Smooth walls over old texture in Centralia
We do smooth wall finish in Centralia by skim coating over existing texture, old patches and dings until the wall reads flat, then ending at a corner or trim line so you never see where it changed.
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Bring textured walls through to a smooth finish
Existing texture, old repairs, and uneven areas can remain visible after a paint change. Treating one spot alone can leave a transition where the newly smoothed patch meets the surrounding wall.
Solis prepares and skims the selected wall area for a smooth finish, accounting for existing texture, lighting direction, and paint sheen. Working across the surface keeps the finishing area connected and gives the room a consistent ground for its next coat.
- A smooth finish carried across the selected wall area.
- Surface preparation connected to the next paint coat.
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.
Smooth wall finish in Centralia homes
When Centralia's homes were built shapes what is behind the wall and which rules apply to the work.
- 23% Before 1940
- 11% 1940–1959
- 22% 1960–1979
- 28% 1980–1999
- 16% 2000 or later
- 1977Median year Centralia homes were built
Half of Centralia's homes were built before 1977 and half after. Send the year your home was built with your photos; it tells us what the walls and earlier patches are likely made of. U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024, median year structure built
- 56.0%of Centralia homes were built before 1980
Asbestos was banned from wall patching compounds in 1977, so old patches and joint compound in these homes are tested before they are sanded. U.S. EPA, regulatory history of asbestos bans
- 1978Washington's lead-safe renovation cutoff
Washington's lead renovation rules cover housing built before 1978, and a firm must be certified to do paid renovation work under them. WAC 365-230-020 and 365-230-360
Start with the wall that is there
Light orange peel over sound paint is a quick skim. Heavy knockdown, peeling coats or loose tape mean more prep, and sometimes new board in spots. More than half of Centralia's homes were built before 1980, and EPA did not ban asbestos in patching compounds until 1977. When a contractor renovates, the Southwest Clean Air Agency requires an AHERA-certified inspector to survey suspect materials first; an owner who lives in a single-family house and does the work is exempt from that survey.
Southwest Clean Air Agency, asbestos renovation flow chart (Form 27)
Define the smooth area
Decide with us whether it's one wall, a whole room or connected rooms and ceilings. Side light from a window shows ridges an overhead fixture hides, so we stop at corners, casing or a change in plane. If a closet or short return sits in the same view, we'll ask whether its texture changes too.
Smooth appearance and Level 5 are related choices
GA-214 Level 5 is a skim coat over new gypsum panels. Smoothing an old wall reaches a similar look by a longer road, because the existing texture has to be filled and flattened first.
Photos that show the texture
Text us one photo of the wall straight on and one from the side with light raking across it. Add the year the house was built if you know it.
Smooth Wall Finish questions in Centralia
Can a heavily textured wall be made smooth?
Yes. Heavier texture takes more coats and sanding, and a wall with failing paint may need some new board. We tell you which after seeing it.
Is Level 5 another name for a smooth-wall conversion?
They finish looking alike. Level 5 is a spec for new panels, while a conversion starts from texture and costs more prep.
Request an estimate
For a Centralia smooth-wall quote, send the raking-light photo, the room size and the year the house was built.
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