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Chris Roberts
4.9(
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Serving Olive Branch, MS and surrounding areas

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Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2001

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Warranties offered

"I very pleased with the drywall and paint job completed by Chris and the paint crew. I will definitely utilize him again on upcoming jobs I need done!"
New construction
New construction
Our work
Our work
Drywall repairs

+7

Response time8 hrs
Response rate90%
37 neighbors recently requested a quote
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TruBlue of Northwest Mississippi
5.0(
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Serving Olive Branch, MS and surrounding areas

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Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

Credit card accepted

"I was very pleased with the jobs this contractor did for us! He reworked a bottom cabinet and installed our first dishwasher. He scraped our garage ceiling, repaired trim on a door and repaired damaged Sheetrock on the walls before painting the whole garage. He was very informative before and during the work. Also he was very professional and yet friendly!! He will be the one we call first on our home projects!!"
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Hondupaint
3.9(
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Serving Olive Branch, MS and surrounding areas

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In business since 2014

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Emergency services offered

"Alex, was professional start to finish. Would I rehire...yes quality of drywall repair...professional. He exceeded my expectation. New house quality of work/repair 9/27/19. Recommended"
Painting
Painting
Painting
Painting
Painting

+164

Response time40 mins
Response rate97%
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Drywall questions, answered by experts

If your home was built before the 1940s and was not remodeled in the past 50 or so years, you probably have plaster walls. Aside from assuming, there are some practical ways to tell if you have plaster walls, including the following: If you knock on the wall and it feels solid, not hollow, if you can’t insert a thumbtack easily, if there are cracks that look like spiderwebs, or if your home has curved, arched, or swirled walls, doorways, or window openings.

If you have an unfinished basement or attic, you could examine the backs of any finished walls to check, too.

Whether you apply the drywall mesh before or after drywall mud depends on the type of patch it is. For self-adhesive patches, you’ll put the patch down first and then coat it with mud. Mesh patches that are not self-adhesive will require you to put mud down first and then press the mesh into it, followed by additional coats of mud.

If you’re installing new drywall, you may need to skim coat the drywall first for a smooth finish and to allow the primer to adhere to the wall. It’s only necessary if there are imperfections in your drywall due to issues with the studs or improper drywall installation. If you’re refreshing existing walls, you may want to skim coat if there are imperfections across the wall. As an alternative, you can repair your drywall and sand it for a smooth finish before painting.

There are some instances when you can use extra drywall in your garden. Ideally, unused scraps of new drywall are best for amending soil without the concern of additional chemicals or mold. However, drywall with paint, mold, or potential asbestos requires specialized disposal by a professional and should be kept out of your garden.

You should stagger drywall sheets to help prevent cracking. The joints between drywall sheets are the weak spots, so if you install drywall with seams aligned, you’ll create weak lines that run across the length of the wall and extend from floor to ceiling. But when you stagger drywall, the solid sections of panels will support the joints. This can prevent seams from cracking or separating due to fluctuating temperature and humidity, vibrations from movement inside the home, and gravity.

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