For general contractors and builders

Need a Subcontractor for Tape, Mud and Texture?

General contractors and builders across the Denver area bring in Apex Drywall Repair as their tape, mud and texture subcontractor. Your hangers put up the board and the corner bead; we take it from the first coat of mud through the finish level your plans call for, Level 5 included, and the knockdown, orange peel or hand texture on top. Homes, multifamily, offices, hotels, restaurants and the finished areas of warehouses all go the same way. Send plans or photos and your schedule, and we'll say whether we can make your window before anything is booked.

What you can count on

  • You hang, we finish. Taping, mud coats, sanding and texture, from the first coat to the last pass.
  • The hang looked at first. Anything that would show through the finish goes in writing before we start.
  • Your schedule up front. Tell us when the board is up and when paint is due, and we'll say plainly whether it works.
  • Samples before the full space. A sample board or test area approved before texture or Level 5 goes on.
  • Paperwork on request. Certificate of insurance and W-9, made out the way your office needs.

How it works

  1. 1

    Send plans or photos

    Use the business quote form, or text or call with the plans, the finish level and your schedule.

  2. 2

    Get a written scope

    Finish level, texture and price in writing, from the plans or a walkthrough.

  3. 3

    We finish behind your hangers

    Tape, mud, sand and texture, then a final walk with you before your painter starts.

You hang, we tape, mud and texture

The split is simple: your hangers set the board and the corner bead, and we do everything after that. We tape the joints, run the mud coats over the joints, fasteners and bead, sand between coats, and bring the walls and ceilings to the finish level written into the plans. Level 4 suits most walls that will carry texture or flat paint; Level 5 is for smooth walls under critical light, like a stairwell window or a wall-wash fixture.

On top of the finish goes the texture the job calls for: knockdown or orange peel, sprayed to match the plans or a room you point to, or a hand-trowel texture like skip trowel or Santa Fe on a feature wall. We can leave the surface primed, or stop at finished texture so your painter takes it from there, whichever the scope says.

Looking at the hang before the first coat

Before any mud goes on, we walk the hang: gaps at the joints and corners, fasteners sitting proud or broken through the paper, butt joints landing where they'll be hard to hide, and bead that isn't straight. A finish can only be as flat as the board behind it, so anything that would show through gets written down and sent to you before we start, either for your hangers to take care of or as its own line in our scope.

That walk-through is about the wall, never about who hung it. It keeps the finish predictable and keeps the scope honest on both sides, so nobody has to sort out later whose work a ridge or a popped screw belongs to.

Homes, multifamily and commercial

On the residential side that means new custom homes, additions and whole-house remodels; on the commercial side, tenant finish, office suites, hotel renovations, dining rooms and other front-of-house spaces, apartment and condo buildings, and the offices and showrooms inside warehouse and flex buildings. Occupied buildings get phased by floor or section, with after-hours work where the building needs it, and each phase is cleaned up before the next one starts.

Remodels inside existing buildings follow the same year-built rule as everything else we do: buildings from before 1980 are outside what we take on, and on a commercial remodel we confirm whether an asbestos inspection applies before any existing texture gets disturbed. New construction clears that question by definition.

Where we hang the board too

In unincorporated Douglas County, including Highlands Ranch, Sterling Ranch, Stonegate, The Pinery, Roxborough Park and the business parks of Meridian and Louviers, we can hang the board as well, for any kind of building; see drywall in unincorporated Douglas County. On homes in Genesee, Ken Caryl and Dakota Ridge, the same goes for one- and two-family houses. Everywhere else we work, we start once your hangers have the board and bead up.

Bids, scheduling and paperwork

Bids come from plans or photos: square footage, ceiling heights, the finish level and the texture called out, and any areas held to Level 5. Larger jobs get a walkthrough, and a written scope with the price comes back before anything is put on the calendar. Tell us when the board will be up and when your painter is due, and we'll say plainly whether that window works rather than squeezing it in.

A certificate of insurance and a W-9 go to your office ahead of the first day on site, made out the way your paperwork needs them. One number to text or call covers the job from the bid to the final walk.

Start with a business quote

Send plans or photos and your schedule on the business quote form, or call 720-250-8525.

Questions from general contractors

Do you hang drywall or set corner bead?

In unincorporated Douglas County, and on homes in Genesee, Ken Caryl and Dakota Ridge, yes. Everywhere else we start once your hangers have the board and bead up, and take it from the first coat of mud through texture.

What finish levels do you work to?

Whatever the plans call for: Level 4 for most textured or flat-painted walls, through Level 5 where light is critical or the walls stay smooth. The level goes into the written scope by name.

What if there's a problem with the hang?

We look before the first coat. Anything that would show through the finish, like a wide gap or a fastener through the paper, goes in writing for your hangers or as its own line in our scope.

Do you take commercial and multifamily jobs as well as homes?

Yes: tenant finish, offices, hotels, front-of-house restaurant space, apartment and condo buildings, and warehouse office areas, as well as custom homes, additions and remodels.

Can you leave the walls for our painter?

Yes. We can leave them primed, or stop at the finished texture so your painter takes it from there, whichever the scope says.

Can you send a certificate of insurance and a W-9?

Yes, made out the way your office needs them, before the first day on site.