Just had Dawson and his crew lead by George finish on sanding and applying oil to our ceiling and…read morefixing and painting our walls on our porch. We can't say enough of how professional and respectful they are. My wife and I look towards our next project with them. Thank you some photos of work

Paint Pro's Hudson Valley : -a magnificent experience with…read moreDawson and his team of professionals. -always clear communication about the phases of the project. -the crew are professional and work efficiently. -any needed repairs were clearly identified. No surprises. -the crew arrived on time every day. -the project was completed on schedule. -the cost of the project was clearly laid out. The pricing is very fair and reasonable. -Dawson and his team have a very good eye for detail. This was an A plus experience from start to finish.

Debra is a genius…read more She works wonders with wallpaper. She's incredibly responsive, generous, and professional. She took the time to work directly with our paper supplier to ensure that the mural we wanted would be perfect for our home. We couldn't be happier. I'm just trying to find more walls in the house to work with her on!

debra and Victor did a great job in the half bathroom of our house. They were on time and finished…read morein the time frame projected. We love how the room looks with the job done and would recommend them to anyone considering wallpaper for a room

BigSpan recently completed some renovations at our secondary home. Rob and Laura really came…read morethrough for us. At our initial meeting, my wife and I laid out in great detail several projects we needed done. They patiently listened and quickly visualized what we wanted. Rob also gave some creative suggestions and offered to facilitate delivery of materials as our primary home is 2+ hours away. We couldn't be happier with the outcome. The quality of work and attention to detail is top-notch. Moreover, they're just great people. We plan to hire them again for future projects. Highly recommend BigSpan!

My partner Autumn and I had a wonderful experience with Rob & Laura. We can't recommend them enough…read morefor any job, large or small. For context, our project was a full gut renovation of an old home that sat abandoned for 10+ years. Think leaking ceilings, no functional systems, and a crumbling foundation. Rob & Laura were the driving force for the final 4 months of our home's transformation from "very broken" to beautiful and livable. They were supportive of our project in the months leading up, and have continued to stay in touch since they wrapped up. Their to do list included structural changes, door and window swaps, drywall, trim, and full kitchen and bath installs. That's not to mention a massive list of surprise to do's that crop up with any old home renovation. From their first visit, Rob's cool confidence in their ability to bring our home to life never waned. This was a labor of love on our part. Rob & Laura understood and embraced that. They were happy to hear our vision, and translate it into an executable plan. They rocked every detail from necessities like drywall to custom touches like recreating the original curved ceilings and installing handmade tile from floor to ceiling in the primary bathroom. Communication was easy throughout. I was the primary coordinator of other contractors (electric, plumbing etc). We had zero issues with any overlap. Rob & Laura were always flexible, and easy to work with. I also have immense gratitude for their openness to my participation in the process. This is by no means required, but my partner and I strove to jump in wherever we could. This let us reduce the cost on our end, and learn a few things along the way including how to tape drywall and install tile. If you can get on Rob & Laura's calendar, don't hesitate!

Great communication. Called to say might be delayed a few minutes. No problem with that as long as…read morewe were notified. Showed good attention to job. Materials estimate spot on. Repair of sheetrock holes and taping good. Painting came out good. Overall job completed to budget and we'll done. Will use again for another bathroom project.

called for an estimate for the job, which we accepted. Began job, usually started later mid day…read more When they stated job was done, paid in full, not aware of the many mistakes made. They painted windows shut and when I called, he wanted to come the day after as he had another job. I insisted he come over which they did and had a heck of a job releasing windows which they didn't check before hand that they were operating. Admitted it was his fault and would come back to fix. upon further inspection found paint spills on wood floor, improper cut ins.,. paint drips around window frames, paint on finished ceiling tiles . we called a number of times and they refused to give us the courtesy of a return call. We have now spent 4 days doing repairs that should have been finished by them. capable of basic work but not detail work.

Peter did a great job installing our roof on our barn. It was a bery big job and they did an…read moreamazing job. The price was good and i highly recommend him.

Pete and his crew redid the basement floor of my over 150 yr old home in the fall. The floor was…read morealways wet and it was muddy in many areas. His employees dug and carried out buckets of cement and dirt for days. They dug a trench around the perimeter, put inches of stone and concrete down etc etc on the floor. All the while they were most accommodating and pleasant. Pete was always available to answer questions and give updates. The estimate I received was below all others and fair. The workmanship was excellent. Pete is the man I will call for any home improvements in the future.

I had Kellogg come in to paint the exterior of my 2-story home. It was the sloppiest paint job I'd…read moreever seen. Instead of a regular crew, this guy apparently picks up 'day workers' here and there. The guys he brought with him looked like a bunch of ex-cons, drunks and other questionable characters. They were rude and hostile to us, no matter how kind we were to them. These untrained workers wound up making a mess of my 100-year-old Victorian: First off, they didn't bother to scrape any of the old, loose paint off first, so naturally, the paint they slapped over it began peeling within a year. There were areas where paint was applied so thinly that you could see the old paint color below. In other places, they left large spots totally unpainted (a roofer brought this to our attention months later). These slobs threw things all over the place, carelessly stepped on objects and broke them, etc. The entire job was chaotic mess! Kellogg himself is very argumentative person, defending his inept men and their sloppy work. Any time we'd point out something his guys were doing wrong - rather than acknowledging and correcting it - he'd start an argument with us instead! It was an extremely unpleasant and frustrating situation all around. The finished product was a mediocre paint job that required us to hire another painter just to come and do remedial repairs and touching-up on the mess Kellogg and his crew left us with. I will never deal with this unprofessional "painter" and his unskilled workers again.

