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The Carrigan Archives is a one-of-a-kind, large, well-organized library of interior painting and ceiling restoration projects completed in Western New York between 2024 and 2026 by Carrigan Painting. With over 130 case studies and thousands of project photos, we document real-world conditions, challenges,
professional repair methods, and the results.
The purpose of The Carrigan Archives is simple: to help homeowners understand what it takes to fix plaster and drywall properly, what a proper repair
actually looks like, and what to expect before hiring a contractor..
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- Garage Ceiling Repair Services
Today we began a small repair in West Seneca NY involving a drywall ceiling in a garage. There were missing… Read more: Garage Ceiling Repair Services - Drywall Repair and Painting after Plumbing Repair
Today we started a small project in Williamsville NY, patching a hole in the kitchen ceiling and a wall in… Read more: Drywall Repair and Painting after Plumbing Repair - Water Damage Ceiling Repair – Plaster Restoration – Part I
Today we began a project in Cheektowaga NY (Cleveland Hill), repairing water damage to a plaster ceiling and wall in… Read more: Water Damage Ceiling Repair – Plaster Restoration – Part I - Ceiling Water Damage Repair near Harris Hill NY
Today we started this project by Harris Hill and Main St in Clarence. They suffered a water leak due to… Read more: Ceiling Water Damage Repair near Harris Hill NY
Drywall & Plaster
- Plaster Restoration and Swirl Ceiling Repair – Phase I of II
Here is another plaster repair, involving a water leak. The winter of 2026 in Buffalo NY was brutal in the… Read more: Plaster Restoration and Swirl Ceiling Repair – Phase I of II - Drywall Repair and Painting after Plumbing RepairToday we started a small project in Williamsville NY, patching a hole in the kitchen ceiling and a wall in… Read more: Drywall Repair and Painting after Plumbing Repair
- Drywall Repair and Painting in Akron NY
After a plumbing leak, we were called in to repair the damage to the wall and ceiling in the back… Read more: Drywall Repair and Painting in Akron NY - 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… Read more: Plaster Ceiling Collapse and Restoration in Kenmore NY
Interior Painting
- Water Damage Ceiling Repair – Plaster Restoration – Part II.
Today we are back to our plaster restoration project in Cheektowaga, We started this project 2 weeks ago, the home… Read more: Water Damage Ceiling Repair – Plaster Restoration – Part II. - Interior Painting: From Watermelon to Blueberry +
Working in Barker NY for the next few days doing some much needed interior painting in a very well maintained… Read more: Interior Painting: From Watermelon to Blueberry + - Painting Large Vaulted Ceiling in Amherst NY
When the roof leaked this winter, the homeowners knew we’d take care of it the right way, no matter how… Read more: Painting Large Vaulted Ceiling in Amherst NY - Interior Painting: Living room, hall, stairway
Cheektowaga NY: Last year we repaired the popcorn ceiling in the living room, and then painted the ceiling. This week… Read more: Interior Painting: Living room, hall, stairway
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Garage Ceiling Repair Services
Today we began a small repair in West Seneca NY involving a drywall ceiling in a garage. There were missing drywall panels, and an area where the homeowner stepped through the ceiling. Initially we were going to use the drywall lift to make our lives easier, however due to the rails for the overhead garage […] read more
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In a world of AI created content, when the human element of information disappears into the abyss of forgotten history, when lived experience is flattened to please a faceless algorithm, documentation remembers.
– Dave Carrigan Jr.
February 18, 2026.