Mudco Drywall

Brief: Do not pay these people a deposit. They know where you live, so they have the leverage. Pay for services rendered only. Do not email with them! They can not communicate what they will and wont do via email. No matter how many emails you send, expectations will never be clear enough to protect you if they walk off your job too.
Full Review:
We entered a contract with MudCo to do a full makeover on our new house (mostly drywall and paint) and paid a deposit to get them started. There was a day’s worth of demo work to be done so that we could have flooring put down prior to MudCo returning to patch drywall and to do a full smooth finish on all of our walls and ceilings. We also contracted them to do the painting after the texture work. MudCo bid the work competitively and claimed that they could complete the full project versus us using multiple contractors as our other bids required; so we made our deposit and they arrived on time the first day to start the demo work.
Day 1. (Demo and prep) Nice guy arrivedand and gave it a good old fashioned try… but they didn’t bring the proper tools, such as a «Sawzall» to do demo work. Nor did they intend to patch the sub floor after the demo work so the floor could be put down as we had previously discussed. By the end of the day I was left to finish the work so the floor guys could get started and to repair plumbing that was cut by incident and electrical that was left hanging. The Mudco team of 1.5 was not scheduled to return for another week.
Day 2 never happened.
After Day 1, MudCo emailed us that they would now be charging quite a bit extra for work to be performed the following week. When I requested a simple itemized explanation for the additional charges the response I received was that «I have a family to feed» & and that «we will be canceling our contract».
So after paying my deposit, I was left with holes in my floors and walls, plumbing that was not functional, exposed electrical wires and a garage incapacitate by trash from the 1 day’s demo work. All of which I was now left for me sort out at additional expense.
Ron was a nice guy but I’m not confident that the entire management of this business is component enough to perform all of the work they commit to performing in an timely and accurate way. James and his wife were terrible to work with and impossible to communicate with. They refused to have a phone conversation (which should have been my first sign).
Do NOT pay them via PayPal. PayPal never asked me for a copy of our signed contract or evidence of the work (or lack of work) performed, so PayPal is not equipped to resolve issues with service providers as they are online purchases!

I used Mudco Drywall for some sheetwork and stucco repair and I have to say that they did a good job. Ron was a nice guy that was easy to work with so I would use them again in the future. I loved that I could submit photos online and get a quote the same day.

So, a disclaimer… I was in charge of sanding our last drywall project. And my husband performs this very anal «flashlight test» on the textured seams which usually means, you guessed it, more sanding.
So the fact that these guys answered the phone, were available when I was ready for them, were sensitive to my budget, finished the ENTIRE 400 sq foot job in 2 days, AND passed the flashlight test, all the while, I was at work and didn’t touch a single grain of sand paper… gets them 5 stars and a six pack of beer.

Our air conditioner condenser leaked onto the drywall above the pantry causing some serious water damage to the ceiling drywall. It was hard to find someone to answer let alone return my calls. R&H was prompt and they were able to patch the giant hole the next day. he removed the rotten stuff and it looks as good as new. He moved things out of the way as was very polite. They are my go to for drywall repair from now on.