Vincent's Plastering

Vincent's Plastering is a one-man plaster repair and replastering operation run by Vincent McCue out of Worcester, and the volume of detailed, specific praise behind him is substantial — 44 reviews from 2021 through early 2026, the large majority five stars on Google (4.8 from 64 ratings) and Angi (4.8 from 21). What comes through again and again is precision on a trade that's hard to do well: reviewers describe him matching the texture of century-old plaster, skim-coating and repairing cracks so the seam disappears, replastering full ceilings and rooms in a single day, and converting drywall back to a plastered finish that multiple reviewers say other tradespeople told them was impossible. One customer describes plaster damage from a tree that fell on their roof, cracking seamlines across a hard-to-reach great room and loft, repaired successfully despite the tricky architecture. Several long-standing customers describe using him for two or three separate jobs over the years and say he handles awkward, one-off problems others wouldn't take on. Responsiveness is another recurring theme — several reviews describe him answering the phone on a weekend and fitting in an urgent repair within days, and multiple reviewers specifically contrast his cleanup (sealing off the work area, no lingering dust) with past experiences where plaster work left a mess for days afterward. That said, two reviews from a similar stretch in early 2024 describe a real breakdown in reliability: one customer says he took a $500 deposit and never came back to do the work, and another describes being cancelled on twice before a third scheduled date turned into a no-show. Those complaints line up with a Better Business Bureau C+ grade tied to one complaint the business didn't respond to. Whether that reflects a rough patch that has since passed or an ongoing risk isn't something the reviews before or after it can settle — the five-star reviews continue on both sides of that window, but the two incidents are specific and serious enough to weigh. For plaster repair, especially something a general contractor might turn away — old-house skim coating, texture matching, ceiling work in awkward spaces — Vincent's specific, repeat-customer praise is substantial. Given the deposit and no-show complaints, it's worth paying only after work is scheduled and confirmed, rather than a deposit well in advance.