Author: Dave Carrigan Jr.
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Even a 125 Year Old Plaster Ceiling can be Beautiful
Plaster Ceiling Restoration is our specialty. Below are some videos of our work. Out of all the professional painting contractors in Western New York, we are the only one providing traditional plaster restoration services. Below we detail how we take old neglected ceilings, and restore them to their former glory! We covered the floors with…
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Great Room and Kitchen Painting – Cimato Estates, Clarence Center NY
This week we are in Cimato Estates in Clarence NY repainting a kitchen and Great Room. When having the largest room in your home painted, its important to remove as much stuff out of the room as possible. This includes the TV. Getting ready to repair some drywall cracks, and nail pops. A common problem…
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Popcorn Ceiling Removal and Refinishing Ceilings in Lancaster
Popcorn ceiling removal is one of our specialties. After 30 years, the homeowners felt it was time to remove the dated popcorn ceiling texture. We began in the kitchen and family room. We also did the main bathroom upstairs as that ceiling had sustained damage – Who puts popcorn ceiling texture in a bathroom?! We…
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Painting a Tudor Home in Kenmore – Last Exterior House Painting of 2024!
This is our last exterior house painting of the 2024 painting season. Over night temperatures are dropping, meaning paint wont have adequate time to dry and cure before potential moisture condenses on the surfaces. Good painting weather also often becomes a problem. Don’t forget, in 2006, we all had 3 feet of snow on the…
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From Old & Worn to New and Fresh – Pole Barn Painter
This pole barn is about 60 years old and has never been painted. An eye sore for the neighborhood, the homeowners hired us to revitalize the barn and make it look better. After thoroughly pressure washing the exterior of the pole barn, we spot primed the rusty areas with Rust Oleum red oxide primer. We…
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The Danger of a Plaster Bulge
A gentleman called me the other night in a panic about his plaster ceiling collapsing. My first thought was, is anyone injured? A plaster ceiling can weigh thousands of pounds and can cause significant damage and injuries when it falls to the floor! This is why it is important to address plaster bulges that appear…
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Small Bathroom Ceiling Repair in Clarence.
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…
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Small issue with the contact forms – resolved, I think.
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…
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Small Plaster Ceiling Repair and Texture Matching
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…
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Rejuvenating this Beautiful Home in East Amherst
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…
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