Hole patching
From nail dimples to doorknob craters — backed and blended.
Walls & ceilings
Drywall & Plaster Repair in Connecticut.
Door-knob holes, anchor damage, and decades-old plaster cracks — repaired so the patch disappears, sanded smooth and ready for paint.
Left paint-ready — and the room vacuumed
What drywall work covers
Six sub-services, dust controlled.
Plaster crack stabilization
Old cracks keyed and reinforced, not just skimmed over.
Texture matching
The surrounding finish replicated so the repair vanishes.
Solid backing added
Behind anything that must hold weight later — bars, rails, TVs.
Priming & paint-ready
Sealed and smoothed so the painter — or you — can finish clean.
Stain flagging
Water stains patched — and the moisture source identified first.
Pre-war walls stabilized, never skimmed over
Plaster country
Half our walls here aren't drywall at all.
Walk into a pre-war home in New Britain or Wethersfield and the walls are almost certainly plaster over wood lath — hard, brittle, and unforgiving of shortcuts. Modern joint compound over old plaster cracks again within a year.
The right fix respects the material: stabilize the lath, key the patch, feather it wide, and match the texture. It takes longer. It also lasts — which is the whole point of hiring someone who knows the difference.
In the post-war capes around Newington and Berlin, it's drywall — but the same discipline applies: dust contained, furniture masked, room vacuumed before we leave.
How we keep the mess contained
- Floors and furniture masked before sanding
- Vacuum-assisted sanding where it matters
- The room left usable the same day
Most families pair this with painting so the repaired wall blends perfectly in one visit.
Common questions
About drywall & plaster repair.
Can you match a 1940s plaster texture?
Usually, yes. We replicate the surrounding finish by hand; perfect matches on heavy textures depend on the original, and we'll tell you honestly.
How big a hole is too big for a patch?
Up to a full panel section is still handyman territory. Anything structural — a sagging ceiling, water-softened framing — gets referred properly.
Do you paint the patch afterwards?
We prime it paint-ready, and can finish the wall or room too — many clients add painting to the same visit.
Send a photo of the wall — we'll quote it from there.