This doesn’t always happen, but we were able to get into this home prior to the clients moving in. This saves them money and us time by not having to work around stuff. Painting an empty house is faster, easier and cheaper than painting a home full of stuff. The clients were very flexible in allowing us to start the job with no notice. (We had a job fall through and needed a place to go tomorrow)
So we worked together and made it happen. Now we get this one done ahead of schedule, and can focus on our last exteriors next week. Win Win.
Once the floors are covered, the windows, cupboards ect are adequately covered, we begin by pole sanding the ceilings and walls. Then we start patching. Some times, this can be extensive as we discover more damage. We want to fix as much as we can prior to begin painting as that will give us the best possible finish.
The dining room walls(blue) had a very heavy orange peal effect. Like a subtle texture from previous bad paint jobs. Given the walls needed some minor patching, we decided to just skim coat the walls in their entirety, so as to smooth out the walls. Existing patches stood out really bad, and any new patches we do would also be very noticeable. After sanding the walls, we rolled on PVA Drywall Primer, then painted the walls. Looks 100x better!
Here is the hole from the before photos. To install the ceiling fan in the 1970’s, they cut a channel into the ceiling and embedded the wire in the ceiling plaster. Then it cracked, a couple people tried to fix it. cracked again to where we are now. So we removed all that, and installed new plaster. Fixing this with drywall would have required a bit of creativity to make it work. With plaster it was a piece of cake.
Below is a small collection of the newspaper we pulled out of the ceiling. We didn’t find any dates, however we determined that it was from the mid 1970’s . $2.50 for a fish fry! Wow!
Coming along nicely..
All finished:
At Carrigan Painting, we proudly stand as the only painting company in Western New York specializing in both traditional plaster repair and drywall repair. Over the years, we’ve refined our techniques, ensuring that every repair seamlessly blends into the surrounding surface. By combining expert craftsmanship with professional painting, we deliver exceptional results that exceed our clients’ expectations.
This blog and website are personally maintained by me, Dave Carrigan Jr., the owner and founder of Carrigan Painting.
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