Drywall Repair and Painting, Corner to Corner

Why we paint the whole wall

A spot touch-up on a fresh patch almost always shows — new paint sits on top of old at a slightly different sheen, even in the exact same color, and the texture edge can catch light differently than the wall around it. Painting corner to corner, the full wall, keeps the color and sheen consistent across the whole surface instead of at a visible edge. That's why painting is priced and sold by the wall, not the patch.

If you'd rather handle the paint yourself, the patch is left ready for a roller — see drywall hole repair and texture matching for how the patch itself is priced.

A separate visit, once the texture dries

Texture needs time to dry before it can be primed and painted, so painting is a second visit, not an add-on to the same trip as the patch. Once the texture is dry, we come back, prime, and paint the full wall. Most repairs without painting finish in one visit; adding paint means two.

Your paint, or ours

Bring us your leftover can from the original paint job and we'll paint with it — the cheaper option, and it keeps the can's color and finish exactly as it was. If you don't have leftover paint, or want a fresh can, we supply and color-match using Sherwin-Williams. Painting an adjoining wall in the same room, same color, while we're there costs less than a standalone wall. See the price list for exact numbers.

What to expect from the paint

We paint carefully and match color as closely as the paint allows. Light, sheen, the paint's age, and the room's existing wear all affect how a freshly painted wall compares to the rest of the room, and none of that is something a repaint fully controls. What we do commit to: a full wall, corner to corner, not a patch-sized touch-up that would show more of that difference, not less.