Insurance Repairs
Often insurance repairs involve more than simply matching an insurance estimate. This category documents real residential projects completed by Carrigan Painting throughout Western New York following water damage, ceiling failures, plumbing leaks, storm damage, and other insured losses.
Each case study explains the damage we found, the repairs performed, the materials and methods used, and the finished results. Our goal is to help homeowners better understand the repair process through real-world examples, photographs, and field observations from actual projects.
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Repairing 5 Water-Damaged Plaster Ceilings in Snyder, NY
Time to Read: 5 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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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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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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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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Water Damage Ceiling Repair in West Seneca NY
Time to Read: 4 minutes. 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…
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Plaster Ceiling Collapse and Restoration in Kenmore NY
Time to Read: 12 minutes. 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.…
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Plaster Ceiling Replacement in Snyder NY
Time to Read: 11 minutes. Amherst, NY:— What began as a ceiling repair, turned into a ceiling replacement in Snyder NY. Plaster bulges that are showing worsening cracks, crumbling, and large deflections like seen in the photos below is an evolving situation that requires immediate attention to minimize damage to both the structure and your…
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Drywall Repair and Painting in Green Acres, Tonawanda, NY
Time to Read: 6 minutes. Drywall repair is a skilled trade that requires years of hands on experience to do quickly and efficiently. If you have drywall damage that you feel is larger than a simple repair, its important to choose a contractor that has provable experience dealing with the complexities of restoration work. Because…
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Emergency Ceiling Replacement in Williamsville – Part I
Time to Read: 9 minutes. Williamsville, NY:— We specialize in the repair of both plaster and drywall. Depending on which substrate we are dealing with, will dictate how we approach the situation. Substantial plaster repairs can sometimes scare off other drywall repairmen and painters. While we can repair most ceilings, sometimes they are beyond repair…
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Popcorn Swirl Ceiling Repair in Elma NY
Time to Read: 2 minutes. This one was interesting. Haven’t come across a texture like this before. This texture was created with medium popcorn texture, mixed 50/50 with joint compound, and then swirled. Stacy was better at this than I was. Dust Containment Update 8/15/25: After the repairs were made, we spot primed the patches…
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