Steve did an outstanding job repairing 142 holes after a rewire project at our 1930 lathe and plaster home. He provided a paint ready surface. Once we had applied the finish coat, there was no trace of even the outline of the hole he repaired. He is prompt. Reasonably priced. And a true expert at his craft. We would hire him again with pleasure. read more

We had Steve aka cementitious man (what a cool name!) do some plaster repair work in our home. He is a true artist! We had a ton of irregularities, uneven surfaces and cracks and holes which he managed to turn into beautiful smooth plaster walls. I am so satisfied with the final product. He is very neat, hard-working, honest, and talented. If you have plaster in your home that needs repair I couldn't recommend him more highly. Thanks Steve! read more

Steve is a master of plaster. He has made my old, cracked walls ready to paint; he also filled in two large holes left by the electricians. He's a hard worker, and leaves my home clean. He charged $600 per day, and gets a lot done in that time. Thanks, Steve! read more

Steve was a delight to work with and the results exceeded my expectations. Don't let the fact that he charges a little less than others concern you - the quality of his work is amazing. read more

Steve repaired over 100 holes from our full house rewire. He was incredibly efficient, punctual, and detail-oriented when providing a very high quality plaster repair. His orange peel texturing matched the original wall perfectly. We would hire him in a heartbeat and recommend others to do the same. read more

Steve was referred to us by our realtor as we are fixing up our house to put on the market in the next year. We live in a 1913 house with lathe and plaster throughout and the upstairs hallway and bedrooms were a mess with cracks and everything you could imagine - it was beyond what I wanted to tackle. Steve provided a timely estimate with a fair price and completed the work while were out of town on vacation, it looks great. He mentioned the ceilings and this project were one of the most difficult he has come across but even though he exceeded the amount of labor to complete the job he honored his estimate and didn't bill us for any overage. How nice is that? I would use Steve Irish and Lux Interiors again for any project that involved plaster work and am grateful our realtor was able to provide the referral read more

Dear Seattle... you have plaster. You have it all over your houses. People will try to tell you to tear it out and put in drywall. They'll tell you that because of course you can't possibly repair plaster. "No one does that anymore." And they'll try to charge you an arm and a leg to rip it out and put in drywall. You don't need to do that. You need to hire Steve. When I bought my house it was nothing but UGLY wood paneling but the house had good bones. One day we pulled down the wood paneling and we found that it had been poorly glued on top of otherwise good plaster. The glue damaged the plaster a bit and there were a few holes in the walls that needed to be repaired. This was for most of the house... living room, dining room, bathroom, hall to basement. Steve did an amazing job. The walls look great. Numerous people have commented that the texture of the walls is perfect. Not only that but they've held up perfectly as well. He also did a coat of some kind of cool thing over the ugly brick facade of my fireplace to make it look much more clean and beautiful. Not only does he do good work but he cleans everything up better than any other contractor I've ever had. In fact when we asked him to leave down the floor plastic in the living room so we could paint he had a really hard time doing it since it was covered in plaster dust. "No, we really want you to... you did a much better job taping off the floor than we'd EVER do." He did it but begrudgingly... he really wanted to leave the place perfect! Give this guy a call. He does great work, it's beyond affordable (a LOT less than you think) and done on time. I'm not sure what else I can say about him but there's absolutely NOTHING negative I'd say about his work. It was truly a pleasure working with him. I wish every contractor experience was so positive!! read more

There is simply nothing I could say to even remotely dissuade someone from working with Steve. I don't imagine there's anyone better at this kind of work anywhere in Seattle. We had some massive holes in our 1940s-era rock lath and plaster walls after replacing all of the old knob and tube wiring. Steve provided a straight-forward and amazingly affordable bid (especially when you take into account how seriously this guy takes his work and some of the people/businesses who've hired him around town). He was great about working with our other contractors to ensure that what he needed from them and vice versa was well communicated. He swept in right before the holidays, put in a massive 12-hour day to patch up the holes before we left town, and didn't leave hardly a speck of dust in his wake. I wish I could show pictures of his work, but the fact that you simply cannot distinguish where the holes were from the rest of our intact walls is testament enough to how good he is at what he does. Even our painter said he'd never seen such a good patch job before. Oh, and did I mention that when we got back from our trip, we were greeted by an invoice that came in WELL UNDER Steve's original bid on the job? I only wish that we had something more complicated to have Steve design/work on because this guy is the real deal. read more

