, and I think we have several spots that
may require sheetrocking in addition to repairing plaster.
Does anyone have any recommendations for people that could do the
work at a semi-reasonable price? I'm hoping to have them do the
painting as well, if we're not completely broke by the end of the
plaster repair... Carrie
My 1930's home had sections of lath and plaster coming down in
some areas as well as extensive cracking. He came in and
repaired the damage and I haven't had any trouble with it
since. It was nice because he did all the work including the
painting. He did a thorough job on all the work for a fair and
reasonable price. I can recommend Glen Larsen as a good
contractor for this type of work. His number is 510-232-9122.
Lois
I've heard consistently positive things about Foggs Lath &
Plaster for stucco work, waterproofing and plaster work,
including some really beautiful venetian plaster. THey are
Diamond Certified and work in Marin, SF and the East Bay. I don't
have their number off hand but the website is
Foggslathandplaster.com. Good luck!
Nov 2007
We had extensive damage to our home in an earthquake a few months
ago, and have realized the damage is beyond our DIY abilities.
Can you recommend a plasterer who can work on the myriad of
cracks in our home, some large, some small? The walls are lathe
and plaster, and some are just cracks, but other parts will
likely need to be filled with drywall or the like. Like
everyone, we'd like someone who is reliable, does quality work,
but is reasonably priced, and works in the Oakland area. Any
suggestions welcome!
Carrie
I just recently had re-plastering done on my living room, which
had multiple multiple cracks on the ceilings and walls. I
couldn't recommend anyone more highly than the man who did the
job. He also re-plastered 4 of the ceilings in my sisters home
a few years ago. My living room looks brand new! I don't know
if he's cheap or not, as I didn't compare. His name is Armando
and the company is Armando Plastering in San Pablo. 510)669-
9290. Good luck.
llyana
I can highly recommend Armando Plastering. They do interior &
exterior plastering. Armando has a professional crew and is
reasonably priced. They completley plastered our basement (w/
skip trowel technique) and did an excellent job matching our
upstairs plaster. We will have them come back to repair some
old, major cracks that we can't spackle ourselves.
Armando can be reached at (510) 669-9290, cell (510) 517-9511.
anke
April 2007
Hello All. If you are in need of a REAL Plasterer, I think I have
found your man. I live in a 100+ yo VIC here in Berkeley with the
original lathe and plaster walls. Well some are not in the best
of condition and so I went looking for some one who could do a
true repair and would use the real plaster vs. hotmud, or some
other sheetrock material. His name is Noel and he uses
Structolite and Dimond finish for a beautiful sand free finish. I
wanted a smooth finish and that is what he gave me. As I've done
plaster work myself I know that he did it the correct way. I did
most of the prep work, under his guidance and he came in and did
the plastering. I've completed one rooom and when I move on to
the rest I'll be giving Noel a call again. He runs an add in
Craigslist, but here is his contact info.
Cell 415 368-1809
email noelfitz04 at yahoo.com
His rates were reasonable as well. You can email me if you have
any questions.
Good luck
Tim
August 2006
I am looking for someone who can come in and plaster over a fireplace that my husband tore the facade off (and
obviously never finished the job). I also have a couple of other plaster-related jobs--closing up some open
wall (from another unfinished project!), patching the ceiling where we used to have a leak, etc.
I'd like to find someone who has specific experience with plastering, especially fireplaces.
Thanks in advance.
I heartily recommend Richard Spencer of Berkeley Plastering. I've
used his crew for outside stucco and for interior plastering.
His bids have been competitive, his crews are great and probably
the tidiest I've ever had in my home and now I don't even get
bids, I just call Richard.
Berkeley Plastering: 540-0404
Rachel
We just had some fairly substantial plaster repair done as part
of a remodel. The person our contractor used was Ramon Garcia -
his company name is Textura. He did a fantastic job of
blending the repair work with our existing hand troweled
walls. His phone number is 510-219-9187.
Pleased with Plaster
Feb 2006
Our 1925 Oakland hills home sustained rain damage during the New Year's storm. I'm searching for a good plasterer to repair our living room walls and ceiling. There are a few dated recommendations online; I'd love to hear from someone who has had current experience with a competant craftsman or woman. Many thanks. Also looking for someone to replace the crown molding.
Becky
I've used Armando Plastering (669 9290)to replaster a Living Room and Dining Room ceiling. He also fixed a number of cracks around windows, doors etc on the walls and the new work blended in really well with existing texture etc. Our walls are textured and he was able to match that. I've also seen work at a friend's where he has done a perfectly smooth plastering finish. Good clean up.
Loraine
I recently hired Arnulfo Ramos to repair a small section of leak-damaged plaster in my
home. It is difficult to find someone with the skills for such a project, and still
more so to find someone willing to do a small job. Arnulfo and his assistant did an
excellent job, did it quickly, and charged a reasonable rate.
Christine
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