Drywall Repair · Nashville, TN
Patch Notes
Nail pops, settling cracks, leak stains and texture matching in Middle Tennessee homes, explained by the people who patch them.
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Notes on walls, ceilings and finishes
Written by Michael Blair, owner of Nashville's Drywall Repair, from the trade’s own practice.
October 19, 2026
Lead Paint and Drywall Repair in an Older House
In a house built before 1978, the concern in a drywall repair is the old paint on the wall. When the federal lead rule covers a patch, how the small-job limit is measured, and what lead-safe work involves.
Read itOctober 12, 2026
Cracked and Chipped Corner Bead, and How We Fix It
An outside corner takes more abuse than any flat wall, and the strip of bead under it is usually what gives. Why it cracks or dents, and what fixing it properly involves.
Read itOctober 8, 2026
Refinishing a Ceiling to a Smooth Finish
A smooth ceiling is the hardest surface in a house to get right, because the light hits it sideways. What has to happen before the first coat, and what makes it stay flat.
Read itSeptember 28, 2026
Closing the Hole a Plumber or Electrician Left
A leak found, a circuit added, a valve replaced, and a ragged square in the wall that nobody is responsible for. What to settle before it gets closed.
Read itSeptember 21, 2026
Type X Drywall and Where the Code Wants It
The board between the garage and the house is part of a separation the code requires, and a patch there is not an ordinary patch. Where Type X belongs and where half-inch board is enough.
Read itSeptember 14, 2026
Truss Uplift and the Ceiling Crack That Comes Back
The crack has been filled three times and it is back every winter. It is not the drywall, and most of the time it is not the foundation either. It is usually the roof, and it can be worked around.
Read itSeptember 7, 2026
Soundproofing an Interior Wall That Is Already Built
Stuffing insulation into a finished wall does little for sound when the same studs hold both faces, because the structure carries the noise across.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Nail Pops and Cracked Seams Explained
A nail pop is a board working loose on a stud that has dried and shrunk away from it, and a new screw beside the pop is what holds the board tight again.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Matching Wall Texture on a Repair
A perfectly flat repair on an orange peel wall is immediately obvious, which surprises people who did everything else right.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Repairing Drywall After a Leak
A water stain that is only painted over tends to come back, because the stain is not the problem and neither is the paint.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Removing a Popcorn Ceiling the Right Way
Before anyone scrapes an old textured ceiling, a sample of it goes to a lab. Everything after that depends on the result.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Drywall Choices for Bathrooms and Basements
Green board is not a waterproofing product, and the residential code keeps it away from shower water for exactly that reason.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Drywall Finish Levels and Why They Matter
A new wall that looks patchy once it is painted can be a finish level mismatch: a Level 4 wall under light or paint that called for Level 5.
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Walls and ceilings patched throughout Middle Tennessee
Besides Nashville, our drywall crews work in 64 towns across 12 counties, and in any part of Middle Tennessee about an hour or less from Nashville.
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