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Drywall Repair & Finish Carpentry
Drywall repair is judged entirely on whether you can see it afterwards. Anyone can fill a hole. Making the patch disappear under a raking light is about the feathering, the sanding and matching the wall texture.
I patch everything from anchor holes and doorknob dents to full sheet replacement after a leak, and I do the finish carpentry that goes with it: baseboards, casing, crown, chair rail, panelled accent walls, interior doors and built-ins.
What's included
- Small holes filled, sanded and feathered to invisible
- Larger holes cut back square and backed with a proper patch, taped and finished
- Wall texture matched — knockdown, orange peel or smooth
- Corner bead repair and cracked seam re-taping
- Baseboard, casing, crown and trim installed, mitred and caulked
- Interior door hanging, slab and pre-hung
- Panelled accent walls and simple built-ins
Texture matching is where patches give themselves away
Most Florida walls are knockdown or orange peel, not smooth. A perfectly flat patch on a textured wall reads as a bright smooth island the moment light rakes across it. Matching means spraying or rolling the right texture and knocking it back at the right moment before priming. Skip that step and the repair announces itself forever.
Three coats, and time between them
A good patch is three progressively wider coats of compound with drying and light sanding between each, feathered 8 to 12 inches beyond the hole. Trying to do it in one thick pass is how you get a visible bulge. It means a patch sometimes needs two visits — I would rather tell you that than hand you a lump.
Trim and caulk make a room look finished
The difference between builder-grade and considered is usually mitres that close, nail holes filled, and a clean caulk line where trim meets wall. It costs very little extra time and it’s the thing people notice without being able to say why.
What this costs
Small patches are quick. Larger repairs may need a return visit for the second and third coats to dry properly — I’ll tell you up front.
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Drywall & Carpentry — common questions
Do you paint after patching?
I prime and spot-paint if you have the paint. Full-wall or full-room repaints I can quote separately.
Can you match my ceiling texture?
Knockdown and orange peel yes. Popcorn ceilings can be patched but never match perfectly, and in homes built before roughly 1980 popcorn may contain asbestos and should be tested before anyone disturbs it.
Can you remove a wall?
Non-structural partition demolition, yes. Anything load-bearing needs an engineer and a licensed contractor — that isn’t a handyman job and I’ll say so.
Want to do it yourself?
No hard feelings. Here’s how to do it properly.
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