House repairs: Darcy's list

A while back I promised some folks I would post the results of my query for home repair contractors of various sorts, and here it finally is. If you want to find out more about any of these companies let me know and I will let you know who recommended them so you can find out more (some of these recommendations had caveats, and some were raves).

(These names are not in any particular order.)

Refinishing wood floors:

Floor Sanders (no contact info)
Vaccaro Floor Sanders 321.1322 (I met Joe Vaccaro and liked him a lot)
Saycocie 329.3254 - Dedham

Chimneywork:

Billey Sweet, Chimneysweep
Davis Chimney 731.9858

Plastering:

Cormier Plastering 781.736.9048

Plumber:

Edward J Dougherty Plumbing 781.646.3296 - Arlington

Roofing:

McDonnell Roofing 288.3448
Carroll & Sons 625.8334

General Information and Recommendations:

Boston Building Materials CoOp in Roxbury

I have actually wound up using a general contractor (Carroll & Sons, as listed under roofing above) and although work is not really in full swing yet I like the guy a lot and have high hopes - I'll let you know what the reality turns out to be!

Darcy