Steve did an amazing job fixing the 111(!) holes in our plaster walls and ceiling following an​ electrical rewire. He provided a very fair estimate after visiting our home and then stuck to his "not to exceed" price despite the total repairs exceeding my count. Steve worked around our schedule and left no trace. I would absolutely recommend him to anyone needing plaster repair or similar work. read more

We found Steve through Yelp and based on his five star ratings we entrusted him to help us with the repair of a bedroom wall and to restore the coved ceiling in the breakfast nook in our 1920's Craftsman home. As with most other reviews, he came in at a competitive bid and did not ask more than the proposed amount. Within one day, he and his partner completed the work within the parameters of what he described he would accomplish. They did an incredible job! Steve made the contours of the plaster work in the nook area look seamless and original to the home. A true craftsman, he flawlessly corrected the 9x13 scar that covered the lathe and plaster bedroom wall and make it look completely cohesive with the remaining walls. I have referred him to friends and will definitely call him again for future projects. read more

First, my list of adjectives: Fast, affordable, quality, experienced, knowledgeable. Steve did amazing work on a wall in our home that had cracking and bowing. He gave us a quick and fair estimate, and was extremely knowledgeable about the "what" and "why" of plaster. The end result was nothing short of magic, the ugly deformed wall was transformed into a pristine surface that matched the textures of the other wall perfectly. He also repaired all the small holes in the room left by picture frames and whatnot. TLDR: If you have plaster problems, this is the guy to call. read more

Steve had a good quote to start, but still came in under estimate. The coved ceilings in our living room and dining room had cracks nearly every foot and now the ceiling looks beautiful and new. Steve was on time, kept the place clean and was done in two days! read more

Fantastic prices. Fantastic work. Fantastic knowledge about the different types of plaster and the things that ail them. The work was done promptly and they were exceedingly careful to clean up after themselves. As far as I'm concerned, there is no other "plaster guy" in Seattle. My only disappointment is I wish I'd taken before and after. Highly recommended. read more

Steve Irish is a master of his craft, and it was a pleasure to see the before and after. He adjusted his work dates when I ran into a scheduling conflict, and his job came in under the estimate. He patched 75 holes made by electricians and then fixed crumbling walls in three separate rooms. All in two long days. This is the kind of contracting experience you're hoping for: meticulous, punctual, and reasonable in price. read more

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all the reviews are true. Steve is reliable, professional, true to his word, and does an incredible job. we recently bought an old home that had a lot of crackles and repairs needed due to natural aging. By the time Steve left, the plaster was incredible smooth to the touch. We were blown away by the improvements to the room. He was incredibly considerate to our home, leaving it spotless despite doing a job that can be so dusty and potential for mess. read more

This is the second time in 2 years I have called Steve to address plaster issues with my remodel. Last year, he put a veneer coat of plaster over new veneer board on all the walls and ceiling of my first story. He did a great job, especially considering the poorly hung veneer board. Even with some pretty serious movement and vibration from construction in other parts of the house, this plaster has remained pristine. This year, I hired him to fill and level patches of missing plaster where we moved windows, plaster over 1 wall of veneer board, and put a veneer coat with fiberglass mesh over all of the old, cracked, lumpy, ugly plaster on my second story. It looks brand new, and with the fiberglass mesh, it will stay that way! Steve is very accommodating with budgets. He made many recommendations for ways to make the job less expensive, he allowed me to help out in small ways to save some of his time, and he has actually come in UNDER his bid both times. Since every other contractor I have used likes to under-bid and then present me with a much higher bill, this is a nice change! It also saved me money on the second story after he told me last year that I didn't have to take down all the lathe and plaster that was full of holes from the remodel--he can fix anything! Take my advice and call him before you decide what to do with your damaged plaster; the answer will probably surprise you. You will love the result, the price, and not having to take down the lathe and plaster! read more

I've just been looking through a couple of my old reviews and wanted to update this one. Steve did come and basically refinish plastering the rest of our 1909 home and it is a highlight (along with Justin Busch's wonderful finish carpentry) of the house. He worked efficiently and graciously to coordinate work with the rest of the contractors in the house and we are again thrilled with his work. It's been finished for four years now, and new visitors still comment on our beautiful plaster work. Thanks, Steve! read more

