Two repair scopes in a West Village apartment, both common in older Manhattan buildings.

The first was a dry-rot section on a window door jamb — roughly 10 inches of softened wood on the left leg, caught before it spread to the base or shifted the frame. The door was still latching normally, which meant we could do a clean surgical repair: cut back to solid wood, sister in new material, and refinish flush with the surrounding jamb. No need to pull the whole frame.

The second was an under-stair closet with plaster that had seen better days — old paint flaking off in patches, crazing across the surface, and a few deeper cracks. No soft spots or exposed lath, so the substrate was still sound. We sanded back the loose material, skim-coated with joint compound to fill the cracks and level the surface, and painted it out. The closet came back clean and tight.

Both scopes completed in one visit, coordinated with the building super and landlord for access and sign-off.