Conference 7.286::home_work

Mark Pilotte in Hudson, MA  562-9761

He has a day job, (for now), but painting/wallpapering is what he really likes
to do.  Last summer he painted the interior of most of our 4 bedroom house,
starting by steaming off several coats of ugly wallpaper (even on the
ceiling).  He patched, he primed, and he painted.  Also wallpapered the
kitchen and one bathroom.  The house came out great.  We had 3 painters bid on
the job (the other 2 were recommended full-time professionals) and Mark had
more interest in the job, and a better idea of what he wanted to do.  He was
also a bit less expensive. We were very happy with his work and
conscienousness.  We even had him back last fall to paint our basement, and
result came out better than we thought it would partially due to Mark's ideas.
My sense is that he is probably just as skilled at exterior or specialty
work.  I know he will be honest about what he can/can't do if you call him. 

No, he's not a relative, and I don't get a cut for this. But he did a very
good job, and I would use him again. 

We've had MBM Interior Painting and Wallpapering of Hudson do the
living room and halls in out house.  MBM is a one-man operation run
by Michael B. Mulvey. We were very impressed with his work, and his
prices were very fair.

MBM Painting and Wallpapering
19 Hunter Ave
Hudson,Mass.
01749-3003

(617) 568-8602



					/Joef

    RE: .3
    
    Not familiar with the name you mention, but we were very happy with
    the work done with Mark Stone.  I don't have his number, but he
    lives in Maynard, on Powder Mill Road, I believe.
    
    He did our house, which involves a lot of scraping, changing the
    color of the house, and two coats on an addition.  He and two other
    guys spent about three days scraping, so I'd say he did a thorough
    job.  Cost us $2100.
    
    Clay
    

    In the Manchester, NH area, Ray Rondeau is an excellent painter.
    He painted my house last year.  The house is about 80 years
    old and we are in an area of a lot of mildew (I think that
    is most of NH).  Ray washed, scraped, sanded, primed and then
    painted the entire house.  It looks marvelous.  I went from
    an all white house to blue-grey with white trim and gray
    shutters.  It was alot of work.  He took 2 weeks.  As of
    now there is no evidence of the peeling I had previously and
    everyone admires it.
    
    He has also done some interior work.  Again, very thorough
    and concientious.  He does the little extras that most don't
    do.
    
    Ray Rondeau Home Service  669-1593

    
    Another happy Mark Stone customer.
    
    Our house was BADLY peeling; it had not been painted for 15+ years
    (I bought it 2 years ago, so it wasn't my fault, :-) 
    
    Several of the contractors I called wouldn't even give an estimate--it
    was too much work for them.
    
    Mark was very reasonable; his crew showed up on time, worked all
    day and then cleaned up the site each evening.  
    
    Mark does an excellent job.
    
    

    Mark Stone is at
    
    	107 Powdermill Road
    	Maynard, MA 01754
    	897-9764
    
    Clay

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MRMFG1::T_ROSE                                        8 lines  24-FEB-1986 13:54
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    Coastal Paint and Wallpaper in Hampton, N.H.  
    They're a young couple, eager to build up their business, who's
    main advertising is word-of-mouth of a job well done.  They've done
    work for friends who were very satisfied and we plan to have them
    paper our tricky foyer walls soon (otherwise, like you, we do the work
    ourselves).  The number for Coastal is (603) 926-4690.
    
    Let us know how it turns out!

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HITECH::GREENHALGE "Beckie Greenhalge"                9 lines   5-MAY-1986 14:07
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    Alison,
    
    I know of two painters in Pepperell.  One is H.R. Healy on Shirley
    Street.  The other is Steve Cooper.  From what I know of both, I
    would recommend H.R. Healy first as he has more experience.  On
    the other hand, Steve Cooper may be able to get to you sooner -
    I would say to check them both out.
    
    Beckie

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MAY11::WARCHOL                                        7 lines  17-MAR-1987 15:03
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    You might try Dave Locke, Stow Rd in Boxborough. I'm not sure he'd
    be interested in half a job but he's worth a try. He lives down
    the road from me and I've seen his work in the neighborhood.
    
    Nick
    

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AKOV01::BRAGDON                                       7 lines  18-MAR-1987 22:27
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    RE. 111.2  ACTON area painters...
    
    One Acton painter with a top reputation is Gary Pemberton,
    15 Martin St., 263-3024.  His wife Hannah does high quality
    cabinetry.
    
    - Dave Bragdon

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ZEN::WINSTON "Jeff Winston (Hudson, MA)"             12 lines  17-AUG-1987 22:04
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>    Wanted:   Exterior Painter for Hudson Mass.  
>    
>    Any suggestions ?

Mark Pilotte 562 9761

Paints cause he enjoys doing it, and does the job right. He did the
interior of our house - including ripping off wallpaper, patching, and
painting (3 coats some places) - did quite a good job. VERY
knowledgable, and reasonable cost.  I have to assume he approaches his
exterior work the same way. 

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PARITY::JOLLIMORE                                     2 lines  12-FEB-1987 14:05
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    DESJARDINS PAINTERS IN FITCHBURG DO A VERY GOOD JOB THE TELEPHONE
    NUMBER IS 343-6367.

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SIOUXI::STEWART                                       7 lines  16-FEB-1987 12:30
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    I recently had some painting done by C and J, They are out of
    Fitchburg.  The owners name is Jim.  They also give free estimates.
    If interested, the number is 345-8932.
    
    Good-luck
    
    

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JOET::JOET "Deatht�ngue lives!"                      12 lines  15-JUN-1987 14:04
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    I just had my house painted.  The guy who did it is just starting out,
    but is incredibly conscientious and meticulous (I guess he's not
    "professional" enough to be sloppy and unreliable) and the result is
    EXCELLENT.  His price was very reasonable and he was able to start
    fairly soon after I first talked to him. 
    
    He works out of Gardner MA, but has done work in Framingham, so you'll
    have to talk to him about your particular geography. 
    
    Call him at (617) 632-4314.  Ask for Billy.
    
    -joet

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Note 1886.0           Pleased with Oberlin Home Improvement            2 replies
TOLKIN::GUERRA "ARRIVE ALIVE, DON'T DRIVE"           13 lines  19-JAN-1988 08:51
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    It's not very often that we find a contractor that fulfills our
    expectations of quality, timeliness and competitive pricing. It
    is for this reason that I want to take the time to reiterate a 
    recommendation from another DECcie (Brian Sussel) for Oberlin Home
    Improvements (Wayne Denio). He did some plastering at my house
    and I am pleased with every aspect of his work. He is doing some
    wallpaper hanging for my in-laws and I believe they are also pleased
    with how it's coming out.
    
