Plaster & Legacy Walls

Plaster Repair in Houston, TX

Houston's older housing stock — Heights bungalows, Montrose duplexes, mid-century Bellaire and West U homes — is full of plaster over wood or metal lath. Plaster does not behave like drywall: it cracks along lath lines, separates from the keys behind it, and turns to powder where it has been wet.

We repair plaster rather than defaulting to tearing it out. Where a section is beyond saving, we transition cleanly to drywall and blend the surface so the wall reads as one plane.

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What's Included

Every plaster repair houston job we take on covers this

Crack repair

Structural and settlement cracks cut, keyed, reinforced and filled so they stay closed.

Loose & bulging plaster

Delaminated areas re-secured to lath or cut out and rebuilt.

Water-damaged plaster

Failed material removed, substrate dried, and the area rebuilt and sealed against staining.

Plaster-to-drywall transitions

New board set flush with existing plaster thickness so there is no ridge or shadow line.

Texture & pattern matching

Sand float, skip trowel and hand-applied period textures reproduced by hand.

Prime & paint

Stain-blocking primer where needed, then a finish that blends into the surrounding wall.

Why plaster repair needs a different approach

Modern joint compound over a moving plaster crack will crack again by next summer. Proper repair means removing loose material back to sound plaster, re-keying or re-securing to the lath, using the right base coats, and reinforcing the joint before finishing.

Where we work

We provide plaster repair houston services throughout Greater Houston and the surrounding suburbs.

Houston, TX
Katy, TX
Cypress, TX
Spring, TX
The Woodlands, TX
Sugar Land, TX
Pearland, TX
Missouri City, TX
Richmond, TX
Humble, TX
League City, TX
Baytown, TX

Plaster Repair in Houston, TX: frequently asked questions

Should I repair plaster or replace it with drywall?

If the plaster is largely sound, repair is usually cheaper, faster and better for an older home's character. Widespread delamination or water damage generally makes drywall replacement the better value — we'll tell you which after a walkthrough.

Can you match old hand textures?

Yes. Period sand-float and trowel textures are matched by hand on a sample area before we apply them to the wall.

Will the cracks come back?

Properly re-keyed and reinforced repairs stay closed. Cracks caused by ongoing foundation movement can reopen, so we'll flag it if we see evidence of active movement.

Do you work in historic districts?

Yes — we work throughout the Heights, Montrose, Bellaire and West University Place on older homes with plaster and legacy finishes.

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