Buffalo’s best kept secret
Residential Painters, Plaster Drywall Repair
& Popcorn Ceilings
Exclusively in the suburbs of Buffalo NY.
Est. 2010
The Painter’s Plastering Blog is updated monthly by Dave Carrigan Jr, owner of Carrigan Painting, featuring recent projects in Amherst and surrounding suburbs. Each post includes photos (typically a dozen or more) and sometimes videos showcasing our workmanship. Projects are organized by town and service type for easy browsing.
Our YouTube channel hosts over 40 videos—be sure to subscribe! I re-started this blog around Christmas 2023 as a way to share our work beyond social media.
Once overnight temperatures reach 50F we can begin painting outside! Yay!
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Vaulted Ceiling Crack Repairs and Painting
Today we are repairing some cracks around a ceiling beam. Because the cracks are largely superficial, we opted to not open them up too much. We did however chip out the loose drywall and filled in the affected area with Durabond. Once the Durabond was set, we skim coated the area with Dust Control drywall […] read more
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Popcorn Ceiling Removal, Skim Coating & Painting
Removing Popcorn Ceiling Texture & Painting We are doing more and more of these! Thankfully, this ceiling has never been painted so the popcorn texture came off with relative ease with some water. However toward the end, our sprayer broke which prevented us from removing all of the texture in one go.During removal, and the […] read more
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Multiple Ceiling Repairs in Cheektowaga NY – Part 1
Multiple areas in this home require ceiling repair work as the result of water leaks. After the water damage is repaired, we will be skim coating the affected ceilings to make them smooth, and then painting said ceilings. This area was bad, the plaster was literally falling off the ceiling. Trying to show this […] read more
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Stunning Transformation – in Lancaster NY
Basement Ceiling Painting Spraying a basement ceiling is something that we are doing more of. Takes a bit of preparation due to the nature of painting the ceiling. All can lights, pendent lights, smoke detectors, shut-off valves ect need to be covered. Plastic and tape from the ceiling to the floor. Anything not being painted […] read more
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New Home? 5 Considerations for Painting
Planning Ahead: The Key to Efficiency Once you have a closing date for your new home, the work begins. One of the first steps in this process is obtaining bids from local painting companies to get your now home painted. Getting your ducks in a row is crucial. Realtors often provide high quality photographs of […] read more
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