Resurrecting a dying art

Plaster Restoration in Oahu & Chicago.

Older homes and buildings in the Chicago area and on Oahu were often finished in real plaster. When that plaster cracks or sags, it usually doesn’t need to be torn out and replaced with drywall — it can be stabilized and restored by someone trained in the traditional methods.

Free estimate Chicago · 815-677-7201 Oahu · 808-476-0949

Our third-generation plasterer with hawk and trowel, restoring a plaster ceiling in a historic room — Project photo

Plaster & Restoration

How the work is done.

Historic lime and gypsum plaster is rarely beyond saving. We stabilize cracked and sagging ceilings, re-secure loose plaster to its lath, and rebuild cornices, crown moldings and ceiling medallions by hand — matching the original texture so the repair disappears into the wall.

What’s included

Crack, bulge and delamination repair
Re-attaching plaster to wood and metal lath
Ornamental cornice, molding and medallion restoration
Texture matching for historic homes, churches and landmarks

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Before & after · Stucco soffit restoration

A Frank Lloyd Wright soffit, made whole again.

Historic residence · Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie home · Oak Park, Illinois

A long section of stucco soffit on this Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie home in Oak Park had failed, leaving the original wood lath exposed beneath the dentil trim. We tore out the damaged stucco, re-wired the ceiling with new metal lath and re-stuccoed it, then blended and feathered the new work into the original and painted it to match the rest of the wraparound soffit.

Failed stucco torn out down to the lath
Re-wired with new metal lath
Re-stuccoed, blended and feathered into the original
Painted to match the wraparound soffit

OutcomeThe repair now reads as part of the original roofline.

About stucco soffit restoration

Before: a long section of stucco soffit fallen away beneath the dentil trim, exposing the old wood lath — The soffit run beneath the dentil trim

After: the same soffit run re-stuccoed and painted, smooth and continuous beneath the dentil trim — The soffit run beneath the dentil trim

01Torn out & re-wired
02Re-stuccoed
03Blended & painted

The Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie home in Oak Park, with scaffolding along the second floor beneath the wide eaves during the soffit work — The home, with scaffolding up for the soffit work

After: the wraparound soffit and dentil trim, finished and painted to match, seen from below — The wraparound soffit, finished

After: the finished soffit meeting the dentil trim at a corner of the roof — Detail at the dentil corner

Service area

Where we work.

Residential and commercial work for homeowners, property managers and businesses on Oahu and around Chicago.

Oahu, Hawaii

Honolulu · Kailua · Kāneʻohe · Pearl City · ʻAiea · Kapolei · Mililani · Waipahu and across the island.

On Oahu we currently accept projects up to $1,500 in estimated value.

Chicago, Illinois

Oak Park · Forest Park · River Forest · North Riverside · Berwyn · Uptown · Lakeview · Edgewater · Andersonville · Downtown Chicago · Greater Chicagoland.

The family trade has worked in Illinois since 1948.

Photos first

Show us the surface.

Photos let the work be studied before anyone reaches out, so the first conversation is already informed.

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1
Send photos
Upload a few photos with your request, or text them to Chicago 815-677-7201 or Oahu 808-476-0949. Wide shots and close-ups both help.
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A personal review
The craftsman studies the photos himself and calls you back — never a call center.
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Free estimate
A visit confirms the surface and scope, followed by a clear written proposal.