Drywall work across Fells Point
Fells Point is the oldest part of Baltimore's waterfront — rowhouses going back to the 1700s, Thames Street's cobblestones, and a building stock that predates drywall by a century or more. Working here means working with plaster: original lime plaster on wood lath in the oldest homes, generations of patches and skim coats, and the settling cracks that come with 200-year-old framing.
Homes here and what their walls need
This is not a neighborhood for a crew that only knows how to hang board. Plaster repair is its own craft — cracks need to be opened and taped with the right materials, delaminated plaster reattached, and skim coats applied by people who understand how plaster moves. We do that work. For the newer condos and renovated buildings mixed in along the waterfront, we do standard drywall installation and repair too.
Common jobs in Fells Point
- Historic plaster repair — Cracks, holes, and delamination in original plaster — repaired with plaster craft, not just mud.
- Skim coating — When old walls deserve a fresh start: a full skim coat takes tired plaster back to smooth.
- Renovation drywall — For the gutted-and-rebuilt rowhouses: hang, tape, finish to paint-ready.
- Ceiling repair — Water stains and sags in old buildings — we check the structure before we touch the surface.
Why Fells Point homeowners call us
Because old walls punish shortcuts. Mud over a plaster crack without proper taping fails within a year — we have fixed enough of those to know. In Fells Point we work like the building is going to outlast us, because it probably will.
Free estimates in Fells Point
Every Fells Point job starts the same way: we come look at your walls in person, measure, and hand you one written price — free, no obligation. Most Fells Point calls are about historic plaster repair and skim coating, and we price those from the visit, not from a script.
A note on prices: material and labor costs move up and down, and no two jobs need the same work. Treat any numbers on this page as starting points, not quotes. Your written estimate after our free visit is the real number for your project.
Nearby areas we also serve
We work all over Baltimore, including Canton, Federal Hill, Mount Vernon. See the full list on our service areas page.
Get your free estimate
Call (240) 470-7236 or send the form. We come look, measure, and give you a written price — free, no pressure.
