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Tired of staring at a nasty crack in your wall, but not prepared to redo the entire house? “No job is too small,” says Charles Scira, a fourth generation plasterer specializing in drywall, exterior stucco, and interior plaster repair. Clients praise his expertise in precisely matching existing textures. Charles can also create custom textures to your specs. With 40 years’ experience, Charles has mastered his craft: “First you learn the skill, then comes the art.”
Many people make the mistake of hiring a painter to repair their drywall, plaster or stucco. Charles explains: “Painting on top of mismatched texture does not look good. You need the tools and the skill to make the wall look consistent.”
Clients value Charles for the thoroughness of his work, from diagnosing and repairing the problem to cleanup. “It doesn’t matter that you have done a great job if you leave a mess,” remarks Charles. He works solo, giving each project his undivided attention.
Charles’ unique talent has saved many owners of historical homes from purchasing complete re-plastering jobs. His work was written up in the LA Times when he repaired the exterior stucco on Abbot Kinney’s 100-year-old home in Venice.
“I take real pride in my work. My kids hate to drive past my former jobsites because I always point out what I did. They tease me, but I get a kick out of it!”
Tip: To prevent damage to the plaster around your shower and tub, have your plumber repair any leaks around the valves of your fixtures, and maintain the caulking around the tile.
Charlie Scira just finished stuccoing my front walls and he was wonderful. He actually called to confirm, showed up on time, was very neat and did terrific work. The man knows stucco! I would recommend him highly - he was a pleasure to deal with.
- B. Kasdan, Beverlywood adjacent
Charlie's stucco patching is seamless. Five years ago Charlie saved me from restuccoing my whole house due water damage from the sprinklers. I started having problems recently in some of the other areas so he came by and fixed it all up. He went to Cox Paints and got them to do a custom mix to perfectly match the existing color. You cannot tell where the patchwork was done and I KNOW where it is! After he works, the place is always cleaner than when he came. Everything is swept up and hosed down. Charlie is such a dear and totally honest!
- Dolores Harrelson, Culver City
Charlie repaired our ceiling where an A/C humidifier had leaked, and had caused the plaster to fall down. He put the plaster and base layer up so well, that when the A/C leaked again recently (due to a faulty A/C company), his was the only plastering that stayed up... all the surrounding plaster fell down, but the work Charlie did stuck fast, undamaged!
Charlie is on time, friendly, fair and keeps you informed from beginning the job,
to when it is over (if he finds any changes not anticipated). His job was done perfectly on time, and truly professionally. It was a perfect match, and once painted looked exactly the way the surrounding plaster looked. It would appear he can match any job he takes on, and is also a really great person to talk to.
He was exactly on time... and on budget too! His pricing was fair completely fair.
We could not have found a better job... and he also fit us in and came over in an emergency!
It would be very difficult to improve on Charlie... he is perfect in all respects!
- Peter Lewis, Hollywood
Charlie Scira is truly an expert at what he does. He did a really big job for me that involved scaffolding. My house looks great. A few of my neighbors have used him, too. The reason I chose Charlie from neighbor2neighbor is because of his extreme enthusiasm and honesty! He cleans up thoroughly EVERY NIGHT! He even came back on a Sunday to bring his wife to show her his work. He is very proud of what he does, as he should be! He is truly an artist! Charlie is a great guy and a joy to have around.
- Lee An Lantos, Marina del Rey
First, what I really want to say is that I call Charlie, King Charles, the Master of Plaster. After going through this remodel experience, and working with so many other workmen, I see that he really likes what he does and honestly seems to care. He eats, sleeps and breathes plaster. I had gotten some other bids. In this day and age he is a rare breed; he really knows his stuff! My husband and I are thrilled to meet someone so dedicated to his business. Showing up on time when he said he will is huge! The cleanliness was huge! He is a stickler about spending time to prep. After he had done some work for us, we had an electrician in who cut some holes in the wall. Charlie came back to patch things up and even the electrician was impressed! Charles replicated the original Old Spanish-style plaster work. He really gets into it! Charles even gave us some good advice on a ceiling in another room because he saw how much we care about our house and he cares, too. We got Charles from neighbor2neighbor. He was with Craig, whom we also love. We figured that if Craig liked him, we would be in good hands. I am so happy. I can’t say enough!
- Branwyn S., El Segundo
I found Charlie in neighbor2neighbor. When I read the review on him, he sounded ideal and I was more than happy with the job he did for us. He did some exterior plaster work that had to blend into the existing finish and it looks fabulous! He did an excellent job at a reasonable price.
- Nicholas Garside, Santa Monica
Charlie is phenomenal! Truly an artist! Our Spanish style house was built in 1926. We have been working on the house since 1974 and it’s been a lot of work. We replaced a kitchen door and windows. Charlie did inside plaster work and outside stucco. He was most helpful. We literally had to tear out an entire wall. Charlie advised us about the best way to finish it. He gave us really good input about how to approach the project. He is a creative problem solver. The outside stucco job is masterful, too. The second job Charlie worked on with us was to redo the den. It had water damage and we worked on the walls and ceiling. You literally can’t tell where we did the new work, as it blends in with the existing so well. A perfect match! He will be back again for our next remodel in the back of the house. We read about Charlie in neighbor2neighbor and really didn’t do too much shopping around. We trusted n2n! Charlie is a great resource on restoration issues. Another thing I appreciate about Charlie is that he really looks at the job from both his perspective, regarding his time as well as ours. He said we really did not need to do some things we thought we should do. He helped us determine what to do and what not to do. The house is better than it was in the beginning!
- Jack Sutton, Pacific Palisades
Charlie has worked for me on many jobs, including an apartment building in which one of the tenants broke a hot water pipe. I was worried about mold. Charlie started remediation immediately, cutting open the walls and ceilings. After it was dry, he patched the holes perfectly. You can’t tell anything happened. I give Charlie an A++. I don’t know what I’d do without him. His prices are reasonable, and he does a first class job.
- Dr. Pekary, Los Angeles
Charlie is delightful, honest, punctual and NEAT! I thought I would have to sandblast my house, but he re-stuccoed the bottom third of the building. He matched it so perfectly even the painters couldn’t believe their eyes. He saved me so much money! He also explained to me how to prevent further damage by moving the sprinklers.
- D. Harrelson, Culver City
Charlie is an artist. He has restored both the exterior stucco and interior plaster of my 100-year old house. I was impressed that he was able to strengthen and re-coat the original plaster in the living room, which was badly cracked and in some instances falling off the ceiling, instead of taking it out and drywalling it. None of the cracks have come back after four years. I learned from Charlie that the re-finished old plaster is stronger and has a more attractive appearance than new drywall.
- Mark Ryavec, Venice
I used Charles when I was moving into my previous house about ten years ago, and I used him again when I was selling it last year. He’s particularly good at matching stucco textures, which is very difficult. He is very dependable. I highly recommend Charles.
- G. Johnson, Hollywood
Charlie is great! Anytime we need plaster repair at the church, I call him. I do not recommend people I do not believe in, and Charlie is wonderful. He’s very energetic and responsible, and we appreciate the way he keeps his prices fair.
- John Lanch, United Methodist Church, Santa Monica
My house has an unusual stucco texture outside, and Charlie matched it perfectly! He’s very communicative and easy to work with. He’s a keeper!
- Dawn Miller, Los Angeles