Joe is a nice guy and the kind o guy you'd want to have as a neighbor. He does a good job with a knock down texture on the ceiling but i don't think I'd hire him again to do any kind of significant repair work. A portion of our downstairs ceiling needed to be replaced due to a toilet that overflowed. Joe gave a high estimate of $1800, but the guy I wanted to use couldn't get started for two weeks. Joe knocked his bid down to $1500 and started the next day. Fairly on time and punctual, he did a good job of covering everything and getting the 4x8 hole patched and the seams all retaped. After this point, it seemed to take forever. At every point it seemed as if I had to point out issues with the new patches and his constant reply was, "You won't be able to even see it when....it's all floated...when it's textured...when it's painted." At the end I paid him $1100 and told him that if I wanted to see the patch I could have done it myself. He did agree that it wasn't the best job and said that it was the first time it had ever happened. Joe's probably good and putting up new drywall or replacing entire walls or ceilings, but this was a bit above his skill set. (Even with me telling him what he needed to do to make it better along the way!) Job did not include painting. NOTE: Joe is NOT a licensed contractor regardless of what his Angie's List listing says. Also, his friend, Pedro, did the painting work that needed to be done downstairs. He did an okay job, but not a professional job. Nice job painting the crown and baseboards, but a a marginal job on the walls. And he doesn't like it when you point out the fact that he missed areas all together. Additionally, Pedro may tell you he can install baseboards. Don't use him. He doesn't listen and wants to do it his way and then gets pissy when you call him on it. I'm having another guy finish the work and will be paying Pedro only a portion of our agreed upon price because now I have to have the entire upstairs stairwell and landing painted.