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Choice Home Warranty
4.0(
5,676
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Serving Start, LA and surrounding areas

In business since 2008

Emergency services offered

Credit card accepted

"It went pretty smoothly. One of the best contractors I have had from Choice Home Warranty. Century Restoration Maintenance, LLC and owner PeAyre Gardner were awesome. I have had CHW several years and I wanted to cancel because every thing we called about they denied the claim. My husband decided to keep them. I was pleasantly surprised that they fixed both the leak and drywall in the ceiling from the leak. I did have to provide extra pics from the leak before it was approved as initially the claim was denied."
Recommended by82%of homeowners
Rozas' Painting And Drywall
5.0(
2
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Serving Start, LA and surrounding areas

In business since 2018

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

We're a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity, and stands behind our work. We specialize in both interior and exterior residential painting projects. We pride ourselves on the quality of our work as well as our commitment to outstanding results. We look forward to building long-term relationships with our clients and guarantee your satisfaction!

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Repaint for Brooklin
Repaint for Brooklin
Response time5 hrs
Recommended by100%of homeowners
Jessie Drywall
2.9(
5
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Serving Start, LA and surrounding areas

In business since 2000

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

We are a family owned and operated company with over 30 years of industry experience. At Jessie Drywall, we value honesty and integrity, and stand behind our work. We specialize in Home Repair projects. We pride ourselves on the quality of our work, as well as our commitment to outstanding results. We look forward to building long-term relationships with our clients and guarantee your satisfaction!

Response time12 hrs
Response rate85%
Recommended by75%of homeowners
Truelove Handyman Services LLC
4.9(
4
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Serving Start, LA and surrounding areas

In business since 2023

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Super professional. My house has an old fence that's mostly rotted. The whole back portion was falling over and the gate had literally pulled the post it was in apart. I can't afford to replace the entire fence but Dustin was able to replace only the posts I needed to keep everything up. It's been months since then and his fixes are still going strong."
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Custom Towel Shelf
Custom Towel Shelf

+10

Response time10 mins
Response rate86%
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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LSC Mobile Home Fixers
4.6(
7
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Serving Start, LA and surrounding areas

In business since 2022

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"They fixed our power pole that was broken during a storm. They replaced the pole and restrung the wire. We now have power at the house. They also fixed the skirt around the house."
Response time1 day
Response rate98%
Recommended by85%of homeowners
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Drywall questions, answered by experts

Whether a drywall anchor can be reused depends on its material, type, and the method of removal. Plastic anchors, including expansion and self-drilling types, are generally designed for single use as they tend to break or deform upon removal. Metal anchors, such as toggle bolts, are more durable and may be reusable if they are not damaged during extraction. However, with toggle bolts, the toggle piece can fall into the wall cavity when the bolt is removed, making it difficult to retrieve. If an anchor is damaged during removal, for instance by having its head cut off, it cannot be reused regardless of the material.

There are a few ways to figure out if your walls are plaster or drywall, but the pushpin method is probably the easiest option. To try it, choose a part of your wall where you can insert a pushpin or thumbtack without leaving an obvious mark. If it goes in easily, you have drywall. But if the wall is tough to penetrate, that’s plaster.

It is more difficult to drywall a ceiling than it is to drywall a wall, but not so hard that DIYers can’t tackle it. One of the main issues with hanging drywall on your ceiling is getting it into place. Drywall isn’t light so, if you are hanging full drywall panels, you will need at least two (it’s better with more) people to hold the panel while you drill it into the ceiling as a single piece can weigh between 40 and 60 pounds and will need to be held in place for up to 10 minutes.

It’s not a good idea to plaster over broken plaster (unless by broken you’re referring to cracked, in which case that’s perfectly fine). However, broken plaster can be a sign of a larger underlying issue like foundation damage or severe damage to the lath holding up the plaster, so it’s worth investigating before you simply plaster on top of the damage.

Although they are used for similar tasks, spackle and joint compound are not the same. Joint compound, also known as drywall mud, consists of limestone and gypsum and is primarily used for large-scale projects like taping and finishing seams on new drywall. Spackle is composed of gypsum and binding agents, making it a thicker compound best suited for small wall repairs like filling nail holes or cracks, as it dries quickly and is easy to sand. For small repairs, either product can be suitable. However, you can use joint compound for small jobs in place of spackle, but you cannot use spackle for large-scale taping and mudding projects.

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