Easton, Pennsylvania · Painting since 1987
Randy’s Painting & Drywall. We don’t rush projects.We perfect them.
Fine painting, Level 5 walls and plaster restoration for the homes of Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown and Bucks County.
The portfolio
An index of selected work.
Every photograph here is from a real job. Hover a title to see the room; select it to look closer.Swipe through; tap a room to look closer.
10 rooms & houses
How we work
The process, in four chapters.
From the first walk through the house to the day it is handed back.
Charcoal walls in window light: a finished living room. Chapter I: The walkthrough
Every project begins with Randy in the room. He walks it with you, looks at the walls the way the light will, and tells you plainly what they need — then puts it in writing.
The walkthrough and the written estimate are complimentary.
“It’s not a grab and run situation here… we will educate you during the entire process.”
A rotunda of French doors, mid-preparation. Chapter II: Preparation
Most of the work is work you will never see. Failing plaster is secured or rebuilt, cracks and old patches are cut back and filled, and every repair is sanded flat before a can of paint is opened.
Before: failing plaster, stripped back. “…he understands that the patching has to be done first, and done well.”
Walls mid skim coat. Chapter III: The finish
Drywall is finished to a numbered level, 0 to 5. Level 5 adds a thin skim coat of joint compound over the entire surface, so seams and tape joints disappear.
It is the finish specified for critical light — low sun, wall-washers, a window raking across the wall — and for dark or glossy paint, where anything less shows through.
Finished: smooth walls in window light. “Randy and his team laid new drywall on my ceiling and level 5 on my walls.”
After: chapter II’s house, its dining room restored. Chapter IV: The reveal
Then the room is handed back — floors cleaned, drop cloths gone. Randy follows up afterward to make sure it is exactly right.
“Randy is meticulous and professional. The ceiling looks brand new & my walls look smooth & even.”
Before & after
Same house, twice.
Two exteriors, photographed before the work began and after it was finished.
Before
After
Before
After
Profile
The finisher.
Randy Peay has been painting since 1987 — first in Maryland, then in New York, and since 2017, in Easton. Walls are what he is known for.
He started in Silver Spring, Maryland, and went out on his own in 1999. He spent years working in New York to show what he could do. Then his sister, who had long made her home in Easton, told him to come and set up there. He has been in Easton since 2017, and says he wouldn’t change it for anything in the world.
What he is known for is the part most painters hurry past: preparation. Skim coats over whole walls. Plaster repair in older homes. Surfaces made true before any color goes on, so the finish holds up under low sun, wall-washers and dark, glossy paint.
More than thirty-five years in, he is still on the job and still explaining it as he goes. His motto says it plainly:
“We built our reputation… one coat at a time.”
Services
Contents, specialty first.
Residential and commercial, listed the way Randy would list them — starting with the walls.
Level 5 drywall finish
A skim coat over the entire surface, for walls that hold up under raking light and dark paint.
Skim coating
Rough, patched or uneven walls resurfaced smooth, often after wallpaper comes down.
Plaster repair
Cracked, loose and failing plaster in older homes, repaired and made sound.
Interior painting
Walls, ceilings, trim, doors and millwork, prepared properly and finished clean.
Exterior painting
Siding, trim, porches, stucco and brick, prepared to stand up to Pennsylvania weather.
Drywall installation & repair
New drywall hung, taped and finished; cracks, holes and water damage repaired invisibly.
Drywall texture matching & removal
Texture matched so repairs disappear, applied where you want it, or taken off for a smooth wall.
Popcorn ceiling removal
Old acoustic texture taken down and the ceiling finished smooth.
Wallpaper removal
Old wallpaper and wall linings stripped without tearing up the wall beneath.
Wood staining
Decks, porch floors, doors and trim, inside and out, stained by hand.
Also: cabinet painting and refinishing, commercial interiors, stucco and pressure washing.
All servicesWhere we work
From Easton, valley and county.
Randy works from his home in Easton across the Lehigh Valley and Bucks County. Every town here has its own page about its houses and what they ask for.
Lehigh Valley
Letters
In their own words.
From Google reviews, quoted as written.
“Michelangelo of painting.”
“He climbed fearlessly up the ladder and did a thorough and elegant job.”
“Randy is the rarest kind of man. You can trust him to do what’s right even when no one is looking.”
You did a phenomenal job while working with a compressed schedule due to our move-in commitment. You made it all happen, and the outcome is beautiful!
I have hired him for many projects… Randy is always inspecting his men.
The project required extensive repair to custom drywall throughout a 2-story space and 2 bedrooms. Randy was enthusiastic about the unique job and worked with us to achieve our quite specific vision for the repair and painting.
Consultation
Request a private consultation.
Private walkthrough & written estimate, complimentary. Tell us a little about the house and the rooms, and Randy will be in touch to arrange a time.
- Hours
- Monday – Friday8:30 AM – 5:30 PMSaturday10 AM – 3 PMSundayClosed
- Service area
- Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown and the greater Lehigh Valley; Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Fully insured — proof on request. Residential and commercial.