    He does wallpaper hanging, painting, plastering, etc. He can be
    reached at (617)853-7618.

    Brian, thanks for the recommendation.

    Try C&C Painting - Kevin Coxen
    10 E. Main Street, Ayer
    772-6518
    
    He just started up a small company about two years ago, even though
    he has been painting for a fews years before.  He is very young,
    has very good prices, and is a perfectionist.  He will not leave
    the job until it is perfect.  He also owns a Pressure Washer which
    is great for cleaning houses, and for stipping paint off of houses.
    This machine works very good, and cuts down the time it takes for
    stripping.  He is willing to drive up to 45 minutes or so to the
    surrounding towns.  
    
    Try calling after 5:30 pm.
    
    

    TRY "Hate to Paint/Stain Inc." In Derry. Jim Solloway's his name
    and after being a system management professional at DEC NIO for
    several years, and running his paint business on the side (crew
    painting while Jim did DECmail maintenance), he decided to paint/stain
    for a living. He's good, and knows his business. Jim can be reached
    at 603-432-0302. Tell him Mike Taylor referred you. We haven't heard
    from Jim for some time now...
    BTW--he also does decks/window replacements/etc...
    
    Mike

    This week, we had our house painted by Goodridge Painting, from
    Merrimack NH.  They did an excellent job!  Tim Goodridge (the
    owner) gave us an estimate in February for the job - one
    number for 1 coat of solid color stain, and another number
    for two coats.  When they came out to do the job, they found
    out that the cedar shakes on our house were extremely dry,
    and had to do 3 coats of primer BEFORE they started putting
    the actual color on the house.  The worked 3 days on it, and
    it came out beautifully.  He had to put much more in terms of
    labor and materials into the house than he had anticipated, but
    still stuck to his original estimate.  Almost unheard of these
    days!  They do all of their work by brushing, not spraying (although
    the first coat of primer was sprayed to get into the small crevaces
    in the cedar shakes).  There was no mess after the job was complete,
    and they left very few overbrush marks on windows and/or doors.
    I highly recommend them - and tell Tim I sent you.
    
    Goodridge Painting
    Merrimack, NH
    (603)424-2736
    
    

    I'm going to go with Jim Soloway.  He came immediately to do the
    estimate, quoted a good price, gave me a written quote broken down
    into prices for each task, seemed to know quite a bit about cleaning
    and preserving natural wood siding, and can do the job reasonably
    soon.  QUITE a difference between him and the other JOKERS that
    came to give me estimates (or never showed up).  
    
    re: .23   Mike, Jim sez HI.

"Hate to Paint/Stain Inc." (see .23) just finished re-painting the outside
of my house in Nashua.  The house was dark brown, and is now off-white.
I am quite pleased with the results.  Jim Soloway and his crew did
a thorough job, with good attention to detail.  A couple of minor
snags were quickly resolved to both our satisfactions.
The "little extras" and general advice were especially useful for an
inexperienced homeowner... 

-- Erik

    Well, it looks like I picked a good painting contractor!  Hate to
    Paint in Derry (Jim Solloway) have started working in my house today.
    They are painting __all__ the trim in the house (currently bare
    wood) plus second-coating some walls.
    
    I haven't seen any of their work yet, but so far I'm very impressed
    with his customer service -- he's quick on returning phone calls,
    sent his proposal right away and called to see if we had any questions,
    shows up right on time.  All thing which typically frustrate me
    VERY MUCH in dealing with contractors.
    
    I'll put in another note when he gets done with the job (which he
    promised to finish before Thanksgiving).
    

    Ok, Hate to Paint, Inc. is done with the job (right on schedule)
    and I'm _very_ satisfied.  Jim Solloway, the owner, works right
    along with his crew on every job.  I had them paint _all_ the woodwork
    and trim in my house.  Since the house is new construction, it was
    all bare wood and required primer, nail-filling, sanding, and two
    finish coats.  They also second-coated all the walls in the house.
    
    They do an extremely neat, professional job, and I would be happy
    to recommend them.  
    
    They're in Derry (phone # in previous replies), but were willing
    to travel 45 min. to Hollis.
    

    Reading these recent entries has reminded me that I never followed
    up with a report on Jim Soloway's work.  As with the previous notes,
    I am more than completely satisfied.  The work was done quickly
    and neatly.  He used more CWF than he had estimated, but refused
    to add the cost to my bill.  He replaced several damaged shingles
    for free (I supplied the shingles), and painted all sorts of stuff
    that was not in the original agreement (hinges, door-latch handles,
    weathervane, well-head housing, ...).  I get the feeling that if
    my wife was in the yard they would have painted her too!
    
    	BTW, he and his helpers refused to take beer when offered. 
    Now THAT's dedication!

    
                        DOROTHY C. CHAMBERLAND
    
              A graduate of New England School of Paperhanging, Inc.
    
              Dracut, Ma.   (508) 689-0663

I highly recommend Mike Edwardsen, Edwardsen Painting, 508-897-2695.
    Mike's price for painting my colonial was much better than any other
    estimate that I received and his work was outstanding.  He's fast,
    professional, and a very meticulous.  He'll beat any estimate that
    you get.  Tell Mike that Gary recommended him.

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ESPN::CALCAGNI "A.F.F.A"                             10 lines   1-JUN-1989 12:18
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    Try Fitzmaurice Painting and papering.
    
    He's located in Milford Mass.
    Very good and reasonable.
    
    508 478 3472 I believe.
    
    Cal.
    

    Need a house painted?  Interior or Exterior paint jobs, Dan Snyder
    is the man.  He just finished painting my home and I am 100% satisfied!
    I'm so happy with the job that I told him that I would post this
    recommendation in this notesfile.
    
    Dan has 15 years experience and does high quality professional work.
    He gave me daily updates on the progress of the work and stressed
    that he welcomed any input from me because he wants me COMPLETELY
    satisfied!  This guy takes great pride in his work and I highly
    recommend him.  His number is 886-3475  (Nashua) and  will work in both
    MA and NH.  
    
    If you want to see his work contact me for directions.
    
    Abdel
    264-5837  
    
    

    			Jim Bulger
    			Interior & Exterior painting
    			(508)537-5701
    
    
    We contracted with Jim to paint the outside of our 2-story cape, and
    were very happy with the results.
    
    He started when he said he would (after accounting for rainy days) and
    finished only a day or so later than he had promised.  He was very
    flexible on whether we would do 1 or 2 coats of stain on the house,
    allowing us to wait until he had 2 sides of the house done before
    making a final decision.
    
    The quality of his work was very good -to- excellent.  He was
    particularly careful about not getting paint on anything that shouldn't
    be painted (plants, deck, etc.).  He splattered a little paint on our
    doorbell buttons, but I think we can live with that.
    
