Plaster repair in Tarrytown, NY is specialized old-home work for Yonkers Signature Drywall, in a historic river village full of aging wood-frame houses. The lath-and-plaster walls here crack, bulge, and pull loose from the lath as the homes settle over the decades. We re-anchor the sagging plaster with washers, rebuild missing sections, and skim the walls back to smooth. Tarrytown homeowners bring us in to save original plaster rather than gut it out of a home with real character.
Tarrytown is a historic Hudson River village of older wood-frame homes and Victorians on hills above the water, with a walkable, well-preserved downtown. Much of its housing dates to the 1800s and early 1900s, built with lath-and-plaster walls and plaster ceilings that shift and crack as the wood frames age. Preserving that original plaster is central to the repair work this village calls for.
When plaster separates from the wood lath behind it, the wall bulges and cracks and can eventually fail. We re-anchor the loose plaster back to the lath with plaster washers and screws, drawing it tight to the framing. Done right, this stabilizes the original wall without the need to tear it out.
Settlement cracks and missing plaster are the norm in these older homes. We rake out and reinforce cracks with tape and compound so they do not reopen, and rebuild missing areas in layers back to the original plane. The repair is tied into the sound plaster so the wall reads as one surface.
Once the plaster is stable and the cracks are filled, we skim the wall to bring it back to a smooth finish. Thin passes of joint compound blend the repair into the surrounding plaster, and sanding leaves it flat and paint-ready. The finished wall keeps the character of the home without the cracks and bulges.
We also finish walls in nearby Pelham. Call Yonkers Signature Drywall at (914) 916-1070 for residential drywall & skim coating across Westchester.