What began as a way to share photos of our work outside social media, has become a large, well-organized library of interior painting and ceiling repair projects completed in Western New York between 2024 and 2026. With over 120 case studies and hundreds of project photos, The Carrigan Archives documents real-world conditions, challenges, professional repair methods, and the results.
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Plaster Ceiling Collapse and Restoration in Kenmore NY
Deerhurst Park, Kenmore NY— The rocklath plaster ceiling in these homeowners’ living room collapsed on 1/9/26. Thankfully no one was in the room at the time of the ceiling collapse. Prior to the collapse large cracks appeared running down the center of the ceiling. 6 days later the ceiling dropped. The homeowner who was home […] read more
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Plaster Bulge Repair and Painting in Akron NY – Part 1
Today we started a project, involving a large plaster bulge on a wall in a hallway. A plaster bulge is caused by the plaster keys breaking off, and then gravity takes over, and slowly deforms the surface into a bulge., Its actually kind of neat how it happens since plaster is not pliable, at all. […] read more
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Drywall Repair and Interior Painting in Clarence Center
Today we started a garage project involving drywall repair and painting in Spaulding Green, Clarence NY. We are correcting a failed ceiling repair caused by a water leak from the master bathroom shower drain above. Given that it is in the garage, and the size and height of the ceiling, I am kind of surprised […] read more
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Interior Painting and Drywall Repair in Amherst NY
Amherst, NY; — A nice project over the holidays- doing some interior painting at a local dentist office in Snyder. They’re closed between Christmas and New Years which is the perfect time to get some painting done at the office! Today, I started with two patient rooms. Removed the chair-rail and the wallpaper border, some […] read more
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Ugly Plaster Ceiling Repair and Painting in North Tonawanda NY – Part 2 of 2
We are back to finish what we started(Part 1) back in November. The bathroom ceiling has a paint texture to it being that is has been painted a bunch of times over the last 60 years, and our plaster patch is perfectly smooth. This texture mismatch will show if we just prime and paint it. […] read more
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Water Damaged Plaster Repair – WNY
When it comes to water damaged plaster repair, the scope of the damage can be much larger than it appears due to the manner in which plaster is installed – layering materials to produce a uniform durable surface. But if a water leak happens, these layers often separate, and it takes a trained eye to […] read more
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Popcorn Ceiling Repair and Painting – Akron NY
At Carrigan Painting, we are one of only a handful of companies in Buffalo NY that still offer professional Popcorn Ceiling Repair. I say professional, because the equipment required for this type of work is large and expensive. When it comes to repairing popcorn ceiling texture, you can not duplicate the texture using a big […] read more
Documented Expertise in the 716
Almost every job Carrigan Painting has completed since mid 2024 is posted to this archive.
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Funny how many plaster and drywall repair “experts” materialize when the economy cools down. We’ve been fixing ceilings and restoring plaster the whole time, backed by the most extensive collection of case studies of real projects in WNY.
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