Springfield Elite Drywall & Plaster: Drywall & Plaster Contractor in Springfield, MA
Springfield Elite Drywall & Plaster delivers drywall installation, plaster repair, water and mold damage repair, popcorn ceiling removal, skim coating, basement finishing, and commercial drywall for residential and commercial properties across Springfield, Massachusetts and the surrounding Pioneer Valley. Our crews handle standard sheetrock, moisture-resistant board, and Type X fire-rated assemblies, matching the board and finish level to the job, from a single-room repair to a full commercial build-out.
Springfield Elite Drywall & Plaster has worked across residential, rental, remodel, and commercial job sites throughout Greater Springfield. In a typical week that's a water-stained ceiling patched in Forest Park, cracked lath-and-plaster skim coated in McKnight, a three-decker unit turned over in the North End or South End, and a basement framed and finished in Sixteen Acres. What separates us from a crew that only hangs new board is knowing old plaster and rated assemblies as well as new construction: we match the hard, flat plaster finish instead of leaving a soft drywall patch, and we build fire-rated assemblies to their UL listing so they pass inspection the first time. We hold our Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License, HIC registration, EPA RRP Lead-Safe certification, and AWCI membership, and finish to GA-214 Level 4 and Level 5 standards.
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Our Services
Residential and commercial drywall services across Springfield and the surrounding area.
Water Damage Drywall Repair
Century-old plumbing and ice-dam-prone roofs leave stained, sagging ceilings across Springfield homes. We cut back to sound board, dry the cavity, and refinish to a seamless match, often working directly with insurance.
Learn morePlaster Repair & Plaster-to-Drywall Conversion
McKnight and Forest Park's Victorian-era lath and plaster cracks and sags in ways sheetrock crews rarely handle well. We skim coat failing plaster or convert it cleanly to drywall, matching the wall's original profile.
Learn moreMold Drywall Replacement
Damp basements and Connecticut River valley humidity push mold into drywall throughout the year. We remove affected board, address the moisture source, and rebuild with mold-resistant board rated for the space.
Learn moreCeiling Repair
Sagging, cracked, or water-stained ceilings show up in both Springfield's old plaster housing stock and newer drywall builds. We diagnose the cause first, then repair or replace to a finish that disappears into the room.
Popcorn Ceiling Removal
Textured ceilings from Springfield's mid-century remodels often predate 1978 and warrant testing before removal. We test where age calls for it, scrape or skim coat clean, and refinish smooth or to a matched texture.
Drywall Repair & Patching
Doorknob holes, nail pops, and impact damage turn up in every era of Springfield home. We patch, tape, and blend the repair into the surrounding wall so the fix stays invisible after paint.
Basement Drywall Finishing
Sixteen Acres and East Forest Park homeowners finishing a basement need framing and board that stand up to below-grade moisture. We frame, hang moisture-resistant board, and finish the space to a code-compliant, livable room.
Drywall Installation & Hanging
New construction, room additions, and gut renovations across the Pioneer Valley all start with a clean hang. We install USG Sheetrock and comparable board to ASTM C1396 spec, squared and ready for a true finish.
Skim Coat & Level 5 Finish
Designers and homeowners chasing a flawless, light-raking wall specify a Level 5 skim coat for a reason. We apply a full skim across the surface so seams, fasteners, and texture variation disappear under any light.
Texture Matching
A patch that doesn't match its surrounding knockdown or orange peel texture stands out the moment paint goes on. We match the existing texture pattern and blend the transition so repairs read as original wall.
Drywall Taping & Finishing
Hung board still needs its seams mudded, taped, and sanded before it's a finished wall. We tape with FibaTape or paper tape, run three to four coats of joint compound, and sand to the finish level the job calls for.
Drywall Crack Repair
Foundation settling and seasonal movement reopen the same drywall cracks year after year in older Springfield homes. We address the structural cause behind the crack, not just the surface, so the repair actually holds.
Garage Drywall & Fire Separation
An attached garage needs a fire-rated wall between it and the living space, not standard board. We hang ⅝ inch Type X drywall to the assembly the Massachusetts building code requires and finish it to match the garage's use.
