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Yep the one time I've needed a contractor it was good.
Bought my coop which was originally a rental in the 60s then became a coop in the 80s. The bathrooms and kitchen are fine, but the place had been painted so many times with the landlord special that the walls were looking weird and tired, and the doors didn't even close properly from so many layers of paint!! Not to mention the old fake wood entry closet bifolds broke when I leaned on it a little. And the popcorn ceiling which has asbestos!
Carefully picked a contractor based on them knowing how to cover asbestos picke popcorn ceiling to be smooth and work with plaster to make "museum quality" walls. Strip all the extra paint layers, repaint, and get custom bifold closet doors that look nice.
We had regular check on calls throughout the process, and he knew how much I notice details so he'd go regularly with a light to show his team where they didn't make it smooth enough.
They mostly cleaned up all the dust well, but when I noticed some spaces they sent someone to help with me the remaining dust cleanup so I could move back in.
No regrets. I paid a lot of money, and it is worth it to me. Now when I come home I feel like "is this really my place? It feels too nice."
Two before and two after. Things have changed a lot more even since the after photos as I've been redecorating and refurnishing over the following years.