    His price was about in the middle of other quotes that we had gotten.
    When we factor in the quality and care of his work, we are sure that we
    got a great deal and are very, very satisfied.
    
    Jim lives in Leominster.  I know he works as far south as Worcester; I
    don't know how far he goes in any other direction.
    
    
    John DeRosa

    In the Worcester area, an excellant wallpaper reference is NIAN
    WALLPAPERING (508-757-4471), which is a 1 1/2 person operation run by
    Anita whateverherlastnameisbecauseijustcallherAnita with help from her
    son who is learning the business (that means he gets the grunt work
    like stripping).
    
    Anyway, she is papering our addition and parts of the existing
    structure, and does an extremely careful and well planned job.  She did
    a 20x30 room with 11' cathedral ceilings by herself (I tried to get my
    wife to tape it so I could watch but ...) - and you cannot find the
    seams unless you start measuring from the edge to where you know the
    just have to be!  Everything is perfectly straight.  Very little
    wastage - my wife says that the first 3 hours on the above room were
    spent just measuring and holding up paper and more measuring, etc. 
    There is a border along the edge, and the paper on the wall was placed
    so that at no point in the room does part of the overall patter "peak"
    out from the bottom of the border (messing up that artsy look we were
    just striving for to no end!!!!).
    
    Her cost is approximately $12/single roll for labor, which is what
    everyone else wanted that we called.
    
    

    Worcester Area
    
    G & T Painting
    
    They do both exterior and interior work. I had a small job done
    and it was excellent. They are just starting out and were very
    reasonable. They do it part time.
    
    Tony Guinto (508) 753-8390
    Mike Tomaiolo (508) 756-8642

    I recommend Sue Perkins. She has done wallpapering (and
    some inside painting) in the Pepperell area for the last
    several years. She has recently moved to Douglas, Mass., and
    is available for wallpapering in the greater Worcester area.
    She is very meticulous and her rates are competitive. Tell her
    Kathy recommended her.
    
                  Sue Perkins
    		  P.O. Box 171
                  E. Douglas, MA 01516
                  (508) 476-2872
    
    

    For wallpapering, we were very happy with Jim Benesty, in Derry, NH,
    603-432-2932.  We found him through Jim Solloway of Hate to
    Paint.  He wallpapered a bathroom for us a few months ago, which came
    out beautifully, and we plan to have him back to do another room in the 
    fall.  

	In the Milford NH area I can recommend Jacob's Ladder.  
Kevin and Patrick and co. did an excellent job of painting the 
interior and exterior of our new post&beam home.  They are
very professional and have good taste in music as well!
Their phone number is 603-673-8543.

    Malco Contracting - (508)-892-1705.  
    Painting exterior/interior
    Masonary-carpentry
    Drywall & Repair
    General Home Repairs
    
    Pete Malco just completed repainting of my house in Worcester and I 
    would recommend him highly.  He did a good job at a very good price.
    
    

    

    Charles Shields
    Painting exterior/interior
    Floor Refinishing
    reasonable rates
    (508) 342-2027
    
     I have used Charles Shields for interior painting, and am completely
    satified.
    
    Charles Shields works out of the Fitchburg/Leominster Area, among
    his exterior projects are the facade of the Wood Block in Leominster,
    and numerous dwellings from ranches to ornate victorian houses.
    
    
    

    
         In the suburban Boston area (Medford, Arlington, Lexington,
    and thereabouts), Bob's Painting does professional exterior painting
    work.  He has 10+ years experience and paints part time.  He is
    very reasonable in pricing, with free estimates, and really cares
    about his work.  Highly recommendable.
    
                          Bob's Painting & Gutter Cleaning
                                Medford, MA
                                617-391-6966

    I'm planning on having my house re-stained and need referrals for
    the job. I live in Temple NH. 

    	Re .37
    
    See reply .17 re "Hate To Paint".
    
    pbm
    

    We used Goodridge Painters out of Merrimack, NH.  Contact Tim Goodridge
    @424-2736.  They do both interior and exterior painting.  They use
    quality paints, California for exterior and Benjamin Moore for
    interior.  We've used them several times and never a problem.  When
    they painted our house they sent 5 men and the house was done in
    a day!
    
    Julie
    

 Mike Kelly
 Nashua, NH

 603-882-2164


 Mike did a great job patching, sanding, painting, and staining our kitchen
  and dining room.  His price was reasonable and he left the place spotless
  when he finished.

 Mike works by himself and does almost any form of interior/exterior painting
 and staining.


    Joe Marconis

    For Boston and surrounding area (reposted with new phone number)
    
    		J. Davis Painting Co.
    		Painting and Wallpapering
    
    		Phone:	617-524-4657
    
    		Leave message on answering machine!
    
    Note: You can see his work at the upcoming Home show at the Bayside 
    	  expo center.... at the "Baystate remodeling" exhibit(s). James
    	  Davis was contracted by "Baystate remodeling" to paint/paper 
    	  their bathroom and kitchen exhibits.
    

    Kevin just completed a job painting my house. Two coats of stain on a
    good sized colonial and a small roof. He did an excellent job, removed 
    and scrubbed the shutters, cleaned all the exterior windows removed and
    reinstalled gutters, etc. Grounds were absolutely spotless when he
    finished. Pricing was extreemly reasonable and his manor was very
    courteous. In the worc/shrews/webo area, this is the guy your looking for,
    for professional painting and roofing of all types. (he is currently
    contracted to do my interior trim but at the moment he open starting 
    next week. If you want any more details, feel free to send me mail.
     

     Bob Oakes
     Classic Painters
     Stowe MA.
     562-9980  


   	  For quality work in the Stowe, Hudson MA, area.  He just 
	finished painting our 3 family Victorian and we are very 
	impressed with his work, his knowledge, and his professionalism.  
        2 coats of paint on the house, trim a second color, windows and 
        highlights a third color.  Had a crew of about 5 working for him, 
        all very professional.  Gutters replaced, carpentry work on the 
        trim and roof, glazing of windows, scraping and washing of house, all 
        done well and in a reasonable amount of time (2 weeks).  
	
        Very reasonably priced (he met College Pro's quote).  

        If you'd like more details, send me mail.

        Mark Kelleher

    I highly recommend Jim Benesty if you need wallpapering done. He was
    on time to do the work, did a great job, and came in the price he
    estimated.
    
    Jim Benesty
    37A Tsienneto Rd.
    Derry, NH 03038
    
    (603)432-2932
    
    Doug

Can anyone give a recent recommendation for a painter in the Townsend area?
After the work we've put in so far, we've decided that it just isn't going
to get done this year if we have to do it ourselves.  (So much for DIY.)  We're
interested in quality, reliability, and price; speed is secondary.  Most of
the references in here already for this area are either old or indifferent as to
quality.