Drywall Removal & Demolition
Gut renovations and plaster-to-drywall conversions start with clean, controlled tear-out. We strip drywall or plaster down to the studs, contain the dust, and haul debris so the next trade has a clear site.
Soundproof Drywall
Three-decker and condo party walls carry sound between units in ways standard drywall doesn't stop. We install QuietRock or a resilient channel and mass-loaded assembly to cut noise transfer at the wall itself.
Fire-Rated Drywall Assembly
Multi-family buildings and commercial tenant spaces need demising and shaft walls built to a specific UL-listed assembly, not guessed at. We build one and two hour rated partitions to their tested design and document them for inspection.
Metal Stud Framing & Commercial Drywall
Commercial build-outs across downtown Springfield run on light-gauge steel framing, not wood. We frame demising and interior partition walls to plan, then hang and finish the drywall behind them as one crew.
Suspended / Drop Ceiling
Offices and institutional spaces need a suspended grid that hides mechanicals while staying easy to access. We install and repair ACT ceiling tile and grid systems built to the acoustic and access needs of the space.
Why Choose Us
Plaster expertise most sheetrock crews skip
McKnight and Forest Park's lath-and-plaster stock needs a different skill set than hanging new board. We skim coat and convert century-old plaster walls without cracking the surrounding wall, work most drywall-only crews turn away.
Licensed and lead-safe on pre-1978 homes
Much of Springfield's housing predates 1978, which puts lead-safe work practices in play on nearly every older job. We hold our MA Construction Supervisor License, HIC registration, and EPA RRP Lead-Safe certification, so testing and containment happen as a matter of course, not an afterthought.
Fire-rated and ICRA work built to the standard, not guessed at
Commercial and multi-family jobs across Springfield often need a specific UL-listed rated assembly or ICRA containment protocol, not a generic build. We build to the tested design and document it, so the wall passes inspection the first time.
Commercial Drywall Services
We build out commercial space across Springfield's downtown office and hospitality core, its hospital and college campuses, and its municipal and multifamily building stock, from MGM Springfield-adjacent tenant fit-outs to healthcare renovation and public-sector partitions.
Multi-Family & Landlord Turnover
Three-decker rental units across the North End, South End, and Old Hill turn over constantly, and each turnover needs patching, skim work, and paint prep before the next tenant moves in. Landlords and property managers on a tight re-lease clock can't wait weeks for a crew. We schedule turnover drywall fast, match existing texture unit to unit, and hand the space back ready for paint on the timeline the lease requires.
Office / Tenant Improvement
Downtown Springfield office space turns over between tenants on a lease clock that doesn't bend for a slow sub. Each build-out means new metal-stud partitions, demising walls, and a finish level the next occupant expects on day one. We frame and finish tenant improvement drywall to the general contractor's schedule, coordinate around occupied floors, and deliver walls that pass inspection and open on time.
Medical / Healthcare Office
Baystate Health and Mercy Medical Center renovation work happens inside occupied clinical space, where dust and airflow are not optional details. Infection control during construction, not just the finished wall, is what the facilities manager is evaluating. We build out medical office and clinical space under full ICRA containment and negative air, using abuse-resistant board where traffic demands it, so the space passes infection control review and reopens on schedule.
Education / Institutional
Springfield College, Western New England University, American International College, and STCC all renovate classrooms, dormitories, and labs on a summer-break or semester-gap deadline that doesn't move. Occupied campus buildings and heavy hallway traffic call for durable, impact-resistant assemblies, not standard residential board. We build institutional drywall to that impact-resistant standard and hold the university's compressed schedule, so the space is ready before students return.
Retail & Restaurant Buildout
MGM Springfield's downtown district and the corridors around it keep turning over retail and restaurant space, each buildout racing toward a fixed opening date. Storefront partitions, kitchen fire separation, and a finish that looks right under retail lighting all have to land before that date, not after. We frame and finish restaurant and retail buildouts to the general contractor's schedule, coordinating trades so the space opens on the date the lease and the landlord expect.
