I have used Cook and Sons for 15 years. They finished my basement, painted the interior of my home a number of times and painted the exterior of my home. The staff is professional and extremely courteous. They are just great at their jobs. read more

Cook & Sons Plastering Contractors are the best in the business. I had the walls and ceilings in my 1912-era house refurbished by Mr. Cook and his team. Plaster is so important to deaden sound transmission between row houses and the appearance of a plaster wall has a certain luminous quality that sheetrock can't give. Mr. Cook examined every wall to find any hollow spots where the plaster had separated from the lath, and looked at the plans to be sure openings for thermostat or receptacles would be left open, or whether access was needed behind a tub. The process took days and the end result is perfection. Thank you! read more

Cook & Sons - Turned sideways when I uploaded it. - Painters Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

We've used Cook & Sons for two jobs now, one an extensive replastering of the walls and ceilings in multiple rooms and the second a simpler 1-room job. They are artists. Not only does the house look beautiful, with any luck, we're set for another 100 years! The most recent job took place during the pandemic, and the crew started very early some mornings and finished ahead of schedule, which was great because we'd decamped to help keep everyone safe. We appreciated their hard work and thoughtfulness. read more

Cook & Sons, LLC did an excellent job on the plaster repairs, wall damage and annoying cracks that existed in many areas/rooms of one my investment properties this summer. They performed plaster repair in several rooms, entryways, and stairwell of the home; including badly damaged plaster around windows and ceiling that had been damaged due to leaks. Antione Cook and his staff, from my initial call of requesting their services, were prompt and courteous. The price quoted to me, considering the amount of work that I knew was needed, was more than fair and slightly lower than other contractors I contacted. They even covered issues not foreseen and additional areas of in the home that were not originally a part of the scope of work at no additional cost! I am not even going to mention some of the "weirdest" things uncovered and F---'d up stuff from the previous investor found during their time performing the work on the walls-ceilings in this review. They definitely went the extra mile and I must mention that the Master Plaster Tradesman (I believe Mike was the name) that performed the bulk of the work, has expert skill in plastering and take great pride in completing work to a professional finish. He went above and beyond to make sure that I was satisfied and treated the work needed in the home with meticulousness care --as if it was his own home. Each day they were on time and cleaned-up after themselves. Upon completing the plaster work, I decided to give the painting job to Cook & Sons, LLC as well. The price of the painting mostly all my ceilings and areas where plaster work was performed was on par with other contractors. Mr. Cook even threw-in the ceiling paint and primer at no additional cost. The home is in showroom quality and looks like it is ready for a HGTV "Flip this House" Special! LOL...Well....not quite. Let's just say almost to be flipped into some "Dough," "Mula," "Cha-Ching!"!....Vacation and Retirement $$$!! One day!.... :-) Given the age of historic houses and DC homes such as this one built in 1918, these guys know their stuff and the structure of old homes in DC very well. Many contractors can perform drywall services, but few are skillful experts in plaster. Trust me. I have invested in DC homes many times before to know. I would consider Cook & Sons, LLC an elite group of tradesmen in this category. The home's interior now look near new and the wall/ceiling cracks that plagued the home for years are gone. I was very pleased with the overall finished product and outcome of hiring Cook & Sons, LLC! I would definitely recommend them and/or consider them for jobs in the future. read more

We used Cook & Sons to repair the plaster walls in our basement, which had started to fall apart due to age. They did a terrific job for a reasonable price, and we would definitely recommend them. After seeing the level of skill involved in plaster repair, I'm very glad I didn't try to do it myself. These folks are true artisans, so if you need plaster work done, I'd suggest going with them instead of a shop that lists plaster work among many other services (but may have no idea what they're doing.) read more

Absolutely amazing. My roommate (still unclear how) had managed to rip paint out of the wall/hurt the drywall in the process with a poster (like....how?). I called them in a panic because the new roommate was moving in in a week and I needed to get the room fixed. They had Mr. Cook out to do an estimate that day, and his son came by and painted the room the very next day. Not only that, but the son finished, looked around and said, "You know, I have all this leftover paint, do you want me to just touch up a few other things?" Amazing, exceptional service. Would use them in a heartbeat again. Truly cannot say enough good things about them. Will definitely be having them come back to fix the general scuffs and nicks around the house that need to be repainted! read more

