Drywall Contractor in Cambridge, MA
Three-coat plaster over wood lath is the norm in Cambridge. It cracks along lath lines, and repairing it with the wrong material guarantees the crack returns through the paint.
Drywall Contractor Services in Cambridge
Drywall Repair in Cambridge
Holes, cracks and damaged board — Patched, taped, mudded in coats with real dry time between, textured to match, then primed.. If you want the detail, here's how we handle drywall repair in Cambridge.
Plaster Repair in Cambridge
Original lath-and-plaster walls — Plaster needs compatible materials, not drywall compound smeared over it, or the repair shows through the paint.. If you want the detail, here's how we handle plaster repair in Cambridge.
Ceiling Repair in Cambridge
Cracks, water damage and sagging — Source of the water gets confirmed first. Then remove, replace, texture-match and stain-block.. If you want the detail, here's how we handle ceiling repair in Cambridge.
Popcorn Ceiling Removal in Cambridge
Textured ceiling removal and skim coat — Pre-1980 texture gets tested before anything is scraped. Then skim smooth, prime and paint.. If you want the detail, here's how we handle popcorn ceiling removal in Cambridge.
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More on this trade generally: Drywall & Plaster across our service area.
What Drywall & Plaster Work Here Actually Involves
Victorian multi-families, three-deckers through Cambridgeport and North Cambridge, Federal and Greek Revival near Harvard, and mid-century apartment blocks along the main corridors. Original plaster walls are common inside.
Drywall, Plaster and the Difference Between Them
What drives the price
The number is driven by finish level and access, not area. A patch in a closet is quick. The same patch on a nine-foot ceiling under raking light from a window has to be feathered wide enough that no seam catches the light, and that is a different job. Older plaster work costs more than drywall because matching an existing texture takes skill that new board does not.
How the work is sequenced
Cut back to sound material, back the repair so it is not floating, tape, then three coats of compound each wider than the last, sanding between. Then prime — always prime — because bare compound and painted wall absorb differently and the difference shows through the finish as flashing.
Where it usually goes wrong
The failure we see most is a patch that was sanded flat but never primed, so it reads as a dull patch through the topcoat. The second is compound applied too thick in one pass, which cracks as it shrinks. Three thin coats beat one heavy one every time, and there is no shortcut around the drying time between them.
How long it takes
Small patches are same-day plus a return for sanding and paint. Whole-ceiling work and plaster restoration run several days because each compound coat has to dry fully before the next one goes on.
Recent Work
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Apartment building corridorOccupied building, worked in sequence so residents kept access throughout. Walls, ceiling, chair rail and doors.
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