Does anyone have experience with Colonial Paiting of Pepperell?

   Gary

    
    I also recommend
    
    Cliff Fitzmaurice
    508-478-3472
    Milford Mass.
    
    Over 20 years in the Papering, Painting business.  Neat Clean and
    all work guaranteed.

    This is a recommendation for 
    
    Chris Sterczala,
    Equity Plus Home Improvement - Framingham 875-7470.
                 
    He charges $85.00 per room, including paint - with a 2-room minimum
    and bathroom painted at no extra charge.
    
    I had him do two rooms - one kitchen/hallway, and one
    livingroom/stairwell.  He did a good job, caulking trim and
    painting ceilings as well - promptly and neatly.  
    I was initially a bit hesitant to use him because the price
    seemed quite low and he seemed young - but he provided a list 
    of references who said that Chris had been painting full-time 
    for years and did a good job, especially for the price.
    
    Mark  

    I had an excellent job done on my home by Eugene Coste.  I saw his work
    at a friend's home and asked him for a quote.  His quote was 1/2 what I
    was quoted by others and he did an excellent job.  He washed all the
    ceilings and walls, caulked and taped all the cracks and fixed a very
    bad bathroom ceiling for me. He also fixed my kitchen ceiling where two
    lamp fixtures had been moved in the past.  He did an excellent painting
    job and came exactly when he said he would.  We were very pleased with
    his work.
    He is Eugene Coste and can be reached at 508-658-6218.
    Jeanne

    			Jim Bulger
    			Interior & Exterior painting
    			Leominster, MA
    			508-537-5701
    
    Jim is completing the painting of our house and shed today and we are
    very pleased with the results.  
    
    We have a two story house the lower story being a walk out basement.
    The upper floor has brick around 3 sides about 1/2 way up.  There are
    13 windows above the brick.  The front has wrought iron supports badly
    in need of paint around a porch.  In addition we have a new shed that 
    had been primed but needed a coat of paint to match the house.  The house 
    is almost 48'x48' and the shed is 14'x16'.  The foundation, much of
    which is exposed along one side and completely in the front, needed 
    painting badly, it also needed scraping.  The original color of the
    house was white and we wanted to change it to brick red.
    
    We set up an appointment for a free estimate and Jim was there on time.
    He offered suggestions and explained how he would approach our
    "problem", a very dirty, bug covered, house.  He would clean the entire
    house prior to painting with a solvent that would properly prepare the
    surface.  He would scrape those sections needing it and would caulk all
    the seams in the wood, mostly under the eves, prior to painting.  He
    also guaranteed that the paint would cover, even if it meant that he
    had to apply two coats. He appeared to know his stuff but with all the 
    comments we were sure his price would be too high.  The final tally, when 
    we decided to have him do the shed too, was $1200.  That was less than
    I paid for a single story little ranch in 1982!  We hired him.
    
    Jim's work has been excellent.  We leave him alone all day and he just
    keeps at it.  We have a new deck and light fixture and there is not a
    speck of paint on either.  He did have to apply two coats of paint and
    it looks wonderful, better than we ever anticipated.  He gets there
    before my husband leaves for work and always gets any updates we may
    have, like gee the lower windows don't look as good as we thought they
    would with the trim color, would you repaint them red - sure says he,
    no problem and no more money!  He works when the weather allows it, he
    doesn't take risks with the rain, which may take longer than other
    painters, I'm not real sure, but we have no problem with the time it is
    taking considering the amount of work.  He started last tuesday, and
    worked all the rest of the week and saturday morning so we could open
    all the windows so they wouldn't get painted shut (nice idea on his
    part).  He painted Monday this week and is completing it today, we just
    went over the final details.
    
    I highly recommend Jim.

    Jim Bennett
    
    Worcester, MA.
    
    (508) 798-8166
    
    I used Jim to paint my house. His price was very competitive, and the work
    was of very high quality. The work was punctual and he cleaned up all
    equipment every night. After meeting them for several days, I trusted his 
    crew enough to let them have access to the house when no one was home. 
    Good guys!
    
                                                   Norm
                                                   dtn 237-2566
    
    
    

Tim restained our house last summer, and did a bang-up job for a low price.
His number is
	603 424-2736
I recommend highly him.

He is the only painter we interviewed who would guarantee his work.  He was very
clear about what he could guarantee and what he could not (the house surface
was improperly prepared originally, and an inappropriate stain used on the 
horizontal surfaces).  

Working with Tim is pretty painless.  This spring I called him up, told him 
about some new problems (all due to original bogiod surface prep) and one day
he came out and fixed it.  We are very happy.

For those of you who care, our house has semi-solid stain on unprimed smooth 
side out cedar clapboards.  It was peeling and flaking in spots last year.  Tim
explained that he could scrape, prime, and stain, and guarantee that scraped
areas would not peel again.  Anything he couldn't scrape, he couldn't guarantee.
He promised to keep coming back, every year, to take care of any new peeling
spots.  As time goes on, there will be fewer and fewer because a fair amount of
the original stain did adhere, and we will slowly but surely catch all that did
not adhere.  You can't tell that the spots that were redone this year are new.
The match is perfect.

Tim's explanation of our problems were very clear, sounded rational, and based
on our experience correct.  A marked contrast from the other interviewees, and
the reason he got the job.   (Being the low bidder didn't hurt either)

For some strange reason parts of the garage were primed.  Most of the house was 
not. Who knows what lurks in the minds of builders.  

    I have had interior painting done by Joel Mascott of Brookline, NH.
    
    Joel does excellent work.  He does extensive prep work including
    smoothing walls before painting.  He painted a stairwell in a condo for
    me, and did all the upstairs painting in my home.   He is going to
    stain the condo deck, and a large storage shed for me.
    
    He can travel to Nashua or the Chelmsford area.
    
    His phone number is:   (603) 645-7018
    
    He goes under the business name Scotty Coatings.
                                                          
    Laura

    
    
    I highly recommend Kat Brennan for "Faux" finishes.  Kat is a friend
    of my sister's. She was a graphic artist and is now doing faux
    finishing.  She has not done work for me, yet. However, I have seen
    her work. She put a faux finish on my sister's dining room walls and also
    painted a marbelized finish on an antique mantle surround. They look
    fantastic. I visited Kat's victorian house she is restoring. She has
    painted several soft faux finishes on the walls, as well as stenceling.
    She is a perfectionist and in it for the joy it gives her. She works
    alone but also loves it when you work along with her.
    
    Kat lives in Roslindale and can be reached at (617) 327-9662.
                                                                 

    I'm looking for recommendations for someone to do wallpapering in the
    Hudson/Nashua NH area.  Already saw the replies about Jim Benesty in
    Derry, but he was about the only one local to me.
    
