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It depends on patch size, patch count, finish level and texture. A few nail holes in one room is a minimum-charge visit. A ceiling section replaced after a leak, matched to knockdown texture and primed, is considerably more because it involves cut-out, framing checks, taping and mudding, dry time and a texture match. Access on steep lots and scaffolding for high ceilings also add labour.

Replace when the board itself has failed: soft or crumbling after water exposure, delaminated paper face, mould behind the surface, or fire and smoke damage. Also replace when one wall plane needs four or more patches, or when old plaster is separating from its lath across a whole ceiling. Replacement is often cheaper than chasing repeated patches that never quite blend.

Yes. We spray test boards with a hopper gun and adjust mud consistency and air pressure until the sample reads like your existing wall, then check it in the room's own light. Orange peel and knockdown match reliably. Hand-troweled skip trowel takes longer but matches well. If a wall has been patched many times over the years, we sometimes recommend re-texturing the full plane.

We do same-day cut-out and containment for active water events when the schedule allows — removing wet board, opening the cavity, and setting up dust containment so the framing can dry. Finish work comes after the cavity reads dry on a meter. Hanging new board over damp studs seals moisture in and creates a bigger problem three months later.

Three main causes. Framing movement — seasonal shrinkage in wood and settlement on hillside lots — which shows as cracks at door and window corners. Seismic movement, which cracks along ceiling-to-wall joints and joist lines. And failed original taping, where drywall tape was set in too little joint compound and the bond let go. The repair differs for each, so we look before we mud.

A single-room hang runs one day. Taping and mudding is three coats with drying time between them, so plan on three to four days for finishing, plus sanding and texture. A whole-house or ADU construction job is usually one to two weeks of drywall work depending on square footage, ceiling heights and finish level. Level 5 adds a day for the skim coat.