Ceiling drywall and finishing in Dobbs Ferry, NY calls for a careful hand with old plaster, and that is where Mount Vernon Drywall Co. is at home. This Rivertowns village is full of older wood-frame houses whose plaster ceilings have sagged and cracked with age. We re-secure the loose plaster to the framing, rebuild what has failed, and skim the plane smooth so the ceiling reads flat and honest to the house. Overhead work is the only thing we do, and Dobbs Ferry's old ceilings show why that matters.
Dobbs Ferry is a historic Hudson Rivertown of older wood-frame homes on hilly streets overlooking the river, much of it built generations ago. These houses carry original plaster-and-lath ceilings that have settled and cracked over the years, with river-valley humidity keeping the plaster on the move. The character of the village makes sensitive plaster restoration a regular part of our work here.
A Dobbs Ferry ceiling that has begun to bow usually has plaster pulling away from the lath. We re-anchor it to the joists with washers where it is sound, and where the field is too far gone we replace it with sag-resistant board so the ceiling sits flat and stays that way.
Old houses deserve repairs that disappear. We cut out only the failed plaster, feather new compound into the surrounding original surface, and skim so the ceiling reads as one continuous plane rather than a visible patch in an old room.
Dobbs Ferry's older homes often have narrow stairs and tight rooms. We plan access, protect floors and finishes, and contain overhead dust with HEPA sanding so the disruption stays in the room we are finishing.
We also finish ceilings in nearby Ardsley. Call Mount Vernon Drywall Co. at (914) 916-1030 for ceiling drywall & fine finishing across Westchester.