    Thanks,
    Sue O'Neill

    For an outstanding job painting/staining interior or exterior and
    probably the best prices you can get, call Dan Snyder at 603 886-3475. 
    He lives in Hudson and will come to Mass.  He did our whole house
    exterior with stain, 2 coats, by himself, was meticulous with his work,
    did repairs to the siding where it was needed and was always reliable. 
    On days where he felt the weather was not conducive to the stain taking
    hold, he would not work (the ultimate sign of a pro!), even though it
    meant holding him up on completing his job. He knows quite a lot, and I
    suggest that when he gives you an assessment, you take it seriously. 
    
    Dan may not seem as outgoing when you first meet him as some of the
    others we got quotes on from the Digital notes, but don't judge a book
    by its cover.  (One guy quoted us $1000 more for one coat!!)  He's
    quite a nice fellow with 5 kids (1 undergoing leukemia therapy) and he
    really needs the money.  This part he didn't tell us until after we
    hired him.  Dan's been painting around 20 years.  He takes great pride
    in his work.  We learned about him from this file (See Note 2023.27). 

It is 2 months since the last request for a person to hang wallpaper in the 
Nashua NH area.

I need to have my stairway wallpapered and dont have the time to do it myself;
so does any one know a wallpaperer in Nashua?

Due to my travel schedule could you please send mail as well as a reply in 
this note.

Thanks,

David Haigh

    Looking for reliable wallpaper hanger (inexpensive too) for house in
    New Ipswich NH... any thoughts?
    

    Has anyone else had work done by this company? We need to start
    thinking about having our baby room wallpapered and a fresh coat of
    ceiling paint. Is this guy really good?
    
                     <<< Note 2023.59 by CSSEDB::PMURPHY >>>
                    -< Painter/Wallpaperer Recommendation >-
    >David, the company is Wallscapes in Londonderry owned by William (Bill) 
    >D. Esposito, (603)434-9313.

    Thanks,
    Mike

                    -< John Dewey, Littleton, MA  486-0317 >-

I hired a fellow named John Dewey this past winter to do a bedroom for
me. The room was a difficult one and he did far beyond what I expected.
He has 15 years of experience, is a perfectionist and it shows.

He was low bid ($150 labor + $15 for paste), I supplied the paper.
The room is a 12' X 14', that has a lot of beams, nooks, trim and 
built-in furniture to work in and around. The a sloping ceiling
up to 10' also made this job a challenge. 

That price also included adding a border around the perimeter of entire room 
and around ceiling. He also did the switch plates. 

It was well worth it. In fact I gave him an extra $25.

	Steve

    I'm thinking about using College Pro to stain 
    my house this summer.
    
    They have given me an estimate of $900 to wash and
    then apply a solid stain to my cedar covered house.
    
    Has anyone used College Pro before?  Any comments?
    
    Any other painting companies in the Londonderry, NH
    area that you would recommend?
    
    
    Thanks,
    Bob 

    I recently had College Pro do some interior and exterior painting
    on my home. 
    
    First, the price: a professional painter had quoted $1,200 to do
    the painting. College Pro did it for $417.
    
    Second, the quality: these are college kids. They do not take as
    much care as a professional painter will. Still, the quality was
    quite acceptable.
    
    Third, time on the job: they took longer than expected to finish 
    the job. They had spent the entire day painting another house in
    my neighborhood, then came at night to do the interior of two of
    my rooms. These kids were tired, and it showed. They had to quit
    early and come back a second night, when they worked right up 'til
    eleven p.m..
    
    Fourth, dependability: they didn't show when they were supposed to. 
    They committed themselves to do the job on a weekend and waited
    until the day before the painting was to start to line up painters. 
    No painters were available, so they had to come during the week to
    do the job. 
    
    All in all, I'd sign them up again. The work was satisfactory,
    reasonably priced, and they were very congenial.
    
    Ken

    I like to recommend Bud Hubley and Sons painting out of Hopkinton.
    We got 5 bids and he was exactly half the price of the nearest bid.
    The paint job was excellent also.  I don't know how he can do it so
    cheap and I didn't ask.
    
    Kumar

    
    
    You may want to try another company called "Student Painters".  They
    have been working in the midwest for quite a few years with good
    success/results.
    
    I contacted them for my neighbor last year by simply calling 
    1-800-555-1212.
    
    

Notes 2023.64, .65 and .66 were moved from a separate note to this referal 
note for painters by the moderators....

    	Vic H

    I called Mike Edwardsen on the basis of .25's referral.  His bid was
    one-third that of some of the other painters and he did an excellent
    job.  He called regularly to make sure that his work was satisfactory,
    both during and after the job.  I would certainly hire him again,
    although  I hope I won't have to for a while!  

    I know there's already a note with wallpaper hanger recommendations,
    but I can't find it.
    
    Any recommendations for wallpaper hangers/interior painters in the
    Nashua area? I have one quote already from someone recommended in this
    conference but it was very high. I also am waiting for a call back from
    another contractor. I'm thinking of asking Nashua Wallpaper if they can
    recommend anyone but I'd really prefer testimonials from others in this
    file. Thanks.
    
    Mike
    

    
    	I'd like recommendations on exterior home painters that
    	would work in the Oxford-Dudley area. (15mi south of Worcester)
    
    	
    	Bob

    My wife and I STRONGLY recommend Dan Sullivan, of Framingham, if you're
    looking for an expert painter at a very low cost.  We hired Dan to paint
    several rooms in our home.  He did such an excellent job that we
    subsequently rehired him to strip some wallpaper and prime the walls.
    If Digital stock ever climbs above $40/share, we will probably have him
    paint the outside of our home too.

    Dan can be reached at 508-820-3347.  I understand that he will travel a
    fair distance for larger jobs.

    Dale
    

I would like to recommend Mark Pilotte who is also listed in note 2023.1.

He is now working in the Fitchburg/Leominster area but will travel farther
if the job is right.  I had him do work for me and a few of my friends and
his work has always been very good.   He is very reasonably priced.

One other thing, Mark use to work for Digital and did this as his side line
for over 15 years.  Now that he has been given the TAP..he is going into
his Painting and Wallpapering business full time. Here is his new telephone
number,  Give him a call you won't be disappointed.

Mark Pilotte
(508)  537-7052


Regards,
	Linda

Has any had any experience with Ross Mason (of Custom Contracting) or
Bill Powers (Powers Painting), both from the Worcester, MA area?

If so, can you drop me a line please (phone or email)?

Thx,
Dan

dtn 226-7716
smaug::flowers

        Has anyone here had experience with Bixby Hill Painters (run
        by the Dave Manugian and his brother, I think) of West
        Groton?  They are college students who have been painting in
        the area for at least four years.

