Hang and finish
New construction, additions and whole-floor remodels. 1/2", 5/8", Type X, moisture-resistant and abuse-resistant board, specified per room rather than one board type for the whole house.
Hang · Finish · Repair · Level 5 skim
Drywall in Monroe, GA
Level 5 is a standard, not a sales word.
Drywall is the surface every other finish sits on, and a bad finish shows up the moment someone turns on a lamp. We hang, tape and finish to the ASTM levels by name — and when a scope calls for Level 5, that means a skim coat over the entire surface, not a heavier second coat on the joints.
What this division does
Six kinds of drywall work we take on.
Each of these is quoted as its own line item, so a project that only needs one of them is not carrying the cost of the other five.
Level 5 skim coat
The full-surface skim required anywhere you have critical lighting, gloss paint or large flat planes. Priced separately and clearly, because it is real additional labor and material.
Repairs and patches
Water damage, settlement cracks, popped screws, doorknob holes, old can-light scars. Texture matched to the existing surface so the repair does not read as a repair.
Ceilings and popcorn removal
Scrape, skim and refinish to smooth, or re-texture to match an adjacent ceiling. Containment and dust control are part of the scope, not an upsell.
High and vaulted ceilings
Stairwells, two-story foyers and vaults get their own rate because they genuinely cost more to hang and finish. We price the high areas separately rather than applying a lift rate to the whole house.
Garage, basement and attic finish-out
Unfinished space turned into finished space, including fire-rated assemblies where code requires them at the garage-to-house separation.
How we run it
The order matters more than the materials.
Board takeoff
Square footage converted to actual sheet counts by size, so material is ordered for the job rather than guessed.
Hang
Screw pattern and board layout that minimizes butt joints in sightlines and keeps seams off the corners of openings.
Tape and finish
Tape, two fill coats, then finish — and a full skim on top if the scope is Level 5.
Sand and inspect
Sanded, then inspected before the painter ever shows up. Catching a flaw at this stage is a fraction of the cost of catching it in primer.
What you are buying
Included, and deliberately not included.
Published here so you can compare us against another bid line for line. Most of the difference between two quotes is in the second column.
Included as standard
- Board, fasteners, tape, compound and corner bead
- Dust containment and daily debris removal
- Texture matched to adjacent existing surfaces
- Finish level stated by ASTM number in the written scope
- Final surface inspection before paint
Not included
- Framing corrections — bowed or out-of-plane studs are flagged, not fixed, unless added to scope
- Insulation and vapor barrier
- Priming and painting (our painting division, quoted together on request)
- Asbestos testing or abatement on older textured ceilings
Any of these can be added — they are listed separately so the price you compare is the price you pay.
Drywall questions
Straight answers, including the price ones.
What is the difference between Level 4 and Level 5 drywall finish?
Level 4 is tape plus two coats of compound over joints and fasteners, with the field of the board left bare. It is the standard for flat and matte paint in ordinary lighting. Level 5 adds a thin skim coat of compound across the entire surface, which equalizes the texture between the finished joints and the paper face of the board. You need Level 5 wherever you have critical lighting — big windows, wall sconces, long flat walls — or any sheen above eggshell. Paint cannot hide a Level 4 finish under gloss.
How much does drywall repair cost?
Small patches — a doorknob hole or a few popped screws — generally run a service-call minimum rather than a per-piece price, because the mobilization is most of the cost. Larger repairs are priced by board, by finish area and by the texture match required. Water damage usually needs the source fixed first; we will tell you if we think you are patching over an active leak.
Do you charge more for high ceilings?
Yes, and only for the high areas. A walkout basement or a two-story foyer costs more to hang and finish than an eight-foot room, so that square footage gets its own rate. Applying a vaulted-ceiling rate to an entire house is one of the most common ways drywall quotes get inflated, and we do not do it.
Can you work directly for a builder on a production schedule?
That is a large share of what this division does. Multi-unit and multi-lot work on a schedule, with board specified per room and finish level specified per plan.
Where we do drywall work
- Monroe
- Loganville
- Winder
- Lawrenceville
- Snellville
- Grayson
- Dacula
- Bethlehem
- Watkinsville
- Athens
- Suwanee
- Duluth
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No cost, no obligation
Get a drywall estimate
Send the details and we will call you the same business day to set a time to come measure.
Also in house
Bundle it and you pay for the trip once.
Mobilization is a real cost. Combining divisions on one scope is cheaper than hiring each trade separately, and it means one schedule instead of three.
Let us look at the drywall work.
Free measured estimates across Walton, Gwinnett and Barrow counties. Call and you get a person — or send the details and we will come look at it.