Professional Interior Painting in Minneapolis

Yes, but not by just rolling paint over them. Plaster cracks in these older homes come from decades of settling, and paint alone won't hide or hold them. We stabilize moving cracks, embed mesh or tape where needed, and skim-coat the rougher areas so the wall reads flat and even. After sanding and priming the repairs, the finished wall looks like new plaster rather than a patched one — which is the whole point in a home with this kind of character.

Homes built before 1978 can have lead-based paint in older layers, and a lot of Minneapolis housing predates that by decades. The key is not disturbing it unsafely — no dry sanding or scraping that sends dust through the house. We follow lead-safe practices, keep surfaces intact where we can, and encapsulate rather than aggressively strip. On a sound wall, a proper primer and topcoat seals those old layers in place safely.

Old bungalows and Victorians often have trim, baseboards, and doors buried under many coats, with the crisp detail softened by paint buildup. Depending on the look you want, we either sand and recoat for a clean modern finish or, where the detail is worth recovering, take the buildup down further before repainting. Either way we degloss and prime old oil-based trim first so the new coat bonds — skipping that step is why repainted trim in these homes so often chips.