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No finish
Board is up. Nothing else. Nobody has touched a taping knife.
No taping, finishing, or accessories required.
- None
- Acceptable
- Temporary construction, Where final decoration is undetermined
The surface everythingis built on.
Commercial and residential drywall across Southern California. Framing, hang, tape, texture, and Level 5 finish.
Drywall is the trade you only notice when it's wrong.
Paint sits on it. Trim dies into it. Light rakes across it. When the plane is true, nobody mentions it for decades. When it isn't, a seam, a wave, or a rippled ceiling is the first thing anyone sees.
Our job is a flat surface the trades after us can trust, and the people in the building never have to think about. 50 years of combined trade experience across Southern California, from a patched ceiling to a full commercial interior.
What we do
Built to the spec, closed out on the date.
Tenant improvements, ground-up, medical, hospitality, and institutional. Spec finish held. Schedule held. Quote held.
Walls that look right in every light.
Whole-home hang and finish, remodels, ADUs, texture matching, and the repairs nobody else wants to touch.
Selected work
All projects →
Multi-Family Mid-Rise
Commercial multi-family, interior build-out
Hudson Residence
Whole-house gut renovation: framing, hang, and finish
Palisades Residence
New construction: barrel vaults, truss ceilings, and long corridors
Hillside Residence
Remodel: insulation and hang to open hillside elevations
Silver Lake Residence
Hang: living space with full-width city opening
Truesdale Remodel
Remodel: hang and finish
Encino Residence
Board delivery and staging
There are six levels of drywall finish. Most contractors can name two.
GA-214 is the Gypsum Association standard your architect writes into the spec, from bare board to a full skim coat. Here is what each level means, and what it costs you to get it wrong.
1
Fire taping
Tape set in compound. Enough to hold a fire rating, not enough to look at.
Joint tape set in joint compound. Surfaces free of excess compound.
- Tape embedded only
- Acceptable
- Plenum areas above ceilings, Attics and service corridors, Concealed areas
2
Substrate
One coat over everything. A surface for something else to sit on.
Tape embedded, plus one separate coat of compound over all joints and interior angles. Fastener heads and accessories covered with one coat.
- 1 coat
- Acceptable
- Tile substrate, Garages and warehouses, Where appearance is not a concern
3
Heavy texture
Two coats, no tool marks. The base for a texture that will hide the rest.
Tape embedded, plus two separate coats over all joints and interior angles. Two coats on fastener heads and accessories. Free of tool marks and ridges.
- 2 coats
- Not acceptable
- Heavy and medium textures, Heavy-grade wall coverings, Commercial back-of-house
4
Standard finish
Three coats. The default for a painted wall in a finished room.
Tape embedded, plus three separate coats over all joints and interior angles. Three coats on fastener heads and accessories. Free of tool marks and ridges.
- 3 coats
- Not acceptable
- Flat paints, Light textures, Lightweight wall coverings, Most residential interiors
5
Skim coat
Everything in Level 4, then a skim coat across the entire wall. This is the one that survives raking light.
All of Level 4, plus a thin skim coat of joint compound (or a manufacturer-approved material) trowelled over the entire surface. Free of tool marks and ridges.
- 3 coats + full skim
- Not acceptable
- Gloss, semi-gloss, and enamel paints, Severe (critical) lighting conditions, Galleries, lobbies, and high-end residential
GA-214 recommends a coat of primer or surfacer before final decoration at Levels 3, 4, and 5. Skipping it is the most common reason a finish that passed inspection still looks wrong after paint.
Five stages, in order, with the drying time they need.
- 01
Estimate & takeoff
A real number and a real date, both in writing, from a real takeoff.
- 02
Framing & hang
Straight walls. Everything after this depends on it.
- 03
Tape & mud
Coats, with drying time between them. No shortcuts here.
- 04
Texture
Matched to a sample you approved, not to our memory.
- 05
Final finish & walkthrough
We look at it under the light you will actually live with.
- 50+
- Years combined experience
- 12M
- Square feet hung
- 6
- Counties served
- 5
- Level 5 capable
Across leadership and lead crews
Commercial and residential, to date
LA, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura, San Diego
Full skim coat for critical lighting
Request an estimate
Send the drawings or the address. We walk it, take it off properly, and return a price and a completion date we intend to hold. Estimates returned within 2 business days.