Drywall Work

It’s hard to tell how long a drywall job should take without knowing the size of it. However, let’s say for example you have a 2,000 sqft house that needs drywall, with the right crews it will take around 10-14 days to hang, tape and sand it.

Drywall mudding is the application of a drywall joint compound after the drywall board has been hung. The joint compound or more commonly called drywall mud has the consistency of a pancake batter and is applied to all drywall seams and inside and outside corners. Depending on the level of finish on the drywall there could be anywhere from 3-5 coats of drywall mud applied.

Taping a drywall seam helps to prevent cracking of the seam down the road. Drywall tape embedded in mud helps to conceal the seam. When drywall tape is not used it’s more likely for the drywall seam to crack over time.

Baseboard is the type of trim that goes at the bottom of a wall. A trim board can reference multiple kinds of molding in a house. Casing, base and crown molding are all considered to be different types of trim boards.

The big style at the moment seems to be a flat stock 1” X 6” baseboard. All flat stock refers to is a trim that has no special profile or curved lines in it. A flat stock trim like a 1” X 6” is easiest to picture if you think of a stretched-out flat rectangle. The square style of the trim molding has been more popular lately due to the modern style becoming more mainstream.

Crown molding is most commonly seen at the top of a wall where the ceiling and wall meet or on top of kitchen cabinets. Since a crown is not a standard item in most homes it is usually seen on higher-end homes due to it being purely a decorative molding.

More times than not people see paneling on a wall and immediately think the home or the paneling is dated. In our experience as a custom home builder and general contractor, it is always better to go with drywall instead of paneling. However, if the paneling is used only as an accent wall this seems to be the best use of it overall.

Not sure if there is a direct correlation between paneling and overall home value. However, if you look at the timeframe paneling was more commonly used in the 1970s and 1980s it could give the house an outdated look which may in turn lead to a decreased value.

Yes, you can paint over cracked drywall, but this will not fix the problem of the cracks showing through your new paint job. A better solution would be to purchase some 5-minute drywall mud from your local hardware or box store and scrape the crack then apply multiple coats of the drywall mud while sanding it between coats. Once you’ve applied a few coats of drywall mud and finished sanding it you can go ahead and paint it.