Drywall Installation & Finishing in Columbia, MO — done so well you can't find the repair
Most of what we do is repair, but the same skills make new drywall look right: tight seams, screws set correctly, corner bead straight, three coats feathered wide and a consistent finish. Columbia has thousands of unfinished basements, and finishing one is the most common installation job we take — along with garages, closets, bonus rooms, small additions and remodels where the framing is done and the drywall is the next step.
Our scope is drywall only: hanging, taping, mudding, sanding, texture and priming. We don't do framing, electrical, plumbing or insulation, which keeps our pricing honest and lets us focus on the finish. If you're a homeowner who hung the board yourself and hit the wall at taping — the hard part — we finish DIY-hung drywall all the time.
Before 
After Installation Work We Take
Residential, drywall-only scope:
- Basement finishing — Walls and ceilings in a framed basement, including moisture-resistant board where it makes sense and access panels where you need them.
- Garages and workshops — Hanging and finishing garage walls and ceilings, including fire-rated board where the garage meets the house.
- Closets, bonus rooms and small additions — Any framed space that needs walls — hung, taped and finished to match the rest of the house.
- Remodel drywall — Kitchens and bathrooms after a remodel, moved walls, closed-up doorways and new openings blended into existing walls.
- Finishing DIY-hung drywall — You hung it, we tape, mud, sand, texture and prime it. The most common way homeowners save money on a basement.
- Ceiling replacement — Whole ceilings replaced after water damage or a failed popcorn removal attempt.
We're glad to quote drywall for a project where a general contractor or handyman is handling the rest — many Columbia contractors sub their drywall out because the finish is what the homeowner sees.
Every quote is flat-rate and free, given before any work starts. If something behind the wall changes the scope, we stop and tell you before we keep going — no surprise charges, no upsells.
How We Install and Finish Drywall
The finish standard is the same one we use on invisible repairs:
Step 1: Hang
Board is laid out to minimize seams, fastened with screws on the proper spacing, and corner bead set straight. Moisture- or fire-rated board where the room calls for it.
Step 2: Tape and three coats
Paper tape on all seams and inside corners, then three coats of compound feathered wide, each dried before the next. Screws get three coats too.
Step 3: Sand, texture, prime
Sanded under a raking light, then smooth or textured to match the rest of the house (knockdown or orange peel are most common in Columbia), and primed so it is ready for paint.
What Drywall Installation Costs in Columbia, MO
Installation and finishing are quoted on-site by the square footage of board, the ceiling height, the finish level and access. A typical basement or garage is one flat price for the whole job, materials included. Finishing-only on drywall you hung yourself is priced the same way, minus the board.
Quotes are free. We will tell you up front if a room needs work outside our scope (framing, insulation, electrical) before drywall can go up.
Why Columbia homeowners choose us for drywall installation & finishing
Tiger Drywall Repair is a residential drywall repair specialist — not a general handyman, not a remodeler with drywall on the side. We're two Mizzou students who learned the trade in a family drywall business, we carry liability insurance, we show up on time, we cover your floors, we manage the dust, and we don't leave until you're happy with the finish. Texture matching is included in every repair, the price is flat-rate before we start, and most quotes come back within the hour from a photo. Serving Columbia, Ashland, Hallsville, Centralia, Rocheport, Fulton, Jefferson City, Boonville and Holts Summit.