Steve is an artist with plaster as his medium. We have an old home that had many layers of wallpaper in several rooms, little did we know when we took the wallpaper off that it had been covering all the imperfections in the plaster. Steve gave us a bid for the bedrooms and to patch some electrical holes. He did such a great job and within the time and $ estimate that about a year later we called him back to fix the living and dining rooms (again, working quicker and less than the original bid). It has made such a difference and makes our walls look like new. Totally recommend him! read more

I used Lux for skim-coating the interior of several rooms in an old Capitol Hill house that turned out to have some hidden damage requiring additional repairs. Steve was very conscientious in his estimation of the work to be done, his diligence in showing up when he said he would, his flexibility in extending the time when the additional work was discovered, and his fairness in adjusting the final invoice to take into account the extra work. He was always good-natured, respectful, and professional, and the quality of his work was first-rate. I would recommend him highly. read more

Really, I cannot say enough good things. We neglected a crack in our living room ceiling for far too long and it eventually gave way, leaving a 3 foot hole. Steve gave us a fair quote and realistic timeline. His patch looks better than much of our original ceiling (it's got a pretty funky Deco like texture he matched as perfectly as I can imagine. He was in and out in a day, spotlessly clean, and just about as close to perfect as I can imagine. Oh, and he fixed our totally messed up dining room walls while he was here. If you need plaster work, there is just no need to look any further. read more

In my job looking after a 100 year old church building on Capitol Hill, I hire many vendors. Steve Irish/Lux Interiors is my new my favorite vendor. When we first met, I was impressed with the depth of his knowlege of his craft, and his understanding of what was going on with our building. We were impressed by his work; the first project he did for us was a 9'x16' repair in an easy to reach spot, and a difficult one above some stairs. This was a test before the BIG JOB, which came 2 years later: an interior of a dome, 40 feet in the air, which Steve and his able assistant completed from a bucket high atop the arm a specialzed lift. Steve and co learned how to operate the lift, we did not have to hire scaffolding or a lift operator, saving the church a ton of money. As wonderful as Steve's work is, the really good news is, you get to work with Steve. He is easygoing, reliable, no BS kind of craftsman. Everything we talked about, he performed, and I did not need to remind him. Ever. Everything he touched exceeded expectations. I wish I could find a plumber and an electrician like him. Steve, any more at home like you? read more

Steve at Lux Interiors gave a very fair bid, telling us up front exactly what price range our 1924 Craftsman house lath and plaster ceiling may cost to repair. It was full of some pretty old, large cracks and part of the ceiling looked as though it was about to collapse. He did a fantastic job with his workmanship, communicating, cleaning up. The entire ceiling turned out beautiful! Highly recommend Steve! We will be calling him when we are ready to take on another plaster project. read more

I've had Steve over a number of times to fix many cracks and blisters, and repair two ceilings. He is always on time, does excellent work, and is a great guy to work with. I plan to keep using Steve, and I recommend him without question. read more

Steve did a fantastic job repairing a gazillion electrical holes in our 1922 house, following a big electrical upgrade we did, as well as repairing a variety of cracks and some failing ceiling plaster. He fit the work into our vacation schedule so it was all done and perfectly cleaned up when we arrived home. Very easy to communicate with and super professional results. Came in under bid. We'll definitely be calling him again. read more

Great experience all around. Steve came in on time and under budget, and the work looks great. Very courteous and professional, came fully prepared and on time. Couldn't be happier with the experience or the results. Thanks! read more

Steve did a great job filling in the holes in our plaster walls after we had some electrical work done. He also finished under budget, which is always a plus. We'll definitely hire him again if we need to repair any plaster in the future! read more

Steve is the best. The absolute best. My plaster walls were peeling and I didn't know what to do. And there was a big 'bubble' in my wall downstairs. I'm so glad I found Steve. He is an ARTIST with plaster. He's also very professional and easy to work with. He shows up and works his magic and now my walls are velvety-smooth. It was worth every penny. It can take him a while to get back to you when you first contact him because he's so busy, but it's worth it, believe me. He left my home looking so good I'm thinking of not even painting the new walls. read more