Sheetrock walls & repairs
Your sheetrock contractor in Suffolk County, NY
New walls and ceilings, basements, and repairs after a leak or a remodel. Hung tight, taped clean and sanded smooth enough that nobody sees a seam under paint.
- Fully insured
Where sheetrock jobs go wrong
Hanging the boards is the easy part. The finish is what you see for years.
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Seams you can see
Ridges and bumps along the joints that show up the moment sunlight hits the wall from the side.
We tape, then feather each coat wider than the last and sand between coats.
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Nail pops
Little round bumps that push through the paint a season or two later.
We screw into the studs on the right spacing, so the board stays put.
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Cracked corners
Outside corners that chip, and inside corners that split open over doors and windows.
Solid corner bead on the outside corners and taped inside corners, finished straight.
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Soft or stained spots
Sheetrock that got wet from a leak can sag, stain or go soft, and paint won't fix it.
We cut out the damaged board back to solid framing and put in new.
How we hang and finish sheetrock
Same crew from the first board to primer. You'll have a written price and start date first.
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Look at the walls
We check the framing, look for any water that caused damage, and decide what gets repaired and what gets replaced.
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Protect the house
Floors covered, the room closed off, and a clear path in and out so the dust stays where we're working.
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Hang the boards
Full sheets where we can to cut down on seams, joints staggered, screws set into the studs.
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Tape and finish
Tape on every joint, then coats of joint compound (mud) feathered out and sanded smooth.
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Prime or paint
We prime so the finish is ready for paint, or paint it ourselves if that's part of the job.
Where we hang sheetrock
Anywhere there are open studs or damaged walls.
- Basements being finished
- Rooms opened up during a remodel
- New walls and closets
- Ceilings damaged by a leak
- Garages being finished
- Bathrooms after a gut
- Attic and bonus rooms
- Walls opened for plumbing or wiring work
Sheetrock work across Suffolk County
As a sheetrock contractor in Suffolk County, most of our work falls into two groups. New walls and ceilings, for a basement, a remodel or a new closet. And repairs, after a leak, an old patch that never looked right, or a wall opened up for pipes or wires. Either way, the goal is the same: walls that look like one smooth surface once they’re painted.
Hanging it right
Good finish work starts with how the boards go up. We use the biggest sheets that fit, so there are fewer seams to tape. Joints are staggered so they don’t all line up in one long crack line. Screws go into the studs, not just the board, and they’re set just below the surface without tearing the paper. That’s what stops nail pops later.
If the framing behind the wall is crooked, the sheetrock will be too. When we open a wall and find studs that bow in or out, we straighten them first. That’s part of why we do our own framing.
Taping and finishing
This is where a sheetrock job looks expensive or cheap. Every joint gets tape, then coats of joint compound, each one spread a little wider than the last so the edges fade into the wall. We sand between coats and check the walls with a light held flat against them, the way sunlight hits them from a window. If a wall needs to be flatter than that, we add a skim coat over the whole thing.
Repairs after a leak
Water-damaged sheetrock should come out once the leak is fixed and the framing behind it is dry. We cut back to solid board, fit in a new piece, and tape and finish it so the repair disappears. For smaller holes and cracks, see patching holes and cracks.
Keeping the dust down
Sanding sheetrock makes fine dust that travels. We close off the room with plastic, cover the floors from the door to the work area, and turn off the heat or air vents in the room if we can so dust doesn’t get pushed through the house. We clean up at the end of every day, not just at the end of the job. When we’re done, we vacuum the room and wipe down the surfaces, then walk through it with you.
Before we come out
- Which walls and ceilings need work
- Whether there’s been water, and if the leak has been fixed
- If the room is getting painted after, and by whom
- Any other work planned for the room, like trim or floors
Photos of the damage, or the open studs, help us give you a better price.
Sheetrock questions
Is sheetrock the same as drywall?
Yes. Sheetrock is what most people on Long Island call it, and drywall is the general name. Same material: a gypsum core with paper on both sides.
Should I repair my wall or replace the sheetrock?
If the damage is in one area and the rest of the wall is solid, a repair is usually fine. If the board is soft, moldy, badly cracked in many places, or the room is being remodeled anyway, replacing it is often the better choice. We'll tell you what we see.
My ceiling got wet from a leak. What now?
First the leak has to be fixed. Then we check whether the ceiling is still solid. A dry stain can sometimes be sealed and painted, but sagging or soft board needs to be cut out and replaced.
How much dust will there be?
Sanding makes dust, no way around it. We close off the room, cover the floors and the path in and out, and clean up every day.
How much does sheetrock work cost?
It depends on how many walls and ceilings, the type of board, how high the ceilings are, and how smooth the finish needs to be. You get a written, itemized price before we start.
How long does sheetrock take?
Each coat of mud has to dry before the next one, so it's never same visit. Your written price includes a start date and how long the job will take.
Get a price on your sheetrock.
Tell us which walls or ceilings and what happened to them. Photos help us plan the job.
631-745-9982- Price in writing before any work starts.
- One crew from start to finish.
- Fully insured