Conroe Drywall Co. is a drywall contractor working in New Waverly, Texas, and we have been hanging and finishing walls across Conroe, Montgomery County and the surrounding communities for over 15 years. New Waverly is one of those surrounding communities, and it sits in Walker County rather than Montgomery. We are insured. We come north up Interstate 45 to reach the town.
Much of our work here is residential drywall, including patching damaged walls, drywall installation in new rooms and additions, hanging and repairing ceilings, and handling the finishing and texture work that determines how the wall looks after painting. We also repair walls damaged by roof leaks and burst pipes, frame with metal studs, work on commercial buildings, board and finish new construction from bare framing, and prime, paint and box in soffits once the surface is ready. Gypsum board is the paper-faced panel used for your walls and ceilings, while joint compound is the paste used to fill the seams between panels and cover the fasteners.
The census records every New Waverly resident as rural, and the town reflects that pattern, with properties set farther apart, more room around them, and buildings that are often larger and farther from the road than houses in town. Call us at (346) 706-5743 for a free on-site estimate.
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A general handyman hangs board between other jobs. We work in one trade, hanging, taping and finishing walls every working day, and the difference is clear on a wall lit from the side, where a rushed seam leaves a shadow you keep noticing. The finish is the part you live with, and it is decided in the last two days of a job, not the first.
We are insured and follow established industry practices, including ASTM C840 standards for gypsum board installation and finishing. Over 15 years of that work has covered both houses and commercial interiors, and that experience is why a repair does not have to stand out from the surrounding wall. Two habits account for most of the result:
Our on-site estimates are free, and financing is available for larger projects. Call us at (346) 706-5743 and we will come out to inspect the wall and explain what the work involves. You can also call us when you need a drywall contractor in Panorama Village.
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The work below falls into three groups. Some of it repairs what is already standing, some puts up board where there is none, and the rest is the finish that goes over either. Sheetrock contractors and drywallers are two names for the same trade, and we answer to both.
A room in a house well off the highway has a cracked corner, a doorknob dent or a row of nail pops, the small bumps left when fasteners work loose. We patch the damage and feather the repair wide enough to blend into the surrounding wall under side lighting.
Houses here grow a room at a time, and an addition or enclosed porch needs drywall where there was none before. We check that the framing is flat, then hang and finish the new gypsum board so the joint where it meets the older wall does not show.
Older houses here have wall textures that reflect when they were built, and new board beside them stands out until the pattern is matched. We tape and smooth the new drywall, then apply knockdown, orange peel or a hand-troweled finish and hang a sample for you to approve.
The businesses along the Interstate 45 frontage and the storefronts in town cannot shut down for a week while walls go up. We handle an office, shop or other commercial interior in phases, completing the walls and ceilings in one area at a time so staff can keep using the rest of the building.
Fresh joint compound absorbs paint unevenly, and a bare wall in New Waverly still needs another trade to finish it. We carry the job through by sealing the new compound with primer and painting in the same run, so one crew is responsible for both the wall and its coating.
Country houses here are built wide, and a long ceiling run makes every sag, brown stain and split seam easy to see. We find the cause before closing the ceiling back up, then repair and texture that section so it matches the rest of the ceiling.
Many New Waverly houses still have the bumpy sprayed ceiling texture that was common for decades, and owners remodeling a room want it removed. Texture installed before 1990 can contain asbestos, so we arrange lab testing before any scraping begins and remove only material the results clear as safe. If the result is positive, that removal is a licensed asbestos abatement contractor's work and we hand it over rather than touch it.
Buildings on acreage sit empty for weeks at a time, so a slow roof leak or leaking supply line is found long after it began. We cut the soft board back to sound material and check the framing for moisture before installing new drywall. The moisture source has to be stopped and any active mold dealt with before the wall is closed.
Offices and shop buildings fitted out after construction need the pipes and wiring overhead to remain accessible. We install a suspended grid, a metal framework leveled from the structure above, and set acoustic tiles into it. Where a leak or fixture change has damaged or removed a tile, we replace it.
