Patches you can't find once the paint's on.

Drywall Install & Repair in Leander, TX

A good drywall repair is one you can't find afterward. I patch doorknob holes and popped nails, cut out and replace water-damaged sections, re-tape cracked seams, and match your existing texture (knockdown, orange peel, or smooth) before I prime and paint so the wall reads as one piece.

Bigger jobs too: I hang and finish drywall for additions, garage conversions and remodels, taped to a level-4 or level-5 finish depending on the light in the room.

What that includes

• Hole, crack and popped-nail repair
• Water-damage cut-out and replacement
• Texture matching (knockdown, orange peel, smooth)
• Full drywall hang and finish
• Ceiling repair and popcorn removal
• Prime and paint to blend the repair in

How I go about it

1. Find out why

   Before patching I work out what caused it. A crack from the corner of a door is the house settling; a stain is water and needs the source dealt with first.

2. Cut back to something solid

   Ragged edges never hold. I cut the damage back to a clean square on solid backing and add blocking behind if there is nothing to fix to.

3. Patch, tape and float wide

   The patch goes in flush, tape over the joins, then three coats of compound each wider than the last so there is no ridge to catch the light.

4. Sand and match the texture

   Sanded flat, then the existing texture reproduced on a practice board first and only then on your wall.

5. Prime and paint

   Bare compound drinks paint differently to the wall around it, so it gets primed. I will tell you honestly whether a spot repair will show or whether the wall wants rolling to its corners.

I get asked for drywall install & repair most often in Leander, Hutto.