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Guides & how-tos

Drywall advice, minus the fluff.

Practical answers to the drywall problems we see most often around Houston homes.

A jagged hole punched through an interior drywall wall
Repairs6 min read

How to Repair a Drywall Hole

What it takes to patch a drywall hole so it disappears under paint, from small nail dings to a section cut clean out of the wall, and when to skip the pro.

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A vaulted ceiling and curved wall with drywall hung and the seams mudded
Finishing7 min read

Drywall Levels of Finish: Level 0 to 5, Explained

Drywall is finished to one of six levels, 0 through 5. What each level means, which one your walls actually need, and why higher is not always better.

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A stress crack running through an interior plaster wall
Repairs5 min read

How to Fix Drywall Cracks Above a Door

Drywall cracks above doors and windows keep coming back for a reason. Here is why they form, how to fix them so they stay gone, and when it is the foundation.

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A worker repairing a ceiling after water damage
Water Damage7 min read

How to Repair Drywall After a Water Leak

Water-damaged drywall is more than a stain. What to remove, what to keep, how to dry it, and how to rebuild the wall or ceiling so it is sound again.

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Close-up of a knockdown drywall texture, the kind a repair has to be matched to
Texture6 min read

How to Match Drywall Texture After Repairing

Texture matching is what separates a clean repair from an obvious patch. How knockdown, orange peel, and popcorn are blended so the repair disappears.

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A residential ceiling and wall opened up to trace a water leak
Water Damage5 min read

What That Brown Spot on Your Ceiling Means

A brown ring on the ceiling is your house telling you where water has been. How to read the stain, find the leak, what to do first, and what never to do.

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Driving a drywall screw into a stud with a drill to pull the panel tight
Repairs5 min read

Why Nail Pops Keep Coming Back

Those bumps and cracks that reappear in the same spot are not a drywall problem, they are a framing one. Here is what is going on and the fix that lasts.

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An assortment of home repair tools laid out for a drywall project
Guides6 min read

Drywall Repair: Should You DIY It or Call a Pro?

An honest rundown of which drywall repairs are a fair weekend job and which are worth a phone call, from a Houston pro who will tell you when to skip the call.

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