My Leger 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 work on plaster over brick?

Yes, and it is a different substrate — no lath, no keys, bonded to the masonry. It fails where damp has reached the brick, so we look for the moisture source before quoting, or the problem just moves along the wall.

Will the repair crack again?

Not if it is taped rather than only filled. Cracks that follow building movement need tape across them so the repair can flex. Filler alone bridges the gap and re-cracks in the first dry spell, which is the usual reason an earlier Leger repair failed.

Do you repair Leger plaster that has separated from the lath?

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

Will you damage my plaster mouldings?

Not knowingly. We ask what is being kept before starting and work back to a natural break in the moulding rather than through it. Where a detail cannot be matched we say so beforehand rather than apologising after.

Plaster Repair Leger Edmonton | Lath & Plaster

Lath-and-plaster repair in Leger without gutting the room

As older Leger houses settle, the plaster tells the story: hairline cracking, lath separation bulges, crumbling around past repairs. In Leger we repair plaster walls and ceilings and blend the work into the surrounding surface, or skim the whole wall to a flat modern finish. Leger is one of Whitemud's newer communities, where fresh installation and first-year settling work are common, so plaster work here ranges from spot crack repair to full-wall resurfacing. We cover Leger, Aspen Gardens, Bearspaw, Blue Quill and Whitemud, 7 days a week.

Blending plaster repairs into drywall additions
Skim coating over sound plaster for a flat modern finish
Water-damaged plaster cut back to sound material
Patching holes and crumbling edges
Leger lath-separated plaster bulges re-secured
Hairline and settlement crack repair in Leger
Delaminated Leger ceilings re-secured or rebuilt

Is the plaster still keyed to the lath?

The one question that sets the price

Traditional Leger 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.

Leger drywall in context

About Leger

The Leger neighbourhood was named after a long serving Edmonton politician, Edmund Hugh Leger, who was first elected to City Council in 1959 and went on to serve as an alderman for 25 years.

What we see in Leger

In Leger the drywall work is first-year settling, basement dev for first owners, Level 5 over builder-grade. We confirm what your home actually needs on site, in writing, before anything starts.

Plaster over masonry and chimney breasts

A different substrate again

Plaster applied directly to brick or block in an older Leger 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.

Living with a heritage Leger interior

Mouldings and detail

Older homes often carry plaster cornice, ceiling roses and picture rails. Careless repair destroys detail that cannot easily be replaced.

How we work around it

We ask before starting what is being kept, work back to a natural break in the moulding rather than through it, and say honestly where a detail cannot be matched rather than damaging it and apologising afterwards.

Reattaching plaster without removing it

Washers and adhesive

Where Leger plaster has separated but is otherwise sound, plaster washers screwed through into the lath or joists pull it back and hold it, sometimes with an injected adhesive behind.

Why it is worth doing

It preserves the original surface, is far less disruptive than removal, and costs less. It only works where the plaster itself is still strong, which is what the sounding test establishes.

Horsehair and the really old Leger plaster

What you may have

The oldest plaster in Leger homes is lime-based with animal hair worked in as reinforcement, applied over wood lath in three coats.

Why it matters

It behaves differently from modern gypsum plaster — softer, more flexible, and it dislikes modern hard fillers, which crack at the boundary. Where we find it, the repair uses a compatible material rather than whatever is on the truck.

Matching a repair into an old Leger wall

Flat is not always right

An invisible plaster repair is not the flattest patch, it is the patch that matches what surrounds it. Old Leger plaster is rarely dead flat and often carries a light sand or trowel texture. A perfectly flat patch in the middle of it reads as a rectangle under side light.

Feathering and texture

We feather the skim well past the repair so there is no edge to catch the light, then match the surrounding texture before priming. Where a wall is too uneven to blend into, skimming the whole wall gives a better result than fighting the join.

How it works

Simple, clean, on schedule — Plaster Repair in Leger Edmonton

Free quote

We come out to your Leger 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 Leger 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 Leger 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 Leger 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 Leger Edmonton. If anything needs a second look, we handle it before we call the job done.

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FAQ — Plaster Repair Leger Edmonton

Plaster Repair Leger Edmonton: your questions answered

Can loose plaster be saved without removing it?: Usually yes, if the plaster itself is still strong. Plaster washers screwed into the lath or joists pull it back and hold it, sometimes with adhesive behind. It preserves the original surface and costs less than removal.
My Leger 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 work on plaster over brick?: Yes, and it is a different substrate — no lath, no keys, bonded to the masonry. It fails where damp has reached the brick, so we look for the moisture source before quoting, or the problem just moves along the wall.
Will the repair crack again?: Not if it is taped rather than only filled. Cracks that follow building movement need tape across them so the repair can flex. Filler alone bridges the gap and re-cracks in the first dry spell, which is the usual reason an earlier Leger repair failed.
Do you repair Leger plaster that has separated from the lath?: Yes. Separated Leger plaster gets re-anchored to the lath — or failed sections replaced — then skimmed and blended invisible.
Will you damage my plaster mouldings?: Not knowingly. We ask what is being kept before starting and work back to a natural break in the moulding rather than through it. Where a detail cannot be matched we say so beforehand rather than apologising after.

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Plaster Repair Leger Edmonton

Lath-and-plaster repair in Leger without gutting the room