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Merino's Home Solutions
4.8(
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Drywall - Repair

Serving West Islip, NY and surrounding areas

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In business since 2010

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Julio merino completed not only the drywall job I needed done, he also completed a difficult task that I spent weeks trying to find someone to accomplish. He was polite, clean, meticulous and reasonably priced. I would recommend him."
sunroom
sunroom after
sun roof inside
repaint kitchen
repaint

+33

Response time9 hrs
Recommended by97%of homeowners
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Los Primos Painting
4.9(
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Drywall - Repair

Serving West Islip, NY and surrounding areas

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In business since 2019

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

"PAINTERS WERE COURTEOUS FRIENDLY THOROUGH AFFORDABLE KNOWLEDGEABLE IN THEIR CRAFT ...IM SO GLAD I WENT WITH THEM ALREADY HIRED THEM FOR MY NEXT PAINT JOB AND REFEREED THEM TO FRIENDS ..I WILL ALWAYS USE THEM GOING FORWARD...??GRACIAS LOS PRIMOS LUIS Y GUSTAVO TAN BUENO"
Response time2 days
Response rate100%
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BuildingLI.com - BLI Facilities LLC
5.0(
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Drywall - InstallDrywall - Install - For BusinessDrywall - Repair+1 more

Serving West Islip, NY and surrounding areas

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In business since 2017

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Moises and his crew repaired water rotted wood in difficult locations and completely finished the garage to every detail from insulation to molding, as shown in pictures here. They thought of every detail that shows their pride over their work. Not only is their work top notch, but they are also easy to work with and very communicative through the whole process. I have already hired them for a second job."
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+172

Response time7 hrs
Recommended by76%of homeowners
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Drywall questions, answered by experts

The easiest way to remove texture from walls is the soak-and-scrape method. You’ll need to spray a section of the wall with water and let the water soak in and soften the texture. Then, you need to scrape the texture off using a drywall taping knife. This method works best with unpainted walls since paint prevents water from saturating the textured joint compound.

If your home’s foundation shifts slightly over time, any seams in the drywall represent the weakest point in the wall, leading to cracks. If your home has significant changes in temperature and humidity, this can cause the drywall to swell and contract slightly, causing a crack at the weak point of the seam. If your drywall installer did a poor job securing the panels to the wall studs, this could cause a weak layout and cracks in the seams.

Plaster itself has a higher R-value than drywall. However, there are other considerations surrounding plaster and insulation. As a general rule, it's easier to obtain consistency in insulating value and quality when working with drywall rather than plaster. Plaster walls often don't contain any insulation behind the wall covering by design, and careful evaluation is necessary when choosing to add it.

Drywall can be toxic to the environment and to humans in some cases. As drywall breaks down in a landfill and comes in contact with other organic chemicals, it can create hydrogen sulfide gas or leach into the groundwater. Additionally, the CDC recommends methods for controlling the inhalation of drywall dust when handled. While the common ingredients of drywall—gypsum, silica, and mica—are naturally occurring, they can cause irritation in some humans.

It’s always better to follow proven drywall repair tips and fix the seams that look bad. However, if you simply want to make them less noticeable until you have time to fix them, you can use paint. A darker color of paint makes bad drywall tape seams less noticeable than light-colored paint. Matte paint hides bad seams better than glossy paint does, too.

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