Do you work on lath-and-plaster and on modern veneer plaster?

Both. Wood-lath and gypsum-lath plaster in older Fulton Place homes, and veneer plaster over blueboard in newer builds. The failure modes are different, so we identify which you have before quoting.

Do you repair Fulton Place plaster that has separated from the lath?

Yes. Separated Fulton Place plaster gets re-anchored to the lath — or failed sections replaced — then skimmed and blended invisible.

My Fulton Place ceiling has a sag in it. Is that urgent?

Treat it as urgent. A sagging plaster ceiling has lost its keys and is holding itself against gravity. Keep people out from under it and call us. We will tell you whether it can be re-secured with plaster washers or has to come down.

Do you stand behind your plaster repair in Fulton Place?

Yes. We walk every Fulton Place job with you before we pack up, and if something is not right we come back and make it right.

My old walls have hairline cracks all over. What is that?

Usually crazing — shrinkage in the finish coat or a failing paint film rather than structural movement. Filling each line leaves a wall of filled lines; it needs the surface stabilised and skimmed as a whole.

Repair or full-wall skim — which is right for Fulton Place plaster?

It depends on the wall. A few cracks in solid Fulton Place plaster we spot-fix; walls with extensive cracking or waviness do better skimmed flat. We give you a straight answer for your Fulton Place home.

Plaster Repair Fulton Place Edmonton | Lath & Plaster

Lath-and-plaster repair in Fulton Place without gutting the room

Movement in older Fulton Place homes registers in the plaster first — fine cracks, bulges where it left the lath, edges crumbling at old patches. In Fulton Place we repair plaster walls and ceilings and blend the work into the surrounding surface, or skim the whole wall to a flat modern finish. Fulton Place is an Southeast community with a mix of older homes and newer builds, so plaster work here ranges from spot crack repair to full-wall resurfacing. We cover Fulton Place, Avonmore, Bonnie Doon, Capilano and Southeast, 7 days a week.

Bulging plaster re-anchored to the lath in Fulton Place homes
Hairline and settlement crack repair in Fulton Place
Blending plaster repairs into drywall additions
Skim coating over sound plaster for a flat modern finish
Dust-controlled work in older Fulton Place homes
Texture matched where the surrounding plaster is textured
Patching holes and crumbling edges

Our Fulton Place plaster repair process in Edmonton, step by step

Stabilise the plaster first

A plaster repair in Fulton Place only lasts if the plaster is stable. Pulled-away Fulton Place plaster gets re-anchored; crumbling sections get cut back to sound material first. That skipped step is why Fulton Place plaster patches so often re-crack.

Patch, skim, blend

The right plaster-grade material goes in, the area or full wall gets skimmed flat, edges feathered wide, then sanded paint-ready. In most Fulton Place homes, once it is painted you will not find where we worked.

Fulton Place drywall in context

About Fulton Place

Named for the creek which runs through the ravine on its west boundary, Fulton Place lies east of the downtown core and developed in the 1950s.

What we see in Fulton Place

In Fulton Place the drywall work is plaster and lath repair, popcorn and stipple ceiling removal, careful patching into original surfaces. We confirm what your home actually needs on site, in writing, before anything starts.

Repairing plaster against boarding over it

Two honest options

Some Fulton Place rooms are past patching. Then the choice is rebuilding the plaster or boarding over it with drywall and skimming. Boarding is faster and flatter. It also buries the original surface and costs a little ceiling height and any plaster detail.

How we decide with you

If the plaster is largely sound, repairing keeps the character and costs less. Once roughly a third of a wall has failed, boarding over usually buys a better wall for the money. We tell you which one we would do, and why, before you commit to either.

Is the plaster still keyed to the lath?

The one question that sets the price

Traditional Fulton Place plaster was pushed through wood lath so it squeezed out behind and hardened into keys. Those keys are all that hold it up. When they break, the plaster separates and the wall bulges or the ceiling sags.

How we check

We press and sound the surface by hand across the whole area, not only at the crack. Where the plaster still holds, it stays and gets skimmed. Where the keys have gone, that section is re-anchored with plaster washers or cut out and rebuilt. Nothing comes out that does not need to.

Corner beads in plaster walls

Metal that rusts

Older Fulton Place plaster corners often have metal bead beneath, and where moisture has reached it the rust expands and pushes the plaster off from behind.

Why filling fails

Filling that corner without dealing with the corroded bead means the same failure returns, because the cause is still expanding. The bead section comes out and is replaced.

Plaster or skim-coat? What is right for your Fulton Place home

Keeping the plaster

Where the plaster in your Fulton Place home is largely sound, we repair the damaged areas and blend — the most cost-effective option.

Skimming to a modern finish

Where a wall has widespread cracking or an uneven, wavy surface, we skim-coat it flat for a clean modern finish, or remove failed plaster and re-board with drywall. Both come up here, and we match whatever finish your Fulton Place walls and ceilings already have.

Plaster over masonry and chimney breasts

A different substrate again

Plaster applied directly to brick or block in an older Fulton Place home has no lath and no keys — it bonds to the masonry itself.

Common failure

It fails where damp has reached the masonry, and repairing the surface without addressing the moisture just moves the problem along the wall. We look for the source before quoting the repair.

How it works

Simple, clean, on schedule — Plaster Repair in Fulton Place Edmonton

Free quote

We come out to your Fulton Place Edmonton property, take a real look at the plaster repair, and hand you a fixed price on the spot — no guessing, no vague ballpark. Every plaster repair quote in Fulton Place Edmonton starts with an honest, on-site assessment.

Book a day

We pick a day that works for your schedule and show up on time, ready to start the plaster repair in Fulton Place Edmonton. No back-and-forth rescheduling — once it's booked, our team is there.

The work

We keep the dust under control and protect your Fulton Place Edmonton home while we finish the plaster repair to a clean, paint-ready standard. Floors covered, doors sealed off, and the site left tidy at the end of every day.

Walk it with you

We don't pack up till you've walked the finished plaster repair with us and you're happy with the result in Fulton Place Edmonton. If anything needs a second look, we handle it before we call the job done.

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FAQ — Plaster Repair Fulton Place Edmonton

Plaster Repair Fulton Place Edmonton: your questions answered

Do you work on lath-and-plaster and on modern veneer plaster?: Both. Wood-lath and gypsum-lath plaster in older Fulton Place homes, and veneer plaster over blueboard in newer builds. The failure modes are different, so we identify which you have before quoting.
Do you repair Fulton Place plaster that has separated from the lath?: Yes. Separated Fulton Place plaster gets re-anchored to the lath — or failed sections replaced — then skimmed and blended invisible.
My Fulton Place ceiling has a sag in it. Is that urgent?: Treat it as urgent. A sagging plaster ceiling has lost its keys and is holding itself against gravity. Keep people out from under it and call us. We will tell you whether it can be re-secured with plaster washers or has to come down.
Do you stand behind your plaster repair in Fulton Place in Edmonton?: Yes. We walk every Fulton Place job with you before we pack up, and if something is not right we come back and make it right.
My old walls have hairline cracks all over. What is that?: Usually crazing — shrinkage in the finish coat or a failing paint film rather than structural movement. Filling each line leaves a wall of filled lines; it needs the surface stabilised and skimmed as a whole.
Repair or full-wall skim — which is right for Fulton Place plaster?: It depends on the wall. A few cracks in solid Fulton Place plaster we spot-fix; walls with extensive cracking or waviness do better skimmed flat. We give you a straight answer for your Fulton Place home.

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Plaster Repair Fulton Place Edmonton

Lath-and-plaster repair in Fulton Place without gutting the room