Settling cracks on the slope lots, plaster in the Flintridge estates, drywall and sprayed ceilings in the 1950s ranch homes, the ring under a roof vent and the knob hole, patched in the right material and primed. Priced in writing on the call.
BBBAccredited BusinessKaminskiy Care and Repair repairs walls and ceilings in La Canada Flintridge homes, where almost every lot is a slope and the wall depends on the decade: plaster in the 1920s to 1950s Flintridge estates above the Arroyo, the first drywall and sprayed ceilings in the 1950s and 1960s ranch houses around Memorial Park and the Foothill Boulevard corridor, smooth and skip-trowel finishes in the remodels up toward Angeles Crest. The crack that runs diagonally from a window corner on the downhill side, the ceiling-line crack that opens when the wind comes over the ridge, the ring on a ceiling under a valley full of oak leaves, the knob hole, the wall a plumber opened to reach a slab leak. Each is repaired in its own material, finished to match and primed. The price is in writing on the call from our Glendale office down the 2, and most patches are finished in one visit.
Eight repairs, one crew, priced in writing before we start.
La Canada Flintridge is built on cut-and-fill benches below the mountains, under a canopy that keeps the roofs wet and in the path of every Santa Ana wind that comes over Angeles Crest. The house settles toward the fill side, the attic dries and the trusses lift the ceiling tape, the oak leaves fill the valleys and the ceiling below shows a ring. We tape and feather the cosmetic cracks, say plainly which ones deserve a soils look, patch plaster as plaster, and match smooth, skip trowel and orange peel on a test board first.
AFTERBEFORE
Hole & Crack Repair
Water Damage Repair
Ceiling Repair
Texture Matching
Big Patches & Full Sheets
Nail & Anchor Holes
Corner Bead & Cracks
Primed & Ready for PaintHillside or flat, plaster or drywall, each of these is routine for our technicians, and the office is fifteen minutes down the 2. Say what the wall is made of if you know and the size against your hand, and the price is in writing before anyone drives up.
Priced and on the calendar during the first call.
A written quote you approve before anyone drives out.
One crew, truck stocked, warranty in writing.
A one-year workmanship warranty, in writing, on every La Canada Flintridge drywall repair.
Most of La Canada Flintridge was graded into benches: cut on the uphill side, filled on the downhill side, and the house settles a little toward the fill over the decades. The drywall tells you where: a diagonal crack from a window or door corner on the downhill side, a door on that side that rubs, a seam opening along a tall ceiling. In most houses that is cosmetic and gets taped, filled, feathered wide and textured, so it stays closed; caulk alone reopens with the next dry season. A crack that keeps widening year on year or steps across the wall is a question for a soils or foundation professional, and we say so instead of patching it twice.
The Santa Ana winds reach the foothill streets first, dry the attic in a day and arch the roof trusses, which lift the ceiling off the upstairs walls so the tape at that corner cracks every fall and closes every spring; the right repair lets the corner move or hides the joint under a crown line. Under the canopy the roof valleys fill with oak and sycamore leaves, the water backs up under the shingles, and the ceiling below shows a ring weeks later. The roofer clears and fixes the source, the ceiling dries and reads dry on the meter, then we replace the stained section. Dark growth bigger than a dinner plate is a licensed mold remediation company's job first.
The Flintridge and Descanso estates from the 1920s to the 1950s are often lath and plaster, with coved ceilings and plaster that cracks along the lath, goes hollow where the keys broke and crumbles at the corners; it is repaired with a bonding agent and a setting compound keyed into the lath, finished to the coat around it. The 1950s and 1960s ranch homes around Memorial Park are the first drywall, with sprayed ceilings that are tested by a licensed lab before anyone sands them, and painted surfaces from before 1978 handled lead-safe under the EPA's certified-firm rule.
The remodeled and newer homes toward Angeles Crest run smooth or a light skip trowel, and a smooth wall shows every edge of a patch in the afternoon light off the valley unless the feather is wide, the coats are one more than usual and the finish is checked in raking light before primer. Vaulted rooms and two-story entries over eight feet change the job: scaffold, more feather, a longer dry time between coats. A ceiling over eight feet is priced on the call after a look, not from the menu, and the price is still in writing before anything starts.
Estates from the 1920s to the 1950s on large wooded lots sloping to the Arroyo: lath and plaster, coved ceilings, smooth skims in the remodels and tall rooms priced after a look. Cracks along the lath and diagonal settling cracks from the window corners on the slope side. Plaster is patched as plaster, keyed into the lath and finished to the coat around it; paint in a pre-1978 house is handled lead-safe under the EPA's certified-firm rule.
First in line for the wind and the steepest cut-and-fill benches. Truss lift along the upstairs ceilings every fall, diagonal cracks from the window corners on the downhill side, smooth and skip-trowel finishes that get the wider feather and the raking-light check, and vaulted view rooms over eight feet priced after a look. We say plainly which crack is cosmetic and which deserves a soils look.
