Drywall & Painting in Los Angeles

Half the walls in this city are plaster on wood lath rather than drywall, and a patch mixed for one opens up again on the other. We find out which you have before we open a bucket.

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Linda G.April 2026

5.0★★★★★★★★★★

Drywall & Painting

“Thank you Sergio, you did an amazing job with the drywall, and an amazing price. I am happy with the work, appreciate you.”

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Daniel G.September 2025

5.0★★★★★★★★★★

Drywall & Painting

“We've had the pleasure of working with Construction Hub on several of our investment properties, and the experience has been nothing short of outstanding. From start to finish, their team has been reliable, professional, and incredibly detail-oriented.They handled a wide range of renovations for us including windows, doors, cabinetry, flooring, bathrooms, and full paint and patch work and delivered consistently high-quality results across the board. Every project was completed on schedule, within budget, and with excellent communication throughout.What really sets Construction Hub apart is their versatility and commitment to craftsmanship. Whether it was a full bathroom remodel or a simple flooring upgrade, they treated each task with care and precision. The final finishes have made a noticeable impact on the value and appeal of our properties.We highly recommend Construction Hub to any investor or homeowner looking for a trustworthy and skilled construction partner. We look forward to continuing our relationship on future projects!”

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Melvin L.October 2025

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General Handyman

“Sergio did a good job, came on time and do the job. Straight forward!”

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Matching an orange peel or a knockdown takes longer than filling the hole did, which is why the texture gets feathered a good two feet past the repair instead of stopped at its edge.

Outside, the quote is mostly prep. Stucco that has cracked and chalked wants opening, filling and curing before a brush touches it, and that is the part that decides where in a range an exterior job lands.

What these jobs cost in Los Angeles

Drywall Repair $120–$350

Interior Painting $300–$800

Exterior Painting $400–$1,500

Popcorn Ceiling Removal $350–$1,200

One flat price per job, agreed before we start. Each range opens the guide behind it.

Test the ceiling first

Popcorn texture in a house built before 1980 gets a lab test before a scraper touches it. That texture often holds asbestos, and dry scraping sends it into the air of a room where someone sleeps. We take a sample and wait for the result. Comes back clean, removal runs $350–$1,200: we tent the room, wet the texture, pull it and skim the ceiling flat. Comes back positive, we stop. Asbestos removal belongs to a licensed abatement crew, and we tell you that instead of quoting it.

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Salt air on stucco

Exterior paint in Santa Monica, Venice and the South Bay gives out sooner than the same paint in Sherman Oaks. The marine layer works under the film at trim joints and fascia, so the seaward wall goes chalky while the back of the house still looks new. On stucco we open the hairline cracks, fill them and let the patch cure before primer. Rushing that cure is why a fresh coat maps every old crack by January.

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Worth your own weekend

Repainting a bedroom is a fine weekend. Tape, cut in by hand, second coat if the first one goes thin. Patching is where homeowners lose the money they saved. If the same crack opens a second time after a proper patch, the framing is moving and a structural pro should look at it before you buy more paint. Short of that, the usual culprit is sealer: a patch sanded flat but primed with the wrong one flashes through the topcoat, and you see every one of them at four in the afternoon when the sun rakes across the wall.

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Drywall & Painting: FAQ

Should the patching and the painting be one booking?

One booking, and it costs less. A patch has to dry, get sanded and get primed before color goes over it, so a crew that is already in the room does that in sequence. Booked separately you pay two visits and the drive across town twice.

Can you match paint when I do not know the color?

Usually. If any of the original paint is left in the garage, bring the can out and we work from the label. If not, we cut a chip from an inconspicuous spot and have it scanned at the paint counter. A scan gets very close on a wall that has faded evenly, less close on a sun-beaten south wall, where painting the full wall beats spot-matching it.

Is my wall plaster or drywall, and does it change the price?

Push a thumbtack into a hidden spot. It goes in with light pressure on drywall and refuses on plaster. Plaster costs more to patch because it takes more coats and each one has to dry, and the repair has to key into the lath rather than sit on it. Most LA houses built before the war are plaster, and plenty of them have drywall in the rooms someone remodeled.

Can we do the house in stages?

Outside, that works well. Body color now and the trim and accent colors on a later visit spreads the cost, and the scraping and priming that decide the quote happen once either way. Inside it rarely pays. A room gets emptied, taped, covered and cut in once, so splitting the walls from the trim means paying for that setup twice in the same room.

Do you patch a ceiling that a leak stained?

Once the leak is fixed and the area is properly dry, yes. Two things matter. A stain bleeds straight back through ordinary paint, so it needs a stain-blocking primer first. And if the drywall is soft when you press it, patching it is the wrong answer, because that piece has to come out. If the ceiling is still damp, find the source before anyone paints.