Drywall finishing for Tumwater homes and new units
We do drywall finishing in Tumwater for new rooms, remodels and apartment units, taking hung board to walls that are ready for texture or paint. You get seams and screw lines that stay hidden under the paint you chose, and a written point where our work ends and the painter's begins.
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Carry the wall from board through its finished surface
New board can still leave seams and corners obvious once light crosses the wall. When taping, texture or skim work, and primer preparation are handled as separate jobs, the final coating can expose the handoff between them.
Solis carries the wall from board replacement through taping, the selected smooth or textured finish, and primer preparation. Keeping the same surface in view through coating gives the room a connected finish from new board to painted wall.
- Board and finish work carried through to primer preparation.
- A connected finish from the new board to the painted wall.
Here’s how we get it handled
Text us photos or call
A close-up, a wider view and your city give us a useful starting point. You can also call and talk through the work.
Agree the scope and schedule
We review the work with you, arrange a site visit where needed and put the agreed scope and finish in your estimate.
Get the space finished
Solis completes the agreed work and reviews the finish with you. Include interior painting in the scope for a complete drywall-and-paint handoff.
Have a project in mind? Send us a photo.
Tell us what needs fixing or finishing. We’ll take it from there.
Drywall finishing in Tumwater homes
When Tumwater's homes were built shapes what is behind the wall and which rules apply to the work.
- 2% Before 1940
- 9% 1940–1959
- 22% 1960–1979
- 24% 1980–1999
- 43% 2000 or later
- 1995Median year Tumwater homes were built
Half of Tumwater's homes were built before 1995 and half after. New walls in an existing home are finished to meet what is already there, so the home's age shapes the finish plan. U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024, median year structure built
- 42.5%of Tumwater homes were built in 2000 or later
Newer homes are almost all drywall over wood framing, which keeps new work and the existing walls consistent. U.S. Census Bureau, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates
- Tumwater apartments and ADUs in 2025
TRPC's permit data shows 254 multifamily units across 15 permits and seven accessory dwellings permitted in Tumwater during 2025. Thurston Regional Planning Council Residential Building Permits data
From board joints to a paint-ready surface
We tape the joints, coat the screws and corners, and spread each coat wider than the one under it so the seam never ends in a ridge. Every coat dries before the next goes on. Then we sand and check the surface for edges that paint would show. The job can stop at a smooth, primed wall or carry on through the texture and paint you picked.
Gypsum Association GA-216 application and finishing of gypsum panels
Choose the finish level before the last coat
GA-214 sets out finish levels so you, the builder and the painter mean the same thing. Level 4 covers the joints, screws and corners and suits flat paint and light textures. Level 5 adds a thin skim over the whole sheet, which pays off under gloss paint or where a window throws light along the wall. We price the level on your plans or finish schedule, room by room.
Apartments and ADUs going up in Tumwater
TRPC's permit data shows 254 multifamily units permitted in Tumwater in 2025, across 15 permits, plus seven accessory dwellings. On a building with repeated units we finish every unit to one level and price the corridors and common rooms on their own lines, so a builder or owner can see where the money goes.
Thurston Regional Planning Council Residential Building Permits data
Getting a finishing price in Tumwater
Text us photos of the hung board, or the plans if the walls aren't up yet, and tell us what paint is going on. Mention any long hallway or big window that throws light across a wall, because that is where we'd suggest Level 5.
Drywall Finishing questions in Tumwater
What does drywall finishing include?
Taping the joints, coating the screws and corners, and sanding to the finish level on your plans. We can stop at a primed wall or go on to texture and paint.
Is Level 5 the same as smooth-wall finishing?
Close, but not the same job. Level 5 is a skim over new board. Turning an old textured wall smooth also means dealing with the texture first.
Request an estimate
Text photos of the board or the plans, the paint you have picked, and any wall that gets strong window light in Tumwater.
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