Trade the texture for smooth walls in Yelm
We turn sprayed-texture rooms into a smooth wall finish in Yelm, skimming the walls flat and leaving them ready for paint. You choose the rooms, and we stop the change at corners so the line between smooth and textured never lands mid-wall.
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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 Yelm homes
When Yelm's homes were built shapes what is behind the wall and which rules apply to the work.
- 6% Before 1940
- under 1% 1940–1959
- 9% 1960–1979
- 22% 1980–1999
- 63% 2000 or later
- 2004Median year Yelm homes were built
Half of Yelm's homes were built before 2004 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
- 15.1%of Yelm 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
- Yelm homes built since 2000
About six in ten of Yelm's homes were built in 2000 or later, and the city's median home dates from 2004. U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024, year structure built (B25034)
Start with the wall that is actually there
New board needs its joints finished. An older painted wall can have raised seams, old patches, loose paint and texture across the whole room. We look at all of that first, because it decides whether the job is a skim or a skim plus repairs, and the price follows.
Gypsum Association GA-216 application and finishing of gypsum panels
Carry smoothness past corners and openings
Smooth walls are judged across the whole plane. Window returns, door casings, inside corners and the ceiling line are all places a leftover strip of texture would show. We feather past them, and if you're only doing one wall, we stop at a corner.
Testing depends on the year your Yelm home was built
About six in ten Yelm homes were built in 2000 or later, long after EPA banned asbestos in patching compounds in 1977. About 15% are older than 1980, and the texture and compound in those should be checked before anyone sands them.
Pick the rooms, then text us
We work on drywall and interior paint in Yelm's rural and acreage homes. Text a photo of each room you want smooth and a close-up of the texture, and tell us the year the house was built.
Smooth Wall Finish questions in Yelm
Can one textured wall be made smooth?
Yes. We skim that wall and stop the smooth finish at the corners.
Will a smooth finish hide every uneven spot?
We fix raised seams and old patches before skimming, so the wall reads flat. Strong side light can still show small waves, and a sample area lets you check.
Request an estimate
Text a photo of each Yelm room and a close-up of the texture, plus the year the house was built.
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