        Bob Fleischer
        DTN 381-0899
        Home (508) 448-6151

    Looking for Wallpaper/Painter in the Lowell area.
    
    Need to have 3 rooms, plus two large/tall hallways papered and painted. 
    Please post recommendations or send mail to DELNI::KARABATSOS.
    
    Thanks

    	We have had two painting contractors look at our house and never get
    back to us with estimates. (guess it was a little too intimidating).

    	This will be the second winter that the cedar siding has never been
    treated. I'm starting to get a little concerned.

    	Does anyone have recommendations for painters in the Merrimack area
    and at this point, is it too late to do it this year and should we just
    try to get it done early next spring.

    	For what ever it's worth, we've also had a general contractor in to
    give us an estimate of adding a master bedroom with bath and a few
    other smaller jobs and he never got back to us either. Amityville
    house?

    				Wendy

Have you tried Tim Goodridge (2023.53)?  We've had him 
in to do a variety of painting jobs since that note
was entered, and we are satisfied customers.

Margaret.

    
    	yes we tried Tim and although he was *not* one of the painters who
    could not get back to us, he did refer me to someone else as he was
    booked for the rest of the 93 season.
    
    	I'm considering booking him now for next spring. (that is if he
    doesn't get scared off).
    
    			Wendy

Try Bill Kelley, who is located in Amherst: 673 5731.

He's done a bunch of remodeling work for us, including painting, and he's done
an excellent job.

-Chris

    
    
    	Well we had Tim come out to look at the house and we were so
    impressed by him (and his initial quote) that we have decided to book
    him for next Spring to stain and paint the house.
    
    	As it turns out we have lots of work to do inside our house and as
    Tim is able to do much of this himself, looks like he'll be spending
    some time inside our house this winter. 
    
    	Finally someone who we like and who got back to us!
    
    	now if we can only find someone to help us with the window
    treatments, it's always something. ;-)
    
    			
    			Wendy 

I got Dan's name from this notes file, and had him come and do some
interior painting work (walls and ceilings) in my house. He was
excellent -- started on time, ended on time, did a thorough job, and
most of all cost seemed most reasonable. I needed to get things done
in a short time because I am having my house assessed. Dan worked
long hours (one day he worked 14 hours straight) to finish on time.
He was also nice enough to clean up the house after he was done. 
In fact, I have decided to have him come and do some additional work
in my house.

I reccommend him (see notes .57 and .27).

anil

    
    	Does anyone have recommendations for painters in the Shrewsbury
    area (MA)?  I would like to have the interior of our home done.  You can
    either reply here or directly at HELIX::TORRES. Thanks.
    
    Luis

    I would like to recommend Sean Walsh of Walsh painting in Littleton. 
    Sean is doing all the interior painting/staining in my new house. He is
    almost done and has done a fantastic job at a great price.  I received
    bids ranging from $3200 (Sean's bid) to over $8000.  Sean is extremely
    concerned with the quality of his work and also does a great job
    working around other subcontractors.  He used to work for other
    painting companies but went into business for himself about 2 years
    ago.  I would definitely recommend him.
    
    Gina
    NODEX::MARKSTEINER
    DTN: 296-5287

    
    I recommend 10+ Painting Company, Clinton, MA
    
    Call George Carvill 508-365-1248
    
    For interior & exterior painting, wallpapering, and repairing
    ceilings and walls.
    
    He has worked on residential and commercial structures.
    

    If anyone has had experiences using Drouin and Son of Nashua (NH)
    for house painting, please respond here or send me mail.  Thanks.
    
    					Steve

	Can anyone recommend painters in the Boston 
	area(Belmont,Arlington,Waltham,Watertown....).
	I need to have some exterior painting/gutter work
	done and would rather have referrals instead of
	picking names from the yellow pages.

	Thanks

    Looking for recommendations on painters in the greater No. Andover
    area.  (Andover,Lawrence,Haverhill,Lowell)
    
    We have two projects:
    
    	- Repaint entire house exterior
    
    	- Prep and Paint large (cathedal ceiling) family room, 
    		formerly wallpapered.
    
    Recommendations and referrals desired.
    
    	Dave.

  I have same request as .87 for exterior painter recommendation in
  Acton/Littleton/Stow/Concord area.

thanks,
Avinash

I need to have some wallpaper (which is painted) stripped, the walls
prepped, and then painted. 

I'm considering 

	Peter Pierce of Amherst Painting (New Hampshire)

and am interested in hearing your experience with him. 

Thanks,
Rich

I'd like to have your comments on the following that happened to us
over the weekend:

We're planning to paint our house and have been asking for estimates 
from a couple of different painters. On Sunday one of the painters (lets 
call him P) called us back.

P had visited our house some weeks ago to take a look and give us an 
estimate. At the time he talked to my husband about the work, and 
proceeded to scribble the estimated amount on the back of his 
business card. 

For several reasons we had decided to use a different painter to 
do the paint job for us, and my husband told P so on the phone.
P talked a long time about what a great job he was doing and also 
mentioned that he was a licensed painter in MA. P claimed that he really 
was fully booked for the season, and did not care that much whether he 
got the job or not. P proceeded to warn my husband  for all the 
unlicensed people traveling the roads looking for paint jobs. 

He described a possible scenario where a licenced painter who had 
been looking at our house, and not gotten the job, would see our house 
be painted by somebody else, (possibly by an unlicensed painter). The 
painter could inform the MA authoroties who would come and investigate, 
find the work being done without a license and suddenly we would stand 
there without our house painted and winter soon upon us.

Sounds like a threat?

Well, we're now more convinced than ever that we will not use P for
any jobs on our house.

Has this ever happened to you?

/Malin

    Sounds like total B.S. to me.

     When my Victorian was painted 6 years ago, I hired a professional
    painter who happened to live across the street.  Based on what he told
    me , here is what happened: In order to use ladders & staging as a
    painter, in MA you have to have a riggers license.  A state inspector
    came to our house while he was painting, asked for his license - he had
    one previously but had let it expire - the cost of a new license and
    the associated fines were approx. $1200 which he had to pay.
    He finished the house (and did a great job) - but I could see how this
    could force some painters to quit. (there is also a "ripple" effect
    here - if the painter has helpers, they will check to see if they have
    Workman's comp insurance, etc. etc. and the cost to the painter could
    rise!!)
    How do the inspectors know where to look??? Unhappy competitors...
    
    

  Can anyone recommend a wallpaperer for the area west of Boston
  (Concord MA)?

