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Why You Should Paint a Drywall Repair Soon After It’s Finished A drywall repair may look finished once it has been taped, coated, sanded, and smoothed. But until it has been properly primed and painted, the surface is still more vulnerable than the surrounding painted...

One of the most important decisions in a drywall repair happens before any new drywall or joint compound is installed. How much of the damaged material should be removed? It can be tempting to leave as much of the existing drywall as possible, especially if only one...

When people think about drywall repair mistakes, they usually think about things like bad taping, too much joint compound, poorly set screws, or a patch that does not blend properly. Those mistakes matter, but in my opinion they are not the worst thing that can...

One of the most common questions I get is, “How much does a drywall repair cost?” The answer is that drywall repair pricing depends on more than just the size of the hole. Two repairs that look similar in a photo can take very different amounts of time depending on...

Popcorn ceilings are one of those things many homeowners eventually want gone. They can make a room look dated, they collect dust, and once there is water damage, cracking, sagging, or old repair work, they can become even more noticeable. But fixing or resurfacing a...

Plaster, drywall, and Sheetrock can all describe the walls or ceilings inside a home, but they are not always the same thing. Drywall is the general term for modern gypsum wallboard. Sheetrock is a brand name that many people use to mean drywall, the way people say...

Drywall cracks, nail pops, screw pops, and inside corner tape failure do not usually show up for no reason. A lot of homeowners see a crack above a door, a window, or an inside corner and assume the drywall was installed wrong. Sometimes poor workmanship is the...

Is It Just a Water Stain — or Does the Drywall Need to Be Replaced? A lot of homeowners look at a water stain and ask the same question: Does this just need repair, or does the drywall actually need to be replaced? The answer depends on more than the stain itself....

Why Hiring a Painter to Fix Drywall Often Fails “I hired a painter. He spackled over it. It came back.” I hear some version of that all the time. And no, it usually is not just bad luck, normal settling, or the house “doing what houses do.” Most of the time, it comes...