This is a long overdue review. I hired Cook & Sons to take down old stucco on the back wall of a townhouse I purchased that - to put it nicely - was not flipped with the care that it should have been. The back wall was cracked and the stucco was coming away from the wall in some areas. Mr. Cook came out within a couple days to give me an estimate, was very professional and transparent through the process, and had a team there to fix the problem a week later. They were always courteous, the area was always clean, and they showed up every day on time. There was an unexpected layer of decaying stone-mix behind the stucco, which required additional demo/disposal and increased the original quote, but Mr. Cook broke down the extra expenses and I thought they were fair. The final product looks great. I even had a contractor over this morning to look at the back deck, and he commented on how well the stucco was done, which reminded me to finally write this review. When I work my way down my repair list to get to painting the front, I will use Cook & Sons again. read more

Good service. Showed up on time for estimate and work appointments. Fair price. Solid work. First time working with and but would hire them again if needed. read more

Cooke and Sons performed plaster repair in several rooms of my home. They fixed cracks, removed some old paneling that was covering up damaged plaster along a stairway from years ago, sanded and repaired a bathroom ceiling and walls that had blisters from water damage, repaired a ceiling and wall that had a messed up corner due to a bad leak where big chunks of plaster had fallen out, and removed badly blistered/bumpy plaster around a window that had also been damaged due to leaks. The house is an old home on Capitol Hill that was built in the late 1890's. Member Comments: Amazing job! First, Mr. Cooke called and came over to view the job on Friday afternoon. After looking at all the work to be done he presented a very fair price and several suggestions on other little spots that needed to be corrected. When he said he could have a crew there the next morning (NEW YEAR's EVE!) I said "yes". He then emailed me a proposal/contract with pictures of the aread that needed work. They were to arrive at 8:00 a.m. and they arrived at 8:00 a.m. He and his crew covered my floors, covered all my furniture and began work. Within a couple of hours I could not believe how great the place looked. I had put this job off for a few years because I didn't think I could find a good plaster guy - OR - afford one if I found one. They worked all day on NYE - and came back on Monday morning - again right after 8:00 a.m. They finished all the work - the walls are perfect and I am so excited about the difference. The previous owner had covered part of the wall going up the stairs with CHEAP paneling. It looked bad and was cracked....and I knew it was covering up damaged walls. Now - I can paint the entire wall the same color and it will make the room look so much bigger and up to date. He even arranged to bring over a carpenter to repair some broken baseboard and trim along the stairs. That was an additional charge to the carpenter - but very minimal compared to what I know other carpenters charge. At the end of two days - my rooms looked great - and I was so happy that I had the work done. I had looked at those messy.damaged walls for six years - but hadn't hired anyone....I AM SO HAPPY now that the work is done! Total difference. Very fair price. Prompt on time. Best of all - Mr. Cooke and his crew were a pleasure to work with. They took care of my home, were very courteous, cleaned up all the areas they worked in - AND cleaned where they mixed the plaster outside. True professionals! Wish I had more work for them to do! read more

Mr Cook and his crew has done several plaster repairs for me. They have always been very professional and the quality of workmanship is impeccable. Their home office always seems to be staffed by an attentive person (i.e. no voicemails), and the few times that I did leave a message, I received a call-back within a few hours. Take note DC contractors, Cook and Sons is how you do customer service! read more

I couldn't be happier with the work performed by Mr. Cook and his employees. Readying my house for sale, I needed some fairly substantial repairs with the exterior stucco surface and a paint job. Cook and Sons provided me with the lowest estimate, started the work within a week, and completed the job on time. The stucco repairs made the surface like new and the paint job was fabulous. I have to add that his staff were diligent and courteous at all times. This company is great! read more