Drywall Repair in Boerne, TX

Drywall repair built for Boerne's Hill Country homes

Boerne homes carry two very different kinds of walls. The older places off Main Street and along the Hill Country Mile have decades of settlement behind them. The newer custom builds in Cordillera Ranch, Tapatio Springs, and Esperanza are smooth Level 5 finishes under big windows, where the smallest flaw shows.

Both sit on Kendall County's limestone and expansive clay, which swells in the wet season and shrinks in the dry. That movement opens cracks over doors, windows and ceiling seams.

Since 2003 A-Best has repaired and finished walls across Boerne and nearby Fair Oaks Ranch, matching every repair to the surrounding surface so you can't find the work afterward. We're a short drive up I-10, part of the same crew that handles greater San Antonio and Bexar County.

Common repairs we handle in Boerne

• Settlement & stress cracks: corners, over doors and windows
• Ceiling seam cracks: from Hill Country soil movement
• Holes: doorknob, furniture, accidental, and large openings
• Water damage: roof, plumbing, and storm leaks
• Texture matching: orange peel, knockdown, skip trowel, smooth
• Custom-home Level 5: skim-coat smooth walls and ceilings

We also handle drywall installation, texture and finishing, water damage repair and interior and exterior painting in Boerne. Details further down this page.

What drywall repair costs in Boerne

Most homeowners want a number before they call. Small repairs (nail pops, doorknob holes, a few hairline cracks) usually fall in a flat service-call range. Larger or more involved work is quoted by the square foot after a quick look. A few things move the price:

• Size & number of repairs: one patch vs. several rooms
• Texture & finish level: smooth Level 5 and knockdown take more skill
• Settlement scope: a single crack vs. recurring foundation movement
• Water damage: drying, insulation, and mold add scope
• Ceiling vs. wall: overhead work is slower
• Access: high Hill Country ceilings and occupied custom homes

We give a free written estimate before any work starts. No surprises, and our texture-match guarantee means the repair blends in or we make it right.

Drywall installation in Boerne

Boerne's custom-home building in Cordillera Ranch, Tapatio Springs and Esperanza runs on big windows and clean, flat walls. The hang has to be right before the first coat of mud goes on. We hang drywall (sheetrock) tight and square, tape and float the seams flat, and finish to Level 5 where the lighting demands it, or to a matched texture where it doesn't. Additions and remodels along the Hill Country Mile and in Old Town Boerne get the same standard.

Kendall County's limestone and caliche clay move more with the seasons than the sandier ground around San Antonio, so we plan fasteners and control joints for it. That matters most on the tall great-room walls in Cordillera Ranch, Esperanza and Fair Oaks Ranch floor plans. Board acclimates on site before we hang it, because Hill Country humidity swings hard between a wet spring and a dry August.

• New builds and whole-home drywall for custom builders
• Second-story and great-room additions
• Garage and bonus-room conversions
• Vaulted and tray ceilings for Hill Country great rooms
• Level 4 standard and Level 5 smooth finishes
• Soffits, bulkheads and archways

Drywall texture and finishing in Boerne

Newer custom homes here are mostly smooth Level 5 walls under flat light. Older homes around the Hill Country Mile and Old Town Boerne carry hand-applied textures that take a practiced eye to match. We hand- and spray-match orange peel, knockdown, skip trowel and smooth skim coats, and feather every patch into the existing wall. Not sure which finish you need? See drywall finish levels explained.

Texture and skim coat need the right dry time between coats in Boerne's dry heat and cold snaps. Rushing it causes flashing, a patch that shows a different sheen in the flat light these big-window homes are designed for. Two-story great rooms get scaffolding or a lift, so the finish is as even at the ceiling as it is at eye level.

• Smooth Level 5 skim coat for custom homes
• Orange peel and knockdown
• Skip trowel and hand textures on older homes
• Popcorn ceiling removal after an asbestos test on pre-1980s homes
• Two-story great rooms finished from scaffolding or a lift
• Prime and paint to match the sheen

Water damage repair in Boerne

Cibolo Creek and Cave Creek both run through Boerne, so flash flooding after a heavy Hill Country storm is a real risk alongside roof leaks. That goes double near the low-water crossings and in older Old Town Boerne homes. Hail is the other culprit: a bad spring storm can crack a roof and go unnoticed until a ceiling stain shows up weeks later.

We cut out the wet drywall back to sound material, dry the cavity, replace insulation and check moisture levels before anything gets closed up. Then we re-hang, tape, float, texture and repaint to match, Level 5 smooth walls included. Itemized estimates and photos help with insurance claims.

• Roof, hail and storm leaks
• Flash-flood water near Cibolo Creek and Cave Creek
• Supply-line, drain and tub leaks
• Sagging, stained ceilings in custom and older homes
• Wet insulation and rotted framing replaced
• Itemized estimates and photos for your adjuster

Interior and exterior painting in Boerne

Custom homes in Cordillera Ranch, Tapatio Springs and Esperanza deserve paint as clean as the Level 5 walls underneath it. We build or repair the wall and paint it ourselves, so there's no gap between trades: interior walls, trim, cabinets, and exterior siding and stucco.

Hill Country sun is hard on exterior coats. The swing between a 100-degree August afternoon and a cool evening will chalk and fade cheap paint fast, so we use exterior acrylics rated for UV and heat cycling. Limestone and stucco around Fair Oaks Ranch get a primer made for porous surfaces before any color goes on.

• Interior walls and ceilings over Level 5 finishes
• Trim, doors and baseboards
• Kitchen and bath cabinets
• Exterior siding, trim and Hill Country stucco
• UV-rated exterior acrylics
• Repaint after a drywall repair, matched and touched up