Author: Dave Carrigan Jr.
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Painting Large Vaulted Ceiling After Minor Water Damage
When the roof leaked this winter, the homeowners knew we’d take care of it the right way, no matter how small the issue was. Even though the water damage was minor, the insurance company approved repainting the entire vaulted ceiling to keep everything uniform. Painting over even minor water damage without proper repairs will result…
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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 we are back to some interior painting in the living room, hall, and stairway leading upstairs. The home hasn’t been painted in about 10 years, and the homeowners are looking to downsize. So to make…
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The Unique History of Residential Plaster in Buffalo NY
Buffalo’s housing stock tells a story if you know where to look. Beneath layers of paint and wallpaper, many homes across Western New York still contain traditional plaster systems that date back more than a century. Understanding how those plaster systems were built, and why, helps explain why certain repairs succeed while others fail. WNY…
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Modernizing Wood Paneling in Williamsville – Interior Painting
Today we began an interior painting project in the Dan Troy neighborhood of Williamsville NY. What began as a simple ceiling repair, ended with us painting the 1960’s wood paneling and greatly improving the ambience of the space. We began with repairing the water damage to the drywall ceiling, and then priming the walls with…
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Getzville NY: Ceiling Restoration and Painting
This week we are back to do some ceiling repairs and painting, while on site we are also doing some warranty work on a bedroom ceiling we worked on a year ago (2025). We are also painting the bedroom, refinishing a bathroom ceiling, and repairing a crack in the living room ceiling. First is the…
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Water Damage Ceiling Repair in West Seneca NY
We were called to repair some water damage to a popcorn ceiling in West Seneca NY. While the water damage looked minor, after further inspection we discovered that the ceiling drywall was warped. This created a bump in the ceiling, not really a problem, but upon repairing it, would create a bump in the ceiling…
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Popcorn Ceiling Repair and Painting – Golden Pond – Part II
We are back to finish the popcorn ceiling repair we started prior to Christmas 2025. After repairing the water damage to the drywall ceiling in the kitchen, we sprayed popcorn ceiling texture over the repair. Then we primed the area with oil base primer to block the water stains from both the leak, and the…
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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 hall of this home. We often complete projects involving drywall repair and painting as one integrated service. Because we see the patchwork to completion, we have the experience to address issues before the first coat…
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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…
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Plaster Bulge Repair and Painting in Akron NY
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.…
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