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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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Interior Painting: Living room, hall, stairway
Time to Read: 3 minutes. 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…
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The Unique History of Residential Plaster in Buffalo NY
Time to Read: 8 minutes. 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…
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Modernizing Wood Paneling in Williamsville – Interior Painting
Time to Read: 2 minutes. 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…
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