  Thanks,
  Jean

    
        
This is a recommendation for 

	Knowlton Painting and Construction
	tel: 508-448-2649

Gary Knowlton's business base is in Groton Ma.  He lives in Southern NH.
Gary has painted hundreds of homes in the Groton area.  He is currently
painting new construction in Concord, Ma.  Apparently, he is quite willing
to travel.

Our experience with Knowlton Painting was overwhelmingly positive.
Gary painted our home over a 3 day period.  Two weeks prior to that time,
he prepped the house by scraping and power washing.  He and his crew are 
hardworking, honest, professional and decent.  He kept us informed
of any changes in his plan, was accessible during the painting process
and went out of his way to work with us.  When it came to paying the bill,
he didn't quibble over minor alterations, but instead stuck to the
original proposal.  And he seemed genuinely grateful for the work.
In exchange, we got a beautiful and professional paint job at a very
competitive price.

I highly recommend Knowlton's Painting if you are considering getting
your home painted.
    
    

    Has anyone had any experience w/a painter local to the Nashua, NH
    area by the name of Gary Hughes?  I am looking for input be it
    positive or negative.
    
    Please mail responses to myself at WMOENG::NEUVONEN.
    
    Thank you - Sharon

    Another recommendation for Knowlton Painting, 508-448-2649,
    based in Groton.  Gary and his crew painted the trim on our
    house in Groton - I have never seen such precise corners,
    where the white trim and the blue stain met.
    
    I found them to be very dependable and neat in their work.
    
    Janice

    I highly recommend Steve Hubley of Hubley & Sons Painters.  They are
    out of Hopkinton.  They did a great job painting the trim of my house
    & their price was very reasonable.  
    
    Roger

    John Doyle of Premier Painting in Acton, MA just finished a couple of
    rooms for us and he is excellent.
    
    His work is excellent, his price is reasonable, he shows up when he
    says he will, and almost most importantly, he is neat. He cleans up
    every day, disposes of all trash and left the house spotless when he
    was done. He's very easy to get along with and accomodating.
    
    He also does exterior work, but we have no experience with that. I can
    only assume that he's just as good.
    
    Premier Painting: John Doyle
    		      508-264-9459
    		      617-648-8939
    
    

    Anyone had any experience with University Painters (not College
    Painters).
    
    We recently received a quote considerably less than a "professional"
    painter.

This is another recommendation for Jim Benesty, from
Derry N.H.

He wallpapered my dining room a few weeks ago.  Showed up
early, on the day he said he would, brought everything he
needed, and cleaned up.  He was fast, and it looks great.

He charges $15 a single roll.  It was worth it to me.  All
his advertising is word of mouth, and it is his only income.
I highly recommend the guy.  He also guarantees his work for
1 year.

    Mark Pilotte
    537-7052
    
    Mark Pilotte just finished painting the stained wood trim in three rooms 
    and wallpapering 3 rooms. His work is execellent......very neat, attentive
    to detail, and leaves no mess. I couldn't believe how quickly he worked 
    and with such good results.His price was fair.....and he showed up 
    punctually both for the estimate and to do the work.
    
    I understand that Mark does exterior painting/staining also. Tell Mark
    that Jonathan and "Glider" (dog) referred you :-)
    
    Jonathan
         
    

    Dan Sloan/Sloan Painting Company
    Nashua NH area
    (603) 880-3823 or 1-800-339-3823

    Dan just did some interior painting for us (about 1/2 the house)
    and I would highly recommend him.  He also does some specialty painting
    such as sponge painting and rag rolling.  We had him sponge
    one room, rag roll another and the rest was just regular painting.
 
    He is extremely patient and will make up large samples for the
    specialty painting so you can get a good idea of how it's going 
    to look.  We were having trouble coming up with a color combination 
    for the rag rolling that we had done and he made about 7 or 8 samples 
    until he came up with one we liked.  He also has a large number of
    samples that you can look through to get ideas of what you might
    want to have done.

    He painted both the walls and woodwork.  He did an excellent job,
    cleaned up after himself, moved all the large furniture out of the
    way if necessary.  I though the work was reasonably priced as well.
    We plan to have him back in the fall to finish up the rest of the
    house.

    He does exterior painting as well.  We haven't hired him for that,
    but I'm sure he would do a good job.

    .......helen    

    I just called Tim Goodridge to arrange for an estimate for painting the
    exterior of my house.  He's got a new telephone number:  603-429-8882.

    He also said that he's booked through the middle of August.

    
    We have hired Mark Pilotte.  He showed up on time, measured everything
    out for us, told us what we would need to wallpaper the rooms we wanted
    to do and we had our estimate the same week he came out.  He spent a
    time with us answering our questions and made suggestions on things we
    wanted to do.
    
    Seeing we are doing practically every room in our house, Mark's
    estimates were very reasonable and he was a pleasure to deal with.
    
    His number is 348-2273.  
    
    
    Mary
    

    
    Follow-up to .105.  Mark has just recently completed our bathrooms.  We
    had thought one coat would be enough, but when I got home, they
    certainly needed a second one.
    
    I called Mark, and he came up the next day to put the second coat on
    and all the baths look great!  No mess, very clean.
    
    Can't wait for him to start wallpapering!!!
    
    Mary
    

    I am looking for a recommendation for an exterior painter in
    the Gardner, Ma. area.
    
    Thanks,
    Mike

	Wayne Goguen
	(508) 952-2884

	covers most of Middlesex/Worcester Counties

	-kg

	

Recommendation:  Certa Pro Painters
                 Bill Watson  (603)672-4046
                 Ask for Dennis' crew

We just had our house painted.  I'd called a few of the people
recommended in this notes file but no one never got back to me.
Since Certa Pro (I'd found out about them through a mailer they
sent) were the only ones to call back and come out within a few
days for an estimate, they got the job.  We had no idea how
much it would cost but their estimate was below the random
number that we had picked that seemed reasonable.

The crew ended up working over this past weekend and I happened
to be home the entire time.  They were very professional; they
kept their radios down low, hardly talked to each other, barely
took any breaks.  They worked very hard and got the house done
in three days (we have a ton of trim!).
    

    
    Mark Pilotte seems to be no longer available.  We had hired Mark
    to do some wallpapering.  He called to tell me he could do the job but
    that he was moving out of town.
    
    He was suppose to come last week, but never showed up.  When I called
    his home his message on his answering machine said that due to a
    family issue he had to leave town earlier than expected.
    
    He never called us to tell us he was not coming.  Needless to say,
    we were very disappointed.
    
    Mary
    

    
    Richard Beaudoin
    Beaudoin Painting and Wallpapering
    Leominster  840-1242.
    
    We hired Rich to wallpaper several rooms in our house, one is the
    hallway which is very high.  He has done an excellent job!! His work
    is exceptional and neat and he is very nice to deal with.
    
