Drywall Repair in Nashville and Franklin, TN

It starts with a few photos. Snap the damage with a phone or a water bottle beside it, tell us where it is, and we measure and price the repair from the pictures. Your quote is itemized, so you can see exactly what is included before anything is scheduled.

On the day of the repair, the damage is opened up until only solid drywall is left, because loose paper and crumbled gypsum around a hole will crack later if they are covered over. The opening is cut square, a new piece of drywall goes in on backing so it sits flush and firm, and the seams are taped so the patch does not crack along its edges.

The finish is what makes a patch disappear. Joint compound goes on in thin coats, each one feathered a little wider than the last, and each coat dries before the next. Where the wall is textured, the texture is matched. The patch is sanded until you cannot feel the edge and then primed so paint soaks in evenly and the repair does not show through.

Good photos make for a better quote. Take one wide shot that shows the whole wall or ceiling so we can see the room and the finish, then one or two close shots of the damage itself. Light from the side, like a window or a lamp, shows the texture clearly. If the damage came from a leak, tell us whether the leak has already been fixed, because drywall should only be replaced once the area is dry. If anything is unclear from the photos, we ask before we quote.