Had my living room ceiling replastered and I couldn't be happier. Bob and his team work tirelessly and completed the job in a single day. They were very pleasant to work with and are true professionals. What a difference. Brian / Bristol read more

I needed to have a room with old painted paneling removed and then plastered afterward. Bob recommended a great person to assist with the demo work and lighting and then Bob came when promised and completed the job quickly and beautifully. read more

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Job was done in Warwick, RI. If you need quality plaster work done by a professional with many years of experience, call Bob from RF Plastering. I have used him twice and he is the only guy I will use. In the past, I have had others do plaster work for me. They can't hold a torch to Bob. Bob from RF Plastering did an excellent job for me again. Last year, Bob repaired and replastered all the walls and ceilings in my 1910 vintage house which has horse hair plaster walls. The plaster job was a difficult one and came out great. I had to call Bob again for another plaster project this week to fix a terrible 2 door installation by a big box store. Bob had nothing to do with the door installation or the big box store. Last week, I had two interior doors replaced by a big box store. The door installations by the big box store were terrible so I had to call Bob to fix the mess the big box store made. The big box store left 2 to 3 inch gaps on the tops and sides of the doors between the door moldings they ordered and installed and the plaster walls. The big box store used the same contractor to measure and install the doors so there is no excuse for the their terrible door installations. Now the big box store and their door contractor won't respond to my complaint despite multiple phone calls to them. A lesson learned. My only hope to fix the botched door installation was to call Bob at RF Plastering as I was thrilled with the last plaster job he did for me. Bob came out within 1 day of my calling him and performed miracles and fixed the damage done by the big box store. read more

These guys did an awesome job. plastering is very messy and they protected everything and did a great job cleaning up. I would recommend them. read more

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We had water damage in our ceiling. I called Bob and he came out to repair in 2 days! I had concerns as the ceiling is about 50 years old and was worried about matching the color. Along with that, was the issue of the silver glitter. Bob assured me he would match as best he could and also had the glitter machine. The job he did amazed me !! It looks original. He is prompt, extremely neat and organized. An all around great guy who cares about his customers. I have 4 commercial buildings and Bob will be my official plasterer for any work needed in the future ! 5 STARS read more

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I have a 100-year old home with horsehair plaster walls. Three of my rooms had substantial cracks in the walls such that the walls were beginning to pull away from the lath. Bob came and gave an estimate, explained exactly how he would do the work, and did an efficient, clean job in just two days. It's several weeks later, and I'm now painting over smooth, structurally sound walls. read more

We have used RF Plastering several times over The last few years for ceiling repairs. We have the old style swirled ceilings and have unfortunately had water leaks where we had to replace portions of the ceiling. Bob is an Artist. On all occasions, he has matched the swirl exactly and after a little paint you would never know it wasn't part of the original ceiling. If you're looking for cheap quick service, this is not the company for you. You get what you pay for. On all occasions, Bob has been quick to respond, complete work, and has been easy to communicate with. His workers are very professional and they take the time to cover and protect your floors and home. I would highly recommend RF plastering! read more

I was initially very pleased with owner, Bob's, quick response time, especially given the fact that I was under a time crunch involving an insurance claim. Based on detailed information I provided over the phone on a Saturday, he gave me a tentative estimate of $850-1000 to complete the finish work after I had hung the drywall and said he could be out 3 days later while I felt was more than reasonable. As soon as he arrived with a total crew of 3 workers, he began making claims that I had not told him there were closets in the bedrooms and some walls that needed more than the bottom 2 feet finished. I confidently told him zi had but he added an extra $200 bringing the job to $1200. He stated that the work would be done in one day because they were using quick setting durabond. Again, I felt this was reasonable so I agreed to the higher price and stated, "sounds good, I just need these walls ready to go for primer and paint." This is where the deceit and dishonesty started. He sneakily said, "yup you'll just have to do a little light sanding a foot above and below the seam before you prime." I caught it and asked why I'd have to be doing any sanding given that I was paying him for the finish job. He then claimed that he had made this clear to me on the phone when we discussed the estimate and that I would have to pay another $400 to come out the next day to sand the job. I remained calm and assertive while he said he had the phone conversation recorded with a special app (which by the way he never legally disclosed to me before our phone conversation). I entertained his shady tactics and welcomed the opportunity to listen to this alleged recording. He searched for 20 mins in his phone and was never able to produce said recording--though I did see a number of legit recordings in the long list he scrolled. When he couldnt find it, he attempted to negotiate the initially quoted $400 for sanding to $200. Through insistent questioning and probing on my part, he finally admitted he never intended to do ANY sanding after the 3 coats of mud, stating, "I'm that good. I use water to flatten each coat before adding another." Even after I challenged him and pointed out that the industry standard included sanding and that omitting the fact that he wouldn't be sanding at all is deceitful and sketchy business, he insisted he was doing nothing concerning. Ultimately, I had to be very firm and matter of fact about telling him I'd be paying him the $1200 for the complete job which included sanding or he could pack his materials and crew and move it along. the next day, he sent one guy to sand for 3.5 hours before he came over with another guy for 2.5 hours to help finish the job. When I directly addressed the fact that his professional crew of 3 men had been there all day to complete the sanding that he had told me would be "a little light sanding," he reverted back to the ridiculous recording to somehow attempt to justify his crookish behavior and blamed one of the guys he had sent for "milking it" as to why the sanding had taken soong. If I had not been assertive and strong with him, I'd have been taken advantage of in the way I know many others had to have been already. I'd advise staying as far away as possible from this unprofessional and dishonest business. He clearly has a scheme to corner people into believing they had not understood the terms of the estimate and erroneously assumed sanding would be included then either charges them more or leaves the customer with hours/days worth of sanding after he has kindly left you with 3 layers of mud on the seams. In hindsight, I should have shut down the job and dismissed the crew as soon as he began his shenanigans. Lesson learned. read more

I have hired Bob twice to fix patches in the ceiling damaged by water leaks. He was quick to respond, quick to schedule and completed the job and the ceilings look great and smooth! read more

Working with Bob made my home remodel so much less stressful his years of experience shined as he efficiently and expeditiously took care of all the hanging of sheet rock, plastering and sanding in my house. He did both walls and ceilings and was done in only a matter of days. His estimates were less than others that I had come to my residence. I would definitely recommend him to all of my friends and relatives as he was the BEST! read more

I've hired RF Plastering for three different jobs of plaster over new blueboard during my complete home renovation. Bob is personable, very professional and does an EXCELLENT job. All of the work he's done only required very minimal sanding and/or minor touchups. And when I say minimal - that's a very quick sand with 220G and maybe a couple of very small spots to hit with joint compound. I have *very* high expectations of quality and workmanship too. He provides a fair price, arrives on time, lays down sheets to protect areas, cleans up afterwards, has all the necessary tools, brings the proper amount of guys for the job, etc. He also uses high quality materials. Plaster application is an art - and Bob and his crew repeatedly have demonstrated their exceptional skills on my projects. After working with Bob, I have to question the one negative review I see posted b/c that was not my experience at all. Sounds like unreasonable expectations to me. I would certainly recommend RF Plastering to all of my friends and family, and def plan to have him back as my renovations progress. Thanks Bob! read more