A finish picked for the paint going on it, so a satin wall looks as even as a matte one. We tape and finish new drywall in Schaumburg homes, room by room.
The paint you choose should decide how much finishing a wall gets. Flat and matte paints hide a lot, eggshell hides less, and satin or semi-gloss show every change in texture between paper and compound. We tape and coat new board to a level 4 finish for walls getting flat or eggshell, and add a level 5 skim where a shinier paint is going on. Either way it is three coats on every joint, sanded between, with the floors covered and the dust held in the room.
Schaumburg is on our regular route, reached by I-90, I-290 and Route 53, with Golf Road and Meacham Road getting us around town. If your Schaumburg house is getting a home office, a basement room or a wall that splits a large room in two, it pays to pick the sheen before the taping starts. Washable satin in a hallway or a kid's room makes sense for cleaning, but it is also the paint that shows joints the most. We walk through that trade-off with you at the estimate, so the finish and the paint are planned together.
We match each wall's finish to its paint: level 4 under flat and eggshell, a level 5 skim under satin and gloss.
Paper tape on seams and inside corners, mesh with setting compound in the spots where it is the better choice.
Each joint built up in three coats, feathered wider each time and sanded between.
Square or rounded corner bead, your call, set straight and finished clean.
Screw heads covered with each coat so no dimples show once the paint is on.
Walls sanded, dusted and checked with a light so primer and paint go on evenly.
We look at the space, talk through the paint you have in mind and write an estimate that names the finish level for each wall. If you switch to a glossier paint partway through, we tell you what that changes and price any skim in writing before doing it. The schedule allows drying time between coats, and we book around the days we said. A final walkthrough with a work light comes before we call any room finished.
Call or text (815) 585-1750 with the rooms and the paint you have in mind. We will come out and write up the finish level and the price.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
Email matt@onitcc.com