Are Drywall Repairs Included in a Painting Quote?

The line between minor and major repairs

Every painting quote from MV Painting Inc. draws the same clear line: minor repairs come with the preparation, and major repairs are quoted separately and itemized in your written estimate, so you can see exactly what each repair involves before you approve it.

Major repairs: quoted separately, never refused

Major repairs, quoted separately, are: holes larger than 2 inches, cracks wider than 1/16 of an inch or caused by structural movement, water-damaged drywall or plaster, and areas that need tape plus multiple coats of compound beyond a small patch.

A major repair can also add time to a project, because it may need two to three days of drying before it can be finished to a level where it will not show through the paint. Our guide to how long painting takes shows where that drying time fits into a project schedule, and the category your repair falls into is confirmed in your written estimate before work begins.

Why Calgary walls crack in the first place

Settlement cracks are part of life in Calgary — our clay soils and freeze-thaw cycles shift houses slightly, and drywall shows it first at corners and seams. Dry winter air is actually helpful for mudding: thin coats dry predictably between applications. And because textured walls are common here, texture matching is a standard part of our repairs, not an extra.

The difference between an invisible repair and an obvious one is patience. Joint compound shrinks as it dries, so a proper repair needs multiple thin coats with drying time between them — one thick coat will crack and telegraph through the paint.

Finished so the patch disappears

Whether the repair is minor or major, it is repaired, sanded and texture-matched so the patch disappears once painted. That clear line — minor included, major itemized in writing — is how drywall repair in Calgary should be quoted: ask the painters in Calgary at MV Painting Inc. to assess your walls at your free estimate.

Our drywall repair page walks through the full process — cut-out and patching, taping, thin coats of compound, texture matching, priming and the final paint — and shows recent repair projects in Calgary homes.

Common questions

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Drywall Repair — Cracks, holes, dents and water damage repaired and repainted, with texture matching.

Interior Painting — Walls, ceilings, trim and doors for homes across Calgary and surrounding areas.

How Long Does It Take to Paint a House in Calgary? — Interior and exterior timelines by home size, from our own crews.

Is Paint Included in the Estimate? — Paint at wholesale cost with no markup — and what happens if you supply your own.