I've hired Tom Kellogg many many times in the last 10 years. By now he must've painted every…read moresurface in my Saugerties house. It's getting harder and harder to find an appointment with him because he's in such demand, but it's well worth reserving him in advance. His work is impeccable. He is also incredibly nice. Wish I could find other contractors who take as much care in their work as Tom Kellogg does.

Jen and Rich Foley did some wall repairs and painting for us recently and we are very pleased with…read morethe results. They are friendly and very good at what they do. Highly recommended!

Too bad there aren't 10 stars! Jen Foley painter our living and dining rooms. I was quite impressed…read moreby the way that Jen carefully covered our floors. Jen made some suggestions about color for our dining room. Glad I listened. I loved having her here!

Update: Based on the number of people I've learned Lee has scammed, I would retract any of my…read morekindness and understanding below. This dude is a straight pathological liar and must scam people for a living. Its clear he made up every situation he came to me with as an excuse as a way to buy time. If he pops up in your inbox to reply to a job ad or if you come into contact with him, run the other way. --- Lionel "Lee" Rushford has been anything but professional in my experience with him, has wasted two months of my time and owes me hundreds of dollars for a deposit he has still not returned. I was going to have him install some trees in my yard and spoke to him end of March. He quoted me, I paid a deposit which he insisted I send through Venmo or Cash App ahead of time because he "didn't front money for materials because he's been screwed over by people". He also followed up with me in the same afternoon a few times to confirm tree types he was suggesting and asking for me to send the deposit in order to lock in a date, talking about how communication was key with him. Against my better judgement based on my conversations with him and looking at his good reviews on here, I complied and sent the money. From the moment I sent that deposit, his communication shut down and he began screwing me over, ironic.... We had booked in the beginning of April for him to do the work. I texted him late the night before to make sure we were good to go and he told me to call him and went on to tell me his truck broke down and was in the shop. Fine, but kind of unprofessional not to give a heads up until I reach out to you that last minute when I'm expecting you the next morning, but I let it go and was understanding and told him to keep me in the loop about his truck. From this point on it was like pulling teeth to get an update from him. I will spare the details as I can understand bad things happen in people's lives and I was patient every time I finally got him on the phone week after week to tell me another reason why he was delaying. We eventually called off the engagement and I've been spending the past month trying to get my deposit back. It's been ignored texts and calls and no real sign of a resolve. I'm very disappointed with Lee and as each day passes it's becoming more clear he's kicking the can down the road and has no issue passing the burden of his personal issues to his clients. I don't know how many other people he's done this to and I'd like to think he's got some heavy things going on in his life that may be contributing to this, but at the end of the day this is business, I have no personal relationship with him, and this isn't how you treat people when you own a business and owe a client money. You take accountability and if you're genuinely in a tough spot to the point you can't refund a person their money right away, you give people the decency of communication, at the bare minimum. On the rare occasions I've been able to get him on the phone lately, Lee will talk to you and make you feel like he's straightforward and going to do the right thing, but If I think back to all the promises and statements he's made over these two months, he didn't stand by his word in any instance (literally, not once). Whether a big promise to do something by X date, or something as inconsequential as telling me he'd send a picture of the trees before he bought them and that he always confirms with the customer first, only to do neither of those things, I've been left in the dark every single time.

This shyster came to my property to give a "free  estimate" on some work I wanted done. He gave an…read moreinvitingly low figure, and insisted that I pay him upfront immediately. When I explained that I don't keep that kind of cash on hand, he urged me to let him drive me to the bank to get it, even phoning the bank on speakerphone to confirm their hours!  I began to smell a rat, so I told him I'd give him half the amount up front for materials, and put it on my credit card. I felt safer, knowing I could dispute the charges if this character were to screw me. Sure enough, after calling him for 3 weeks and never hearing back, I began to recognize the trick this bum was playing on me: He would string the customer along, knowing that, after 30 days, the credit card charges could no longer be disputed and he'd get to keep the money. So I immediately phoned my credit card company to dispute the charges. Within minutes, this wiseguy finally called me up, leaving a nasty voicemail message and threatening to "put a lien on my property", among other things! Well, I brought that recording straight to the police - who were already quite familiar with him from others in the community who were forced to lodge similar complaints against him.  The officer contacted him and firmly reminded him that such harassment will only get him into more trouble than he's already in. I had no further incident with that goon, although, that very day, I did suddenly begin getting hundreds of phone and email spam on the phone number + email address that I gave him. Hmm. The only thing worse than a con-man is a childish, spiteful con-man. Stay far away from this guy!

I am a small businessman, so I understand how bad reviews can affect a business, and as a result, I…read moream very reluctant to give one. I called 1948 Handyma, and he replied promptly. He said he would do the work the next morning and call when he was on his way. The next day, Friday, he didn't call, didn't show up, and would not answer his phone. I received a call on Saturday saying he couldn't get to me until the following week. It is now too late to get the work done before work on Monday, and I will miss a day of work sorting out the problems he caused by not simply giving me a five-minute phone call on Friday. If you are a small business and don't respec, then you deserve a on- star review

Jayson and worker did a great job on my screened in porch, installing a gutter, replacing some…read moreboards and painting them. Went above and beyond. He is a conscientious and nice person. Has many skills as he also worked on my vehicle.