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What Hidden Problems Can Popcorn Ceilings Hide? A Lot!
Time to Read: 10 minutes… This week we started a popcorn ceiling removal project in Lockport NY. The height of the ceiling- 20′. When you remove popcorn texture, you have to get hands on every inch of the ceiling. So that means scaffolding. First order of business is to get everything covered, walls, wall-speakers, windows…
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Plaster Restoration and Swirl Ceiling Repair – Phase I of II
Time to Read: 9 minutes… Here is another plaster repair, involving a water leak. The winter of 2026 in Buffalo NY was brutal in the sense that the snow and ice didn’t melt, and instead, built up over time, leading to water leaks. The mold abatement people, removed approximately 7′ x 7′ section of the…
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Water Damage Ceiling Repair – Plaster Restoration – Part II.
Time to Read: 4 minutes… Today we are back to our plaster restoration project in Cheektowaga, We started this project 2 weeks ago, the home had some ugly water damage due to an ice dam (a common thread this year). After the plaster was repaired, we have to wait for a minimum of 7 days…
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Why WNY Insurance Repair Estimates Often Come in Too Low in 2026
Time to Read: 11 minutes… In 2026, insurance repair estimates are increasingly coming in far below actual restoration costs, often 40–70% below what the cost of skilled labor and materials are. Understanding why this happens, and how to communicate it, is essential for property owners and contractors alike. But it is still increasingly frustrating. In…
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Drywall Repair and Painting after Plumbing Repair
Time to Read: 3 minutes… Today we started a small project in Williamsville NY, patching a hole in the kitchen ceiling and a wall in a bedroom above it. They had Ed Youngs Plumbing over to repair a plumbing leak. We often follow behind Ed Youngs covering up their amazing work. Lol. In the kitchen,…
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Interior Painting: From Watermelon to Blueberry +
Time to Read: 5 minutes… Working in Barker NY for the next few days doing some much needed interior painting in a very well maintained 20 year old home on Lake Ontario. We are fixing a bathroom ceiling, repainting a bedroom, and repainting the biggest walls in the home. Bedroom Painting We started with the…
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Water Damage Ceiling Repair – Plaster Restoration – Part I
Time to Read: 7 minutes… Today we began a project in Cheektowaga NY (Cleveland Hill), repairing water damage to a plaster ceiling and wall in a living room. At Carrigan Painting, we specialize in ceiling repair. Below, we detail our process from start to finish, from restoring the water damaged plaster, and skim coating the…
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Ceiling Water Damage Repair near Harris Hill NY
Time to Read: 3 minutes… Today we started this project by Harris Hill and Main St in Clarence. They suffered a water leak due to an ice dam. The homeowner began seeing water dripping from the ceiling, poked a bunch of holes in the ceiling and let the water out. This prevented the damage from…
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Painting Large Vaulted Ceiling in Amherst NY
Time to Read: 4 minutes… 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…
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The Incredible Cost of a Click in Buffalo NY (2026 Data)
Time to Read: 14 minutes… Some house painting keywords in Buffalo NY now exceed $75 per click! Many local service businesses use Google ads as a way to buy their way to the top of the search results for consideration by potential clients. Over the last 5 years, the cost to be at the top…
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