People who draw their own house plans here ask for shapes that are not in a builder's standard layout. We build niches, arches, columns and recessed features into the wall, using flexible board or scoring standard board where a curve is needed, then finish the work to match the wall around it.
Metal shell buildings are common on properties around New Waverly, and their interior walls are usually framed with steel rather than wood. We set light-gauge steel studs into track where wood framing is not wanted or permitted, then straighten and secure the frame before the drywall goes on.
In a building on acreage being finished inside for the first time, the wall cavities are still open and remain accessible only until the drywall goes on. We install batts or blown insulation before boarding, using the right insulation for exterior walls and a different approach for walls between interior rooms.
The oldest houses in and around town were finished before drywall, with wet plaster applied over lath, the thin wood strips nailed across the framing. We repair that plaster instead of removing the whole wall, securing loose sections back to the lath and leveling the patch with the surrounding surface.
When wallpaper that has been on a New Waverly wall for thirty years is removed, it pulls the drywall's top paper face away with it. We remove the remaining paper and adhesive back to a sound surface, skim joint compound over the torn areas, and leave the wall flat and ready for finishing rather than simply bare.
A new house on a cleared acre needs every wall and ceiling boarded, taped, smoothed and textured as one job. We agree on the finish level with the owner or builder before the first sheet goes up, then complete the drywall work to fit the schedule of the other trades.
Inside a barn or shop built as one open space, an office, washroom or storage room is often needed where none were drawn. We lay out those walls with you, then frame, board and finish them as one job, including the openings for the doors.
In a building that started as a bare shell, the ceiling goes in after the overhead framing is ready. We hang new ceiling board across the framing above and add support on longer spans so the finished ceiling stays flat.
Converting a building here that was not originally laid out as rooms leaves ducts, pipes and beams exposed where a finished ceiling should be. We box them in with soffits and bulkheads, framing each one square so the corners finish cleanly and the wall finish continues across without a break.
Most houses here with an attached garage have a wall separating the garage from the living space. That wall is a separation rather than an hourly rated assembly, while thicker Type X board is used on the ceiling below a room over the garage. Where a wall or ceiling has a tested fire rating, the rating applies to the complete tested assembly rather than the panel by itself, so we seal every pipe and wire penetration through it.
For much of the year, the air here stays humid, and bathrooms and laundry rooms hold that moisture after they have been used. Ordinary drywall absorbs it and stays damp longer, so we specify moisture-resistant board in those rooms as standard rather than as an upgrade, and cement board wherever tile will be installed.
Traffic from Interstate 45 carries well beyond the frontage and reaches bedrooms on that side of a house at night. We build walls and ceilings for sound control with added mass, separated layers and sealed edges, because gaps around the assembly let sound through and reduce the benefit.
A drywall contractor working on an acreage property starts the job outside the building. There is no curb to park against or neighboring wall to work from, so where the truck stops is a decision rather than a given, and it sets how far every sheet is carried. The 2020 census recorded the town as 100 percent rural, which measures how thinly people here are spread, and it shows up as long driveways and buildings set well back from the road. Gypsum board has a pressed mineral core wrapped in paper, and once it gets wet it swells and weakens, so the stack goes under cover first. Out here, the nearest replacement sheet is not ten minutes away.
Many buildings here were closed in years ago and finished inside later, and we work in shells that have stood that way for a season or for a decade. A shop, barn, guest house or a room built onto the end of the house all reach the drywall stage with the exterior complete and the interior still bare. A frame that has stood open does not stay perfectly true, because the studs move as they dry, and a wall that is out of plane shows every bump through the finished surface. We check the framing plane and correct it before hanging the first sheet.
What the shell is built from determines how we fasten the drywall. Residential drywall contractors work with both wood studs and light-gauge steel studs, the thin bent-steel uprights used in place of lumber, and each takes different fasteners. We install batt insulation, the soft blanket fitted between the uprights, while the wall is still open because adding it later means opening the finished wall again. We can finish one part of the building this way and leave the rest bare until you are ready.