    We got his name from the local paintstore and checked his references
    before hiring him and are very happy we did. He gets a high
    recommendation.
    
    He also does interior and exterior painting.
    
    

I'd appreciate a recomendation on an interior painter in the boston/cambridge area.

(mail to me at rock::edmondson, if possible)  

I'll post a note here afterwards if the one I find is good.

John

    Ludwig Painting Service
    197 Sixth Ave
    Lowell, Ma
    508-970-5312
    
    Jill

    Recommend:
    
    RIDDLE'S   Wallpaper Hanging and Painting Services 
    
    Wallpaper/Painting selection advice
    
    Free estimates and consultations.
    
    References furnished 
    
    Call Chris and Harry Riddle    617.444.8873

    Any current recommendations for interior painters local to Brookline-
    Brighton-Allston area. Please post or send mail to POWDML::SELIG
    
    Thx,
    
    Jonathan

    High recommendation to:
    	Brian Paquette
    	East Coast Wallcoverings (and Painting)
    	(508)452-7990
    
    I had them in to wallpaper my living room;  they were punctual,
    efficient, and did a fantastic job.  It's a large room, and they
    stripped the old, patched and sanded a bit, sized, and installed
    the new paper all in about 6 or 7 hours.
    
    I don't have any experience with their painting. 

I've got a cathedral ceiling entryway that I need wallpapered (already decided, 
so I'm not changing my mind).  I would like to get some recent (within the last 
year or so) recommendations for wallpaper hangers in the Hudson, Stow, Acton, 
etc... area.  The job also requires a good deal of prepping and sealing before 
the new wallpaper goes back on.

Thanks for all the help!

/maureen

    Knowlton Painting, 508-448-2649  (Gary Knowlton)
    based in Groton, Ma.
    
    I had Gary and his crew paint my basement walls and stain
    ALL the woodwork (over 500 sq foot room).  I had a need to
    get all of this done in ONE DAY.  Gary said he could do it,
    I'd previously had him paint our house (with great results),
    so I decided to believe him.  Well, they showed up in the
    morning and had it completed around 6 PM.  Did a wonderful
    job.  No stain on the paint, no paint on the stain.  I
    highly recommend them.
    
    Their ad also says they do wallpaper, I believe.  Although
    I haven't had them do this type of work, I wouldn't hesitate.
    I don't think that Gary would commit to do something that he
    couldn't do well.
    
    Janice

Here's another recommendation for Dan Sloan, Sloan Painting Company
in the Nashua area.  Tel: 603-880-3823.

We had some interior woodwork painted by Dan and his crew.  Excellent
service and results.  Pleasant to deal with.  And a reasonable price too.

martin

    I'd like a recommendation for an interior and exterior painter in
    the Marlboro, MA area.
    
    Please send recommendations to xlib::black.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Lois Black

    Looking for an interior painter in the Framingham, Massachusetts area. 
    There aren't too many recent recommendations listed in this string for
    the eastern MA area.  If you have had good work done at a reasonable
    price during the last year and you think they'd be willing to travel,
    please send email to me.  Chipbz::Lipson.
    
    Thanks.   

    
    If you're considering doing any interior or exterior painting, I would
    highly recommend John Doyle of Premier Painting.  I believe his office
    is in Sommerville, but he lives and works in the metrowest area.
    
    John painted our house last summer, no small feat --  as it is a very
    large Victorian-wanne-be, with 43 windows!  His bid was in the middle
    of 3 bids, his paint job was top quality, and he was a pleasure to work
    with.  Also, for any other work that we needed done (i.e., roofing) the
    people he sent to were just as great as John.
    
    He can be reached at: 508-264-9459 (home)
                          617-648-8939 (office)
    

    
    I'm looking for an exterior painter in the Leominster or Holden
    Massachusetts areas to hand paint, not spray, stain on at a
    reasonable price.
    
    Please send me email at:  Tarkin::McAuliffe
    
    Thanks for any recommendations,
    Denise
    

Has anyone had any experience with Ed Doyle, in Windham, NH?

Thanks

bob

    Looking for someone to paint the exterior of my house.  The house has
    somewhat of a problem with what appears to be mold.  It is only 9 years
    old, has been painted twice, and is in desperate need of another paint
    job now.    
    
    I live in Epping, NH. Any recommendations would be appreciated.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Andrea
    
    CSLALL::THOMPSON

Does anyone with a place in the White Mtn's or Lakes region
have a recommendation for an exterior house painter/stainer in
the Tamworth/Ossipee area ?

Tom Gulick
EDWIN::GULICK
DTN: 264-0844

    I would like to add John Dewey, wallpaper hanger out of Littleton.  I
    had a very small bathroom with marlite or formica on the majority of
    the walls.  He prepared them, put wallpaper lining on them and
    wallpapered.  He did an excellent job.  You'd never know there was
    formica paneling underneath the wall paper.
    
    His number is (508)486-0317
    
    Bella Desmarais
    MKOTS3::DESMARAIS
    DTN:264-1264
    

    Hi,
    
    I would welcome any recommendations in regards to exterior home
    painters in the Bedford/Manchester, NH area.
    
    Thanks Much.

  I would like to recommend Bill Kennerson Custom Painting of Nashua.  He 
just completed my house this past weekend 
and did a Super job.  First he washed the house, and then 
replaced any necessary clapboards that had cracks in them.
He then applied  the first coat (primer) wih a tint of the final color and 
caulked any gaps that were visible on the house.  He then applied a high 
quality latex stain and the house looks brand new.  
He also pressure washed my 8 year old deck and it looks like brand new...He 
shows up on schedule and cleans up every
day...
Another neighbor who just moved in (& I hadn't met yet...and happens to be a 
builder) was
very impressed with Bill's workmanship and has already hired him to paint his 
house...

 

                         KC
 

Bill Kennerson
Nashua, NH
603-880-6373  



    

    Does anyone have recommendations for an interior painter in the
    Worcester area?  I'm looking for someone to do traditional, glazed and
    sponge painting throughout my home.
    
    Please post here or send recommendations to USCTR1::IRWIN.
    
    Many thanks in advance!

I would recommend Jim Charest from Countryside Painting.  Jim has painted some
of my rooms and has also done the exterior.  Great job....no paint on my natural
woodwork!  He is punctual, efficient, cleans up daily and is very easy to deal
with.

He is out of Sutton, MA but will bid jobs from Worcester to Sudbury!

Jim Charest
Countryside Painting
Interior/Exterior
508-865-4321

    I would appreciate any feedback about the painter James Todd in Nashua.
    This will be for exterior painting. I'm about to contract him....unless
    someone has had experiences to the contrary.
    
    Please email and feedback.   thanks  Steve