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DrywallTexture Matching: The Art of Invisible Drywall Repairs
Nothing reveals a drywall repair faster than mismatched texture. The patch is smooth, the surrounding wall is orange peel, and now it looks worse than before. Texture matching is one of the most skilled aspects of our craft.
by Luna Drywall and Paint
Common Textures in Lowcountry Homes
Orange peel is the most common texture in South Carolina residential construction, a light bumpy surface applied by spray gun. Knockdown is similar but with peaks knocked down, creating a mottled look common in 2000s-era homes. Skip trowel is hand-applied, leaving random overlapping patches popular in Mediterranean-influenced communities. Level 5 smooth is a fully skim-coated surface common in newer high-end construction.
Why Matching Is Difficult
Texture is dimensional. A spray texture applied from 18 inches away with certain air pressure and material viscosity looks completely different from the same material at a different distance or pressure. The skill is in reading the existing texture accurately and replicating the application technique, not just the materials.
Our Approach
On spray textures, we test our technique on a sample board and compare against your wall before committing. We always feather new texture well beyond the patch perimeter so there is no hard line between old and new. After texturing, priming the patched area before painting is critical, unprimed compound absorbs paint differently than the surrounding surface, making patches visible even after a finish coat.
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