Senior & Assisted Living
Senior living and memory care operators renovating occupied facilities are working around residents who can't simply relocate for the duration of the project. Abuse-resistant board and low-disruption phasing matter more here than in a standard commercial job, and infection control still applies. We build out assisted living and memory care spaces with abuse-resistant drywall and phased, contained work areas, keeping the facility operating while the renovation moves through it.
Government / Municipal
Municipal and state building renovation in Springfield runs through public bid requirements and Massachusetts State Building Code review that a residential-focused crew rarely navigates cleanly. Courthouse and public-sector fit-outs also carry documentation expectations a private commercial job doesn't. We build metal-stud partitions and rated assemblies for public sector projects, document the work to what the AHJ expects, and keep the schedule public agencies are held to.
Hospitality / Hotel & Casino Buildout
MGM Springfield's downtown footprint and the hotel and hospitality space around it keep guest rooms and public areas cycling through renovation, each on a fixed opening or reopening date. Sound isolation between guest rooms and a finish that holds up to hospitality-grade lighting are non-negotiable in that work. We build out guest room and hospitality drywall with sound-rated assemblies and a Level 5 finish where the space calls for it, holding the date the property is counting on.
How it works
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First contact
You call or submit the form describing the problem area, a stained ceiling, a cracked wall, a room to finish, and we ask enough questions to know what crew and materials the visit needs.
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On-site assessment and cause diagnosis
We inspect the affected area in person, check for moisture, prior repairs, or structural movement behind a crack, and confirm whether the substrate is drywall, lath and plaster, or a mix, common in Springfield's older housing stock.
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Written quote
We scope the job, board type, finish level per GA-214, and any prep like asbestos-age testing on textured ceilings or lead-safe containment on pre-1978 walls, and put it in writing before work starts.
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Scheduling and site protection
We schedule around your timeline, a landlord's turnover clock, or occupied-space needs, then mask floors, seal off the work area, and set up dust containment before any cutting begins.
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Removal and substrate check
We tear out damaged drywall or plaster, check framing and insulation behind it for hidden moisture or mold, and confirm the substrate is sound before anything new goes up.
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Framing and board install
Where framing needs it, we set metal or wood studs true, then hang the appropriate board, moisture-resistant in basements and wet areas, Type X where fire separation applies, to ASTM C1396 spec.
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Taping and coats
We tape every seam with FibaTape or paper tape, set corner bead on outside corners, and run three to four coats of joint compound, feathering each pass wider than the last.
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Sanding to the finish level
We sand between coats and finish to the level the job calls for, a Level 4 for a painted wall or a full Level 5 skim coat where light will rake across the surface.
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Texture and match
On a repair, we match the surrounding knockdown, orange peel, or smooth finish so the patch disappears once painted, not just once dry.
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Cleanup and final walkthrough
We clear dust and debris, remove containment, and walk the finished work with you before calling the job done.
Who we help with drywall and plaster in Springfield, MA
Old-home and plaster owners
Homes in McKnight and Forest Park date to the 1890s through the 1920s, most of them built with lath and plaster instead of drywall. That plaster cracks along the lath lines as the house settles, and ceilings sag where the keys holding the plaster to the lath have broken loose. A common shortcut is skim coating straight over failing plaster without checking whether it's still keyed to the lath, which looks fine for a season and then delaminates and cracks again, forcing a second repair. We inspect the plaster's condition first, stabilize or remove what's failed, and either repair it in kind or convert the wall to drywall with a skim coat that matches the room's original finish, so McKnight and Forest Park owners get a wall that holds.
Small landlords & property managers
Three-decker and small-multifamily buildings across the North End's Brightwood and Memorial Square, the South End, Old Hill, and Mason Square turn over tenants constantly, and every turnover needs the unit's drywall patched, skim coated, and prepped for paint before the next lease starts. A crew that rushes the patch without matching the unit's existing texture leaves a visible seam that shows up in move-in photos and costs the landlord a callback or a lower asking rent. We schedule turnover drywall around your lease dates, match the existing texture unit to unit, and hand the space back paint-ready, so the turnover stays on the timeline the next tenant is waiting on.