Most of the planning for your job happens before we arrive. We go over the room measurements with you, the texture on the surrounding walls and ceiling, and whether anything is still wet and how long it has been that way. From that, we prepare a materials list covering the amount of board, the right compound, the texture and the paint. The crew then arrives with the materials needed for your room instead of guessing on site. Send us the details of the room or call (346) 706-5743 and describe it to us.
Preparation also sets your expectations honestly. Smaller repairs can often be finished through the texture stage in a single visit. Larger patches take longer. Water-damage rebuilds usually require 2 to 3 visits because the coats dry between visits. Nothing in the planning can compress that drying time.
A building permit is written permission from the local government to carry out work, together with the inspections used to confirm that the work meets its requirements. Near New Waverly, the office that handles that permission depends on which side of the city line your address falls on. Inside the city, the City of New Waverly handles it; outside, Walker County Planning and Development is the relevant office. That is different from Montgomery County, so a homeowner who has built in Conroe before is dealing with a different set of rules here.
New Waverly is a general-law city, which means it operates under powers granted directly by the state rather than under its own charter. The city issues its own permits, covering more than many owners expect: residential and commercial building permits, along with plumbing, mechanical, electrical, right-of-way and manufactured home permits.
The city does not handle plan review in house. It uses a third-party provider for permitting and inspections, and once the permit is approved, you pay for it at city hall. That arrangement is different from Conroe, so it helps to know which office handles each step before you start calling. For drywall work, the main question is how far the project goes. Patching a hole is rarely a permit issue by itself, while a rebuild that opens framing or a shell finish-out can fall under an existing permit. The city decides which applies to your job.
Once your address is outside the city line, the City of New Waverly no longer handles the review and Walker County Planning and Development becomes the office to call. Its work covers floodplain development, on-site wastewater, subdivision and land development. Those reviews directly affect what you can build and where, but they are different from a city building department approving interior construction.
Because those requirements differ, the answer you get depends on where the property sits, and the Montgomery County process does not apply on either side of the New Waverly city line. Ask the office that issues the permit instead of assuming, then tell us what it requires. We follow those requirements, and a drywall contractor who carries the Conroe process up here is guessing at yours.
FAQ
Yes. New Waverly is on our list of areas served, and we work the whole town and the land around it. We schedule work this far out in blocks instead of one address at a time, so if your job needs a second visit, we arrange it for a day when the crew is already working in the area.
Being in Walker County does not change the drywall work itself. It only changes which local office handles permitting or inspections when they are required. Inside the city limits, that is the City of New Waverly; outside them, it is Walker County. We follow the requirements of whichever office covers your address.
Yes. Finishing the interior of a building that was closed in years earlier is ordinary work for us, and we quote it as a separate job rather than a repair. When you call, tell us whether the shell is wood-framed or steel-framed, because that determines how we plan the work.
Testing comes first, and we do not touch the ceiling until the lab results are back. If the results are clear, we remove the texture and refinish the ceiling. If they are positive, the removal has to be handled by a contractor licensed for abatement, so we hand that part over before any work begins. Taking the samples does not disturb the rest of the room, so you can keep using it while you wait.
No new board goes up until the framing behind it reads dry. In a room that is rarely used, a leak runs for weeks before you see it, and the moisture usually spreads beyond the visible stain, so we cut back farther than the mark alone suggests. When you call, tell us roughly how long the area has been wet because that affects how much material has to come out.
A crack that returns with the seasons usually points to truss uplift rather than failed tape, so simply re-taping the corner brings the same crack back the next winter. The roof structure moves as the weather changes and will continue to move. We release the ceiling from the truss near the partition and rebuild the joint as a floating corner with drywall clips or back-blocking, allowing the ceiling and wall to move separately without splitting the corner.
No. The on-site estimate costs you nothing. Photographs are enough for us to tell you whether you are looking at a patch or a rebuild, which is often all you need to know over the phone. The firm price comes after we stand in front of the wall.
Conroe Drywall Co. handles drywall work in houses, outbuildings and small commercial interiors in and around New Waverly, Texas, and a drywall contractor looks at the wall in person before giving you a price. Call (346) 706-5743 or use our quote form for a clear price on your project.
