Painting and drywall
- What we do
- Hang, finish, patch and paint with lines you do not have to look past.
- Materials
- Labor only. You choose and buy them, and we tell you what to order.
- Quote
- Free and in writing, after Iago sees the job.
- Where
- Around Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina.
Flat walls first. Then the paint.
Paint shows every ridge, patch and seam under it. A wall that looks right after painting was finished flat before the paint went on. Nexus Build Works hangs and finishes drywall, patches what is damaged, and paints walls, ceilings and trim.
We take whole rooms. We also take the patches other jobs leave behind: an access hole, a moved outlet, a water stain on a ceiling. You choose the paint and the sheen and buy it where you like. We tell you how much each room needs.
What we do
Drywall
- New drywall hung on walls and ceilings and screwed to the framing.
- Moisture-resistant board or cement board where the room calls for it.
- Corners beaded, seams taped and finished in coats, then sanded smooth.
- Ceiling texture matched where the existing ceiling has one.
Drywall patches
- Holes and cracks patched and blended into the wall.
- Water-damaged ceiling sections cut out and replaced, once the leak is fixed.
- Nail pops reset and covered.
- Every patch primed so it does not show through the paint.
Interior painting
- Surfaces cleaned, sanded and primed before paint.
- Walls and ceilings cut in and rolled.
- Trim, doors and casing caulked and painted.
- Floors, furniture and fixtures covered while we work.
How we check the work
Light across the wall
We check finished drywall with a light held low across the surface. It shows the ridges and dips that light from straight on hides.
Screwed on the right spacing
Drywall is screwed to the framing on the spacing the manufacturer gives, so it does not pop later.
No seams at the corners of openings
Sheets are laid out so seams do not land at the corners of doors and windows, where cracks usually start.
The leak fixed first
We do not patch a stained ceiling until the source of the water is found and fixed. Otherwise the stain comes back.
Primer on every patch
Bare joint compound and new drywall get primer first, so the finish coat has the same sheen across the whole wall.
Straight cut lines
Cut lines at the ceiling and the trim run straight, and trim caulk is tooled smooth before paint.
Where the job needs a permit, the building department inspects it too, and its rules come first.
From Nexus job sites
Walls painted, crown and casing in, floor down. 
Hallway drywall finished and painted, crown installed. 
Painted drywall at an outside corner, crown installed.
What you decide, what you buy
Nexus builds the room. You buy what goes into it. Labor only. You choose and buy the materials, with no markup from us. We tell you what to order and when.
You decide
- Paint colors and sheen for walls, ceilings and trim
- Smooth or textured ceilings
- Which rooms, and in what order
You buy, we install
- Drywall, tape, joint compound and corner bead on the list we give you
- Primer and paint, with quantities by room
- Caulk and patching materials
- Equipment rentals, such as a drywall lift for high ceilings
Labor only. All materials, equipment rentals and deliveries furnished by others (GC/Owner).
Questions about painting and drywall
Tell us about the job.
Tell us what you are planning and where the house is. Iago will come out, measure, and send a written quote for the labor. It is free, and there is no obligation.
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