Urgent water and mold homeowners
Century-old plumbing, ice-dam-prone roofs, and damp basements across Springfield mean a burst pipe or a slow roof leak eventually shows up as a stained ceiling or a moldy basement wall. A crew that cuts out only the visibly stained board and skips checking the cavity behind it leaves moisture or mold trapped in the wall, and the stain or the smell comes back within a season. We trace the water source, cut back to sound, dry framing, and rebuild with mold-resistant board where the space calls for it, so the repair holds instead of resurfacing months later.
Suburban remodelers
Sixteen Acres and East Forest Park homeowners finishing a basement, building an addition, or updating a dated room need framing and board that match the rest of the house, not a patchwork of textures and finish levels. Skipping moisture-resistant board in a below-grade space, or leaving a texture mismatch between the addition and the original ceiling, are the kind of shortcuts that show up as a callback or a lower resale offer down the line. We frame and finish additions and basement remodels with the right board for the space and match texture to the existing rooms, so the addition reads as part of the house, not an obvious add-on.
GCs and facilities managers
MGM Springfield, the Baystate Health and Mercy Medical Center systems, four area colleges, and MassMutual's headquarters all generate tenant-improvement and fit-out work that runs on a general contractor's schedule and a facilities manager's compliance requirements. A sub that doesn't build a rated assembly to its actual UL listing, or skips ICRA containment in occupied clinical space, creates a finding that stalls inspection and blows the opening date. We build demising walls, shaft walls, and ICRA-contained spaces to the standard the AHJ expects and document the work, so the space passes inspection and opens on schedule.
How Much Does Drywall Installation Cost in Springfield, MA?
| Scope | Cost per sq ft |
|---|---|
| Drywall installation — hang & finish (new) | $2.10–$4.00 |
| Taping & finishing only (board already hung) | $1.00–$1.90 |
| Basement finishing (moisture-resistant board + framing) | $2.60–$4.75 |
| Garage drywall & fire separation (⅝″ Type X) | $2.40–$4.25 |
| Skim coat / Level 5 smooth wall | $1.65–$3.50 |
| Plaster repair / skim over lath | $2.85–$6.75 |
| Popcorn ceiling removal + refinish | $1.65–$3.35 |
| Texture application & match | $0.75–$1.90 |
| Soundproofing assembly (QuietRock / resilient channel) | $3.75–$7.75 |
| Drywall removal & demolition (tear-out) | $0.55–$1.45 |
Ranges reflect Springfield-area labor and material costs; incident work like a single patch or a water-damage call is quoted per job on its service page.
Areas we serve
Springfield Elite Drywall & Plaster serves homeowners, landlords, and commercial buyers across Springfield and the surrounding Pioneer Valley, from Chicopee's mill neighborhoods to Longmeadow's older suburban stock.
Frequently asked questions
Does Springfield Elite Drywall & Plaster handle both repairs and full installs? +
Yes. We do everything from a single patch or crack repair to full room additions, basement finishing, and new-construction hanging and finishing.
Are you licensed and insured in Massachusetts? +
Yes. We hold a Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License and Home Improvement Contractor registration through OCABR, and carry liability insurance on every job.
How fast can you get to a water-damaged or moldy ceiling? +
Urgent water and mold calls get priority scheduling, usually a same-week visit, since leaving damp board in place lets mold spread further into the framing.
Can you match my home's existing texture or plaster finish? +
Yes. We match knockdown, orange peel, or smooth plaster finishes so a repair blends into the surrounding wall or ceiling instead of standing out after paint.
Do you work on older homes with lath and plaster instead of drywall? +
Yes. Springfield's McKnight and Forest Park housing stock is largely lath and plaster, and we repair it in kind or convert it to drywall depending on its condition.
How do you handle dust and cleanup during a job? +
We seal off the work area, run containment on larger tear-outs, and clean the space before we call the job finished, so the rest of the house stays livable during the work.
What towns do you serve besides Springfield? +
We cover Springfield and the surrounding Pioneer Valley, including Chicopee, Holyoke, West Springfield, Agawam, Longmeadow, East Longmeadow, Westfield, Ludlow, and Wilbraham.
Is my older home's popcorn ceiling safe to remove? +
If your home predates 1978, we test the texture before removal since older popcorn ceilings can contain asbestos, then remove or skim coat over it once it's confirmed safe.
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