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Exterior Painting of a Tudor Style Home in Kenmore NY
Time to Read: 4 minutes… On Friday, we pressure washed the areas we will be painting, which led to a lot of paint chips to pick up. After allowing the house to dry over the week end, we came back today (Monday), and started doing the prep on the cement-panels on the front of this…
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How Google Classifies The Carrigan Archives
Time to Read: 3 minutes… I discovered something interesting today. Google Identifies The Carrigan Archives as the Largest Residential Painting and Ceiling Repair Library in the United States. I searched Google for: “the largest residential painting and ceiling repair library in the US” Google identified The Carrigan Archives as the largest documented collection in the…
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The Four Stages of Water-Damage Repair
Time to Read: 7 minutes… Who Should You Call First After Water Damage in Your Home? One of the most common problems we face following residential water damage has nothing to do with drywall, plaster, or paint. Homeowners often simply do not know who they should call first. Should you call a painter? A drywall…
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Repairing 5 Water-Damaged Plaster Ceilings – Updated 7/2/26
Time to Read: 9 minutes… This Snyder home suffered multiple water leaks caused by ice dams during the winter of 2025-2026. Following remediation, five large openings were cut into the original plaster walls and ceilings throughout the home. The new homeowner wanted to preserve the home’s original plaster rather than replace it with drywall, making…
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Hidden Beneath an Ugly Tile Ceiling: A Plaster Ceiling Worth Restoring
Time to Read: 8 minutes… Another ice dam related water leak. This time in Snyder NY. The homes in this area are prone to ice dam related water leaks unless mitigation steps have been taken. Such as wires on the roof and gutters, and getting insulation into difficult to reach areas. This problem affects most…
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Plaster Ceiling Replacement and Painting
Time to Read: 4 minutes… This 1950’s home in West Seneca, suffered a major water leak from a plumbing problem. After repairing the plumbing leak, the homeowner decided to remove the rest of the plaster ceiling, but after struggling to remove it, left about 25% of the ceiling for us. After laying down drop cloths,…
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Why is Popcorn Ceiling Removal So Expensive in 2026?
Time to Read: 8 minutes… Popcorn ceiling removal costs so much due to the amount of labor and time it takes to remove and refinish the ceiling. Its not as simple as spraying water on your ceiling and scraping off texture. There is a lot of prep work required when it comes time to remove…
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Plaster Restoration and Swirl Ceiling Repair – Phase II of II
Time to Read: 7 minutes… We are back to this beautiful home in Williamsville to finish a large plaster restoration project we started about a month ago. We were called after the remediation was done. The homeowner has lived in this home for over 60 years and was adamant about it being repaired with plaster.…
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Garage Refresh: Interior Painting in Newstead NY
Time to Read: 2 minutes… Today we started a small project in Newstead involving some much needed interior painting to freshen up the home after recent renovations. We repaired nail pops and other minor damage to the walls in the garage and master bathroom (not pictured), spot primed those repairs and then repainted the garage…
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Garage Ceiling Repair Services in West Seneca NY
Time to Read: 4 minutes… Today we began a small garage ceiling repair in West Seneca NY. There were missing drywall panels, and an area where the homeowner stepped through the ceiling. Its a lot easier to step through a ceiling than most people realize. Its important to note that this ceiling is in rough…
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