Drywall joints in your Aurora home finished with the right tape and compound for each seam, so they cure hard and paint out flat. We pick the materials joint by joint and finish in three coats.
Not every joint gets the same tape. Paper tape is stronger in inside corners and on most flat seams, and mesh tape works on some flat joints when it is bedded in setting compound, which cures harder than premixed mud. We choose for each seam rather than using one product everywhere. After the tape coat, we build the joint with fill and finish coats, sanding between each so the last coat goes on smooth.
Aurora is on our regular route, and we reach it on I-88, Route 59, Orchard Road, Eola Road and Farnsworth Avenue, on both sides of the Fox River. The city spreads across Kane, DuPage, Will and Kendall counties, and the work we finish here ranges from a new basement to a remodeled room in an older house. If your Aurora house is older and the framing has settled, new board set against it can see more movement at the joints, which is where paper tape and a setting-compound first coat matter most. We look at the framing at the estimate and choose the materials from there.
Folded paper tape on every inside corner, where mesh tends to crack.
A hard-curing first coat on joints that need extra strength.
Mesh tape only where it belongs, always bedded in setting compound.
A lightweight compound on the finish coats that sands to a smooth face.
Every screw head coated three times.
Each coat sanded before the next so ridges do not build up.
We look at the framing and board in person and write a free estimate that lists the tape, the compound, the finish level and the visits. If something turns up once we start, like a bowed stud pushing a seam out, we stop, price the fix in writing and wait for your go-ahead. Setting compound changes the drying schedule, and we tell you which days we come back. When the last coat is sanded, we check every joint with you before primer.
Call or text (815) 585-1750 and send a photo of the board. We come out and write up the materials and the plan.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
Email matt@onitcc.com