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Painting/Plastering/Molding - who do I call?

Started by DomD
about 9 years ago
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Hi All- I'm new at renovating, and need to get the following things done in a 930 sq. foot Brooklyn apartment- Install crown moldings and baseboards Painting (including removing wallpaper from one wall) Plastering a few places on the ceiling Would this be a job for a handyman? Or a painter + a handyman. Or...?
Response by 30yrs_RE_20_in_REO
about 9 years ago
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Member since: Mar 2009

Correctly mitering the moldings is a job for a finish carpenter, I don't know if I would trust it to a "handyman".

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Response by Primer05
about 9 years ago
Posts: 2103
Member since: Jul 2009

Dom,

A good handyman should be able to do it . You should check with your neighbors to see if they would recommend anyone

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Response by 300_mercer
about 9 years ago
Posts: 10577
Member since: Feb 2007

In many cases, painter has a friend who can do it easily - unless you are layering moldings meaning you have to use many individual cuts to make a molding - in which case you need a skilled carpenter.

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