Trust your drywall taping needs only to professionals. With quality drywall taping and mudding you ensure a seamless finish that will increase the value of your home and last for many years to come. A properly installed drywall tape with a high-grade mudding compound prevents the formation of cracks, rough spots, ridges a crooked or wavy corner bead and other drywalling problems. That is why it is imperative to only get the best drywall taping company that understands the intricate and technical aspects of the drywall taping process.
Advantages of hiring drywall taping experts
There’s more to the process of covering up imperfections. Drywall taping is a tedious task and will need trained hands and applied knowledge to know the timing of reapplication and amount of drywall mudding to achieve exceptional results and the desired level of finish.
Tailored to your needs
- We understand that not all projects are the same, that is why we strive to provide the best tailored drywall taping solution that will meet your needs and preferences. When you contact us, we will ask you beforehand the desired paint you will be applying and type of drywall you have. Your location, room layout, lighting and even number of windows are also imperative in determining the approach to your project. All our drywall taping experts are highly-trained and experienced making sure that you only get excellent results when entrusting us with your interior finish.
The process of drywall taping
- Drywall taping levels are basically degrees of work to be done on a wall. Each level contains the previous procedures. So, for instance level 3 includes levels 1 and 2. Drywall taping has 5 levels, the most commonly used level of finish that we recommend is a level 4 for all your living areas. To properly finish drywall, you must first identify the right level of finish for the job, and this decision requires consideration of a variety of factors, including the location, layout, amount of lighting, planned paint or wall treatment, and even the number of windows. The most important factor of all is the location. This will determine if the area is unseen such as behind a kitchen cabinet in this case a level 1, or if it is in seen areas where it should be a level 4 or 5.
Our comprehensive service includes all 5 levels of drywall taping
- Level Zero No taping or any mudding is applied.
- Level One Fire taping is applied. This means one layer of tape covered in mud compound is installed on all joints.
- Level Two Boards and screws covered with one coat of mud. Tape embedded at joints and wiped with knife.
- Level Three Boards and screws covered with two coats of mud. Joints receive level 2 finish and one additional coat.
- Level Four Boards and screws covered with three coats of mud. Joints receive level 2 finish and 2 coats. The prepared surface should be coated with a drywall primer prior to the application of final finishes. This is the most common level in 95% of all custom homes.
- Level Five A skim coat of joint compound applied to the entire surface of a sanded level four finish. The surface shall be smooth and free of tool marks and ridges. This is much more expensive and usually done in ultra high end homes.
