Drywall Repair and Painting in Nashville, TN

Nashville's Go-To Team for Drywall Repair and Painting

Most painting companies don't want to deal with drywall. They'll paint over a nail pop, skim past a crack, and leave you with a wall that looks fine in photos and bad in person. That's not how we work.

At Those Guys Painting Co., drywall repair is part of the job — not an upsell, not a separate trade to coordinate, and not something we rush through to get to the painting. If your walls have holes, cracks, water damage, or surface damage from removed fixtures, we handle it all in one visit. You get walls that look like walls are supposed to look: smooth, consistent, and freshly painted.

We work throughout Nashville and the surrounding Middle Tennessee area, including Franklin, Brentwood, Hendersonville, Murfreesboro, and beyond. Whether you're patching a single hole before a listing or refreshing a room that's taken years of wear, we'll scope it honestly, price it fairly, and get it done right.

What Drywall Repair and Painting Actually Involves

When most people ask about drywall repair, they're really asking: "Can you make it look like nothing ever happened?" The answer is yes — but it requires more than slapping compound on a wall and painting over it.

Here's what a proper repair-and-paint process looks like on a real job:

• Damage assessment. We inspect every surface scheduled for painting — not just the obvious damage. Nail pops, hairline cracks, tape seams that have separated, texture inconsistencies, and water stains all get flagged before we price the job.
• Drywall patching. Small holes (under 4 inches) are filled with joint compound and feathered out. Larger holes require a backing board or patch panel, mesh tape, and multiple compound coats to build a flush surface. Every patch is sanded smooth before any paint touches the wall.
• Skim coating. For walls with widespread surface damage, shallow gouges, or uneven texture from old wallpaper removal, skim coating applies a thin layer of compound across the full wall surface — giving you a consistent, paintable base rather than a patchwork of repairs.
• Priming. Repaired areas must be primed before topcoating. Bare compound and joint tape absorb paint differently than the surrounding wall surface, and skipping primer is exactly why DIY patches flash through the finished color. We prime every repair — and prime full walls when the condition calls for it.
• Paint application. Two coats, brush and roll, using quality interior latex from Sherwin-Williams or Benjamin Moore. Sheen selection is guided by the room's use — flat or matte for ceilings and low-traffic walls, eggshell or satin for living areas and bedrooms, semi-gloss for trim and high-humidity spaces.
• Final walkthrough. We inspect the finished surface in raking light before we call a job complete. If we see a spot that isn't right, we address it before packing up — not after you call us back.

Common Drywall Problems We Fix

No two houses show up with identical damage, but most of what we see falls into a handful of categories. Here's what we run into regularly on Nashville jobs:

• Nail pops and screw pops. Common in homes older than 20 years and in new construction that's settled. The fastener backs out slightly and pushes the drywall surface forward. Fix involves setting the fastener, adding a second fastener nearby, filling, sanding, priming, and painting. Almost invisible when done correctly.
• Door handle and doorstop damage. A classic. The door swings too hard, the handle punches through the wall. Repair size varies — from a small compound fill to a patch panel depending on how far it went.
• Water damage. Stained, soft, or bubbled drywall from a previous leak. We don't paint over active moisture problems, and we'll tell you plainly if we find something that needs a plumber first. Once the source is resolved, we cut out the damaged section, replace it, tape, compound, prime, and paint.
• Cracks at corners and seams. Hairline cracks along tape seams or corner bead are common as houses move seasonally. These get opened slightly, re-taped or re-coated, feathered out, and painted. Painting over them without addressing the seam just delays the problem.
• Texture matching. Nashville homes run the full range — smooth walls, orange peel, knockdown, popcorn ceilings. Matching existing texture after a repair is one of the harder things to do well. We've done enough of it to be honest about what we can match and what we can't without respraying a full wall or ceiling.
• Anchor and bracket removal. TVs come down, shelves come out, and they leave a trail of anchors, rawl plugs, and over-sized holes. We fill, sand, and paint so the wall looks like it was never touched.
• Wallpaper removal damage. Removing wallpaper — especially if it was applied directly to unprimed drywall — often pulls the paper face off the gypsum. That damaged surface needs skim coating before it can be painted. We see this regularly in older Nashville homes and in rentals that went through multiple tenants.

Why We Handle Drywall In-House

Some painting companies subcontract drywall to a separate trade and coordinate the handoff. The problem is scheduling friction, communication gaps, and a finished product that nobody fully owns. If the patch doesn't blend, who fixes it?

We keep repair and painting under one scope and one crew. That means:

• One point of contact from estimate through final walkthrough
• No gaps in accountability between the repair and the finish coat
• Faster turnaround — no waiting on a second trade to open a window in their schedule
• A seamless result, because the same team that does the repair does the paint

For larger structural repairs or full drywall replacement, we'll tell you honestly when you need a drywall contractor rather than a painting crew. But for the vast majority of repair-and-paint projects homeowners deal with — holes, cracks, surface damage, water stains — we've got it.

What to Expect on a Drywall Repair and Paint Job

Here's how a typical project flows from the time you reach out:

1. Remote estimate. Send us photos of the damage and the rooms you want painted. We'll come back with a written quote that covers both the repair work and the full paint scope — no surprises when we show up.
2. Scheduling. Most repair-and-paint jobs in a single room or small area can be completed in one day. Multi-room projects or more extensive repairs may run two days. We'll give you a realistic timeline before we start.
3. Day one — repairs and priming. Patching, compound application, sanding, and primer. Compound needs dry time before finish coats go on — we don't rush this step.
4. Finish coats. Two coats of your chosen color. We protect floors and furniture with drop cloths and masking, cut in carefully at edges and trim, and roll for consistent coverage.
5. Walkthrough and cleanup. We do a final inspection, touch up anything that needs it, and leave the space clean. Andrew is reachable directly if anything comes up after we leave.

Drywall Repair and Painting Pricing in Nashville

Pricing on repair-and-paint jobs varies more than a straight painting quote because repair scope isn't always fully visible until we're in the wall. That said, we price transparently and in writing — no surprises after the job starts.

A few factors that affect the final number:

• Number and size of repairs needed
• Whether texture matching is required
• Square footage of paintable wall surface
• Number of coats (some colors or dramatic changes require three)
• Whether skim coating is needed vs. spot repairs only

We're consistently more competitive than other Nashville painting companies on jobs that combine repair and paint — partly because we're not marking up a subcontractor, and partly because we've gotten efficient at this type of work. We quote fair, we show up on time, and we don't pad jobs.

Drywall Repair and Painting for Home Sales and Rentals

Two situations where we see this scope come up constantly:

Pre-listing prep. Sellers need walls that photograph well and hold up to buyer walkthroughs. Nail holes, scuffs, and patched repairs that were never painted over stand out in person and in listing photos. We can turn a room around quickly when there's a listing timeline driving the schedule.

Tenant turnover. Rental properties accumulate damage between tenants — door damage, anchor holes, scuffs at chair rail height, water stains from bathroom fans. A one-day repair-and-repaint typically resets a unit to move-in condition and gets better photos for the next listing. We work with property managers and individual landlords throughout Nashville and the surrounding counties.

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