Old houses need repairs that match.
Riverside, Avondale, Springfield and San Marco. Plaster, settling cracks and original trim, put right without making the rest look new by comparison.
What is different here
Plaster is not drywall, and it does not patch like drywall
A 1920s wall is lath and plaster. Filling it with joint compound gives you a patch that cracks again by the next season. Keyed properly into the lath it stays put. The same goes for trim profiles you cannot buy off a shelf.
- Plaster repair and keyingCracks and blown sections fixed back to the lath, not skimmed over.
- Settling cracks above openingsThe ones that keep coming back, because the first repair treated the symptom.
- Original doors and hardwareDoors that have dropped, mortice locks, and sashes painted shut.
- Trim matched to profileBaseboards and casings cut to match what the house already has.
Historic coverage
The neighbourhoods with the good porches
Pre-war housing stock, and the particular problems that come with it.
- Riverside
- Avondale
- Murray Hill
- Springfield
- San Marco
- Ortega
- Downtown
Crack that keeps coming back?
That usually means the last repair was cosmetic. Call and we will look properly.