Drywall, Plaster & Stucco in Medford, MA

From West Medford Victorians to Hillside two-families

Medford has almost every kind of New England house. West Medford and the streets around Medford Square hold Victorians and early 1900s colonials with high ceilings and original trim. Lawrence Estates filled in during the 1920s and 1930s, and the Hillside area near Tufts is packed with two-families that have housed tenants for decades, many still with their original plaster.

Houses from that era usually still have plaster and lath behind the paint. As the framing settles, cracks open at door corners and run across ceilings. Every wiring or plumbing upgrade cuts another hole, and those patches rarely match the wall around them. In the rentals, walls take a beating between tenants, and small repairs stack up until the whole room needs a skim coat.

North Medford and Fulton Heights lean toward mid-century capes and ranches built after the war. Those calls are more about finishing a basement, fixing cracks in a drywall or rock lath ceiling, or closing up walls after a kitchen or bath remodel. The fix is different from a Victorian, so we look at the house before we quote.

Near Tufts, many leases turn over on September 1, like much of the Boston area. Owners who want walls fixed between tenants usually book the work for late summer, when units sit empty for a few days. If that's your plan, call early so the repair fits the gap between move-out and move-in.