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 125 case studies and thousands of project photos, The Carrigan Archives documents real-world conditions, challenges, professional repair methods, and the results.
First: Don’t panic! The most important thing you can do is gain control over the situation. That starts by poking a hole in the ceiling and letting the water out. Make sure you have a bucket, a trash can. The goal here is control where the water goes. You may not be able to stop […] read more
The ceiling mounted shower head in the master bathroom of this Clarence NY home sprung a leak and needed to be replaced. As such the drywall around the old showerhead became water damaged. We patched the ceiling with a new piece of moisture resistant drywall and finished it for paint. We also went ahead and […] read more
If you have been browsing our website recently and noticed some jotform errors, those are forms I missed – there are 40 pages on the main website.. tracking down all the pages takes time. Next is to go through the 60+ blog posts and change links to the new forms. Any forms that you come […] read more
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 […] read more
This is what the plumbers left this homeowner to contend with. We do a lot of ceiling repairs, and often follow behind plumbers. This home is wood lath and plaster. As such we couldn’t use blueboard as the gypsum board is too thick and wouldn’t allow for proper finishing. Also installing gypsum board in this […] read more
The front of this home gets a solid 6+ hours of sun per day. As a result the stain breaks down from the UV. We pressure washed the siding prior to staining the wood siding to remove dirt, dust and bird droppings. We applied one coat of stain to the front of the home. We […] read more
Update: 2/22/2026 Our blog has transformed? or is it brought into focus? Our company blog, is not treated as a traditional blog, nor does it act like one, so the blog title doesn’t really fit. Archive fits, since its now the largest collection of residential painting and drywall and plaster repair information and pictures ever […] read more
We are back for round two! Twelve years ago we painted this home. In 2012 we changed the color from stark white, to a bluish grey. We also replaced the shutter with new ones. Its actually cheaper to buy new shutters, than it is to paint the shutters (plastic ones). The UV from the sun, […] read more
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 history. – Dave Carrigan Jr. February 18, 2026. The Carrigan Archives.