1950s and 1960s ranch homes with the first drywall, fine orange peel, sprayed ceilings tested by a licensed lab before anyone disturbs them, nail pops down the hallways and the ring on the ceiling under a leaf-filled valley. The wall the plumber opened for a slab leak in the 1960s copper, the knob hole, the move-out wall. Textured to match and primed.
The Glendale office is fifteen minutes down the 2; the Los Angeles drywall repair page has the basin-wide picture, the City of Los Angeles permit rule and the water-damage paperwork in plain words.
Hold your hand over the damage and tell us: smaller than your hand, bigger than your hand, poster-sized, or a whole sheet. We price it on the call, in writing, in under ten minutes.
Water damage is repaired after the source is fixed. If the stain is still wet we tell you who fixes the leak, and we schedule the drywall for when it is dry.
Backing where it needs it, new board cut to fit, every seam taped, three coats of compound sanded smooth, your texture matched, then primer.
Dust contained and the room left clean. Most patches are finished in one visit; a full sheet may need a short second visit for the final coat, scheduled before we leave.
La Canada Flintridge builds to the Los Angeles County Building Code, adopted by the city with its own building official, and the county code keeps its own list of work exempt from a permit, which follows the state's: painting and similar finish work need none, and ordinary repairs need no application, which is where a plaster patch, a drywall patch, a replaced sheet in an existing wall or a ceiling repair falls. A new opening, a removed wall or any framing change is a permit job, and we say so before anyone opens a wall. We check with the city's building counter before a bigger job rather than guess.
The state insurance department's guide lists sudden and accidental water damage as covered and damage from seepage or leaks as not covered, and the adjuster asks when it started. Photograph the ceiling and the source the day you find it, stop the leak at the source, keep the roofer's or plumber's invoice, and do not make extensive permanent repairs before the adjuster has seen the damage. The source is fixed, the board dries and meters dry, then we replace it; the drywall scope is written as its own line and we never touch the roof or the plumbing.
Two rules decided by the year the house was built. Before about 1980, a sprayed ceiling may carry asbestos in the spray or the compound, so a licensed lab samples it before anyone sands or scrapes, and a licensed abatement contractor goes first if the sample says so; before 1978, the paint may carry lead and the painted surfaces are handled lead-safe under the EPA's certified-firm rule. The third rule is the same in every decade: the residential code makes the wall and ceiling to an attached garage a fire separation, half-inch board on the garage side, five-eighths Type X under a bedroom above, and our full-sheet repair there uses the board the code names.
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Call 747-298-8227Fifteen minutes down the 2 from the Glendale office, so usually within days. The price is in writing on the call; most drywall patches are finished in one visit, and a plaster repair, a smooth-wall finish or a full sheet may need a short second visit for the final coat.
Because the house is still settling toward the fill side of the lot, and the crack was filled rather than taped. Taped with paper or mesh, filled, feathered wide and textured, it stays closed through the next dry season. If it keeps widening year on year we tell you to have the lot looked at rather than patch it a third time.
Truss lift. The Santa Ana wind dries the attic, the roof trusses arch and lift the ceiling off the wall, and the tape at that corner cracks on schedule. The fix is a corner that is allowed to move or a crown line over the joint, not another bead of caulk; we explain which suits your ceiling on the call.
Yes. Plaster is repaired with a bonding agent and a setting compound keyed into the lath, or plaster washers for a loose section, finished to the sand or smooth coat around it. A drywall patch screwed into plaster is the repair that fails, and we say which wall you have on the first look.
Yes, with a wider feather, an extra coat and a check in raking light before primer, because the afternoon light off the valley shows every edge. That is the standard for every smooth-wall repair we leave.
Size, water, material, finish and height: smaller than your hand, poster-sized or a whole sheet; dry or water-damaged; drywall or plaster; orange peel, skip trowel or smooth; eight feet or a vaulted room. Say which on the call and the price is in writing in under ten minutes.
Not for a patch, a replaced sheet in an existing wall or a ceiling repair: the county code the city builds to exempts finish work and ordinary repairs. A new opening, a removed wall or a framing change is a permit job, and we say so first.
All of La Canada Flintridge from our Glendale office, including Flintridge, the Descanso streets, the foothill lots below Angeles Crest and the center of town, plus Pasadena, Altadena, La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and Sunland-Tujunga. Call 747-298-8227 to confirm your address.
Describe the wall or ceiling, or text a photo, and we call back with a written price and a time. Calling is still faster: 747-298-8227.
Priced in writing before we start, matched to the wall, warranted in writing.
We answer in under three rings, 24/7.No price games. You get a clear written quote before any work begins, backed by our workmanship warranty.
