Drywall finishing has an industry scale, Level 0 to Level 5. Most homes live at Level 4. Gloss paint and raking light ask for Level 5. Tap through it.
Our own walls · Lorain, OH
Level 0 · Hung, nothing more
Temporary spaces · phased jobs
Board on studs, no tape, no mud. Only for spaces that are getting finished later or torn back out.
Level 1 · Fire taping
Attics · service areas nobody sees
Joints taped so the assembly does its fire-separation job. Looks rough, works hard.
Level 2 · Tape plus one coat
Garages · workshops · behind tile
One coat of compound over tape and screws. The standard behind tile backer and in spaces built to work, not to look at.
Level 3 · Two coats
Walls getting heavy texture
Two coats, ready for knockdown or heavy-grade texture. The texture carries the final look.
Level 4 · The house standard
Most living spaces · flat paint
Three coats, sanded smooth. What most homes need under flat and eggshell paint. Done right, you stop thinking about your walls.
Level 5 · The raking-light finish
Gloss paint · big windows · cathedral ceilings
A skim coat over the entire surface. When low sun sweeps the wall and nothing shows, that's Level 5. It's the test we hold ourselves to.
Not sure which level? We'll tell you straight on the walk-through.
SAME CREW
// How we work
Every job, walls or roof,runs the same four steps.
01
Walk & Measure
We come out, look at the job and measure it ourselves.
02
Straight Price
One clear number before we start. No surprises taped in.
03
The Work
Hang, tape and finish. Or tear-off and shingle. Same discipline.
04
Clean & Walk-Through
We haul the mess out and walk the finished job with you.
Want the full story of a Mendoza wall? See the work
// Repairs · Basements · Trade two: Roofing
From the patch insideto the roof overhead.
Repairs that disappear and basements finished end to end. And when the job moves outside, the name says Drywall and Roof for a reason. Same standard, same phone number.
05
Drywall Repair & Patching
Cracks, holes, water damage. We fix the cause, then the wall.