Drywall and ceiling repair in Atherton
Cracks, holes and water stains in Atherton walls and ceilings cut out, taped, textured to match and primed, including plaster in older houses.
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Wall repair in Atherton's 1940s and 1950s houses
ABAG figures in the Town's Housing Element place the biggest share of Atherton's homes, 1,087 units, in 1940 through 1959, and the Town has tallied 606 lots of an acre or more still holding a pre-1970 house. Walls from those decades can be plaster, gypsum lath with a plaster skim, or early drywall, and each one patches differently. Knowing which you have comes first.
The same report notes more than 320 new single-family home permits issued from 2010 forward, and a new wall next to an old one rarely shares its texture. We test the texture on the patch before painting and say so if a perfect match isn't possible. Patching is quiet work, but it still happens only 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.
Worth knowing about Atherton
- Atherton has only two residential zones, R-1A with a 1-acre minimum lot and R-1B with 13,500 square feet, and no commercial or industrial land.
- The Housing Element puts the largest block of housing (1,087 units) in 1940 to 1959 and counts 606 acre-plus lots with a house built before 1970.
- Joe Eichler's own Lindenwood home, designed by Anshen and Allen, was built in 1951; only a few of the large Eichlers he later built there still stand.
Walls we do in Atherton
- Holes from doorknobs, anchors and old TV mounts
- Cracks at doors, windows and corners
- Nail pops and loose tape
- Texture matching: smooth, orange peel, knockdown
- Plaster patching in older homes
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What customers say
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Thumbtack reviews five stars on every review shown
J&J and Junior and crew provides great Handyman services and support especially for seniors that need a little excellent home maintenance for a reasonable price. Junior and crew repaired and caulked my upstairs shower pan to its shower wall and helped mme clean up my roof deck by cleaning up leafe debris. They were prompt and knowledgeable and honest about their estimates to complete the maintenance. Highly recommended for repair and fixing those tough maintenance jobs you don’t have the time or expertise to finish.
Bill
Value for money and flexible to work with. Would definitely hire them again, for all jobs around the house.
Junior and his crew were awesome to work with. Junior was always on time, respectful, thoughtful, and meticulous in his work. He is genuinely a kind soul and a great human - as were all his crew members. The work was very fairly priced. He always showed up when he said he would and he never kept me guessing. I would strongly recommend his group. For reference, he did a full interior remodel/refresh of our condo: floors, kitchen, walls, and bathrooms.
Drywall & ceilings in Atherton: questions
Do you work in Atherton?
Yes. Atherton is about 18 road miles from our base in San Bruno, roughly 27 minutes without traffic. We work all over town, from Lindenwood to West Atherton.
Who issues permits in Atherton?
The Town of Atherton Building Department. Repairs and like-for-like replacements often don't need a permit; layout changes, new plumbing or new electrical usually do. When one is needed, the job is contracted through our licensed partner Bay Builder Inc.
When can noisy work happen in Atherton?
Construction, deliveries and servicing on a job site are allowed only 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, with no work on Saturdays, Sundays or Town holidays. We schedule noisy work inside those hours.
Can you match my wall texture?
Usually, yes. We test the texture on the patch before painting. On very old or hand-troweled walls a perfect match isn't always possible, and we'll tell you before we start.
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