Step 01
Drywall done so the repair disappears
The call is patch or replace. A clean hole gets a backed patch, tape and three coats feathered wide; a wall that is soft, crumbling or repeatedly damaged gets the sheet cut out and replaced, because compound over failed board fails again. We match existing texture and finish level rather than leaving a smooth island in a knockdown wall, reset damaged corner bead instead of building over it, and skim whole surfaces where patching would read as a map under raking light.




