by Mike Faircloth | Feb 2, 2026 | Drywall Repair
A Complete Guide for Triangle Homeowners Recently, I got a call from a panicked homeowner in Cary. Arctic outbreak temperatures had dropped to 8 degrees overnight. Her crawl space pipes froze solid, then burst when the temperature climbed back to 40 degrees the next...
by Mike Faircloth | Jan 20, 2026 | Drywall Installation, Drywall Repair
Breaking Down Triangle Labor Economics Homeowners Don’t See Last Tuesday, a couple in Cary called me to compare quotes. They’d gotten three bids for finishing their bonus room, all from licensed contractors. Mine was $2,800. The lowest? $1,400....
by Mike Faircloth | Dec 6, 2025 | Drywall Care, Drywall Repair
The $2,400 Humidity Problem Nobody Sees Coming I recently walked into a beautiful two-story colonial in Cary’s Preston neighborhood. The homeowner, a project manager at SAS, had called about what looked like a small water stain near her master bedroom ceiling....
by Mike Faircloth | Nov 10, 2025 | Drywall Installation, Drywall Repair
Last week, a Cary homeowner called me with a question I’ve been hearing constantly: “Mike, I’m planning to finish my basement next spring. Should I wait, or are drywall prices going to keep climbing?” She’d gotten three quotes ranging...
by Mike Faircloth | Oct 26, 2025 | Drywall Repair, Popcorn Ceiling
For over 40 years, Faircloth Drywall has been the Triangle area’s trusted expert in ceiling transformations, with popcorn ceiling removal at the heart of our business. But while popcorn ceilings might be the 800-pound gorilla in North Carolina homes,...
by Mike Faircloth | Oct 5, 2025 | Drywall Repair
Walk into any home improvement store in Cary, Apex, or Chapel Hill, and you’ll find shelves lined with drywall repair kits promising quick fixes for everything from nail pops to doorknob-sized holes. These $10 to $30 packages look tempting when you’re...
