| If you have been a house painter for very long you | | | | Sometimes you can get jobs hanging and taping small |
| have undoubtedly come into some form of drywall | | | | projects like a garage or part of a basement. You |
| repair on every interior painting job. As a matter of | | | | don't have to take on these bigger projects though. |
| fact, if you don't get good at mastering drywall repair, | | | | Many times people want to sell their house so they |
| your painting jobs will not be as professional as they | | | | are motivated to fix their walls or ceilings finally. |
| could be. | | | | You may ask yourself, if drywall repairs are so simple |
| In this article I want to reveal how small drywall repair | | | | how can I get good at doing them? First, You need to |
| jobs can mean big profits for you. I am talking about | | | | learn how to duplicate a few common textures, which |
| making $350 to $500 on average for just 7 - 10 hours | | | | is easy once you figure out which tool was used to |
| of work. Each job is different of course and may turn | | | | make it. You will also get repairs for common drywall |
| out to be just a $200 repair or maybe a $1,500 repair. | | | | holes of all sizes, which includes plaster (thin set and |
| The fact is that when it comes to drywall repair | | | | lathe). And you will need to know how to repair loose |
| people always call someone to do the work. As a | | | | tape seams. |
| house painter I know that most people think they know | | | | And believe it or not, that's about all there is to |
| how to paint and the keyword here is "think". But when | | | | successful drywall repair. These techniques are hidden |
| it comes to things like drywall repair they go running | | | | to the public but easy for you and I. If you ever have |
| home to momma. | | | | seen what homeowners try to do to repair their own |
| And this is why you can make good money doing | | | | drywall you will know instantly that this is an easy |
| small repair jobs like plumbers and electricians do. The | | | | profitable business. |
| things that most people are unskilled to do themselves | | | | Here is the amazing part. Most drywall repairs that I |
| are simple and easy for us that decide to specialize in | | | | see look awful. Yet the homeowner seems happy |
| them. | | | | with it. The job looks like someone came in and |
| Some people have the money but lack the time and | | | | slopped a little mud on the ceiling and left. Yet the |
| would rather have someone else do the work | | | | repair guy ran off with something like $200 and the |
| anyway. 99% of the time though, people just don't | | | | homeowner for some odd reason usually thinks the |
| know the trade. Drywall repair is a secret art. As for | | | | job was done O.K. I have seen this too often. |
| the ones that attempt to repair their own drywall | | | | On a serious note though, doing good professional |
| themselves, the job always turns out lousy. | | | | looking work at affordable prices will give you tons of |
| Where is the target market for getting business? The | | | | referrals and repeat business. If you can learn the |
| answer is residential, light commercial, rental properties, | | | | basics of proper drywall repair and even do a little |
| etc. As a house painter you can be limited to a higher | | | | touch up painting afterward you will do just fine. You |
| end market if you wish to earn professional painters | | | | can indeed earn $30 - $70 per hour due to the nature |
| wages. But no so with drywall repair. Your market can | | | | of the work. |
| be low end to high end simply because of the | | | | How can I get business? Shopper guides, classified |
| tremendous profits in smaller jobs that most people | | | | ads in places like Craig's List, local online ads, small |
| can afford. | | | | Yellow Pages ads, word-of-mouth, etc. Why should I |
| Most of the time you get calls from people when they | | | | start a small drywall repair business? Is there a big |
| have water damage. Sometimes it is from reckless | | | | future in it? Yes for two reasons. First, |
| teens roughhousing. I had one job where bees ate a | | | | self-employment is becoming the new work force and |
| hole in the ceiling. I would say that 95% of drywall | | | | secondly, home repair will always be with us. |
| repair is from water damage and half of that can be | | | | Who can do this type of work? Anyone who loves to |
| from bad plumbing, a leaky shower that needs to be | | | | restore things can do well. People who are gifted at |
| re-grouted, etc. A leaky roof is usually the other | | | | home repairs, house painters, drywall, etc. Anyone who |
| reason. | | | | learns a few secrets to successful drywall repair. |