Drywall, Plaster & Stucco in Cambridge, MA

Historic houses from Harvard Square to Cambridgeport

Cambridge has some of the oldest housing in the region. Federal and Greek Revival houses stand near Harvard Square and in Old Cambridge, Victorians and Queen Annes fill Mid-Cambridge and Agassiz, and North Cambridge, Cambridgeport and The Port have rows of two-families and triple-deckers.

Houses that old often carry layers of plaster repairs, ornamental cornices and medallions, and walls that are no longer flat. Owners want repairs that respect the house, not a new finish that looks out of place. In many older buildings, a crack also marks where the structure has shifted over the years.

We repair cracks and loose areas, skim walls that have been patched too many times and restore or match ornamental plaster. In East Cambridge and Wellington-Harrington, where houses sit close together, we also plan the work around neighbors and tight access.

Parts of Cambridge sit inside historic districts, and some exterior changes there need city review before work starts. Interior plaster repair usually doesn't, but facade or stucco work might, so check with the city before you plan an exterior repair. We can describe exactly what the repair involves so you have what you need for that conversation. Inside, the goal is the one most owners of these houses share: keep the original character and make the repair disappear.