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 18, 2025 | Drywall Installation
When planning a home renovation or addition in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, most homeowners start with the obvious numbers: material costs, labor rates, and maybe a vague contingency fund. But drywall installation rarely stays within that initial estimate....
by Mike Faircloth | Oct 12, 2025 | Drywall Installation
More Than Just Walls – Why Your Drywall Matters (A Lot!) Think drywall is just boring beige stuff, a silent backdrop to our lives? Think again! These ubiquitous panels are, in fact, pivotal players in the intricate ecosystems of our homes and, by extension, the...
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...
by Mike Faircloth | Sep 28, 2025 | Drywall Care, Drywall Installation
Recently, I pulled out standard drywall from behind a shower surround in a Morrisville master bathroom. The homeowner had called about a “musty smell” that started six months after their renovation. What I found was $8,200 worth of black mold colonizing...
by Mike Faircloth | Sep 14, 2025 | Drywall Repair
Last month, I got a call from a homeowner in Apex whose “little ceiling crack” had turned into a $4,800 repair job overnight. What started as a hairline fracture near her kitchen light fixture had become a 3-foot section of sagging drywall that pulled away...
by Mike Faircloth | Sep 7, 2025 | Drywall Care, Drywall Repair
Last Tuesday, a homeowner in North Hills called me about “strange bumps” that had appeared on their living room wall overnight. When I arrived, I found six bubble-like bumps ranging from quarter-size to silver dollar-size scattered across one wall. The...
by Mike Faircloth | Sep 1, 2025 | Drywall Care, Drywall Installation
Last spring, a couple in Cameron Village called me about their “simple” kitchen renovation. They’d budgeted $35,000 and were three months in when I got the call. Their contractor had ripped out original 1920s plaster walls and replaced them with...
