Complete Drywall, New Const, Remodel, Patch & Plaster Repair

Q. Describe the most common types of jobs you do for your clients.

A. We are primarily a drywall company, however we do paint when the customer we're working for decides that they want painting too.

New construction drywall, Remodel drywall, Renovations, Demolitions, Full Residential, Light Commercial, Patch repair wk and Plaster repair wk.

We do all the major textures, Orange peel (light, medium, and heavy). Knock Down Textures (light, medium and heavy). Also do Hand Textures, skip trowels, and specialty print textures. We have special equipment to give you a number of designs on your walls rather than just the normal texture. Call or email us for more information regarding these.

Q. Describe three recent jobs you've completed.

A. We just finished a three car garage with a two bedroom apartment above the garage. The apartment had a lot of off angles to it and high ceilings (11 & 12 ft) Both units received a light orange peel. We taped the job out to a level #4 smooth wall prior to spraying texture.

We were recently called out to give a bid on fixing to rooms that the home owners started to hand texture themselves. After looking over the job I told them that without absorbing a lot of cost in trying to straighten out the existing mess I could do something similar to what they were trying to do that would cover a lot of the issues. After skip troweling the two rooms the customer was happy and we were able to meet the customer withing there budget and not sell them on something they weren't looking for.

The story 100 year home on capital hill Seattle. There were a lot of crazy off angles on the top floor. A lot of furring because the customers wanted to keep the windows with the heavy weights in them. This project was very fun because of all of the original kind of things they were doing to keep the themes.

Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A. Is the contractor licensed? How long have they been doing this kind of work? Can they provide references of recent jobs. Are they paying in on L&I for their employees?
If the company is trying too hard to get the job there maybe something up with that. How long is the job going to take. Will there be someone at the job every day?

Q. If you were a customer, what do you wish you knew about your trade? Any inside secrets to share?

A. If you are looking for a smooth wall job don't rush the job. The mud must dry properly to get the results on a high end job. Also not to use mesh tape for the corners. Heat and fans are a big part of proper drying. If it is too cold it void the manufactures warranty on the mud and the adhesion for proper tape embedding.

Q. What questions should a consumer ask to hire the right service professional?

A. Are you licensed and bonded? Are you paying into L&I for your employees? How long have you been in business? How long is the job going to take? How long have your employees worked for you? Make a copy of there License and Insurance.

Q. What important information should buyers have thought through before seeking you out?

A. We often get jobs where the customer wants to go over the currant ceiling with a new layer of drywall. This is called over lay. Over lays are for a number of reasons. To cover up cracked plaster, old 1/4 inch drywall, popcorn, ceiling tile and sometimes when there are too many patches from electrical holes.

The customer usually doesn't take into account that when you do ceilings the walls all around the ceilings now have to be painted because of the corner tape that is used to a join the wall and ceiling.

Textured walls and ceilings have to be primed and painted. We prime the wall board before texturing but they need to be primed afterwards as well.

Q. Why does your work stand out from others who do what you do?

A. We are neater than most other drywall companies. We paper all floors before we begin our work. We get on the job when we say we are. We have excellent communication with our customers and keep them informed on the progess

Q. What do you like most about your job?

A. Often in the drywall business. The customer sees the job coming to the end or at least light at the end of the tunnel. There is a lot of personal rewards that go along with seeing the happy customers with the work that we have done.

Q. What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A. How long does the job take? It depends on a number of factors. Remember with drywall there are muds that need to dry before additional coats can be applied. Heat and fans play a big role in making sure that the work dries.

Q. What do you wish customers knew about you or your profession?

A. Drywallers are messy and the job is dusty. One thing I wish the remodel customer would understand is that no matter how well the job is masked off there still is going to be dust, that is just the nature of doing remodel work.

Q. How did you decide to get in your line of work?

A. I started in this industry as an apprentice and never expected to be running a business with 7 employees. I found out that I was good at what I do and that I deal with customers from the prospective that I would want someone to deal with me on.

Q. What is your greatest strength?

A. Being able to provide great customer service. Affordable Construction Drywall has a number of great qualified employees that are accomplished in his or her area of work. We want each customer happy with the service we provide, because word of mouth is one of the best forms of advertising.