Drywall contractors in Utah County
Grandview Contractors hangs, tapes, textures, and repairs drywall across Utah County and Salt Lake County — from a single patched ceiling to full commercial partition packages — under a Utah DOPL B100 general contractor license. Flat walls, tight joints, and a finish schedule that actually respects mud drying times.
When drywall deserves its own contractor
Most drywall work rides along inside a bigger project — a basement finish, a kitchen, a tenant improvement. But plenty of it stands alone: a ceiling opened up for a plumbing repair, a house full of dated texture, a garage that needs a fire-rated wall before the city will sign off. If the job is walls and ceilings, we take it on its own terms.
Homeowners call us when a patch has been painted over three times and still telegraphs through, or when they want 1990s knockdown gone and something current in its place. Property managers call for unit turns where the walls need to look new on a lease-driven clock. Commercial owners call for metal-stud partitions, demising walls, and the fire-rated assemblies that separate suites and corridors under current Utah-adopted code.
What you get either way is the same discipline: moisture and substrate checked before board goes up, the right board for the room, and finishing carried to a named level — not “close enough under flat paint.” Good work should not require detective work.
Hang, finish & repair
The core of the trade — new board, clean repairs, and surfaces brought back to flat.
Drywall installation & finishing
Hanging, taping, and finishing new drywall for remodels, additions, and basement finishes — screwed to spec and finished to the level the paint demands.
ExploreDrywall repair & patching
Holes, cracks, ceiling damage, and failed corner bead — patched, feathered, and texture-matched so the repair disappears instead of announcing itself.
ExploreWater-damaged drywall replacement
Cutting out saturated board, verifying the cavity is dry, and rebuilding the wall or ceiling — the finish work that follows a leak or a monsoon-season cloudburst.
ExploreSkim coating & re-texturing
A thin coat of compound over tired, dated, or damaged walls — the way to erase old texture and wallpaper scars without tearing out the board.
ExploreInsulation & drywall packages
Insulate and close the wall in one coordinated scope — common for garages, basements, and additions where the cavity is open anyway.
ExploreFinishes & specialty assemblies
Where drywall stops being generic — finish levels, textures, sound control, and rated walls.
Level 5 drywall finish
A full skim coat over the entire surface — the standard for smooth modern walls, critical lighting, and dark or sheen paint that shows every flaw.
ExploreKnockdown, orange peel & texture
Applying new texture or matching what’s already on the wall — the difference between a repair you can find and one you can’t.
ExploreSoundproof & acoustic drywall
Sound-damping board, resilient channel, and sealed assemblies for home offices, media rooms, and shared walls in multifamily buildings.
ExploreFire-rated drywall assemblies
Type X board and rated wall and ceiling assemblies for garages, furnace rooms, and commercial separations — built to pass inspection the first time.
ExploreMetal stud & drywall partitions
Steel-stud framing and drywall for offices, suites, and demising walls — laid out from the plans and coordinated with the trades inside the wall.
ExploreHow a drywall project actually runs
- Scope and substrate. We look at what the board attaches to and what’s behind it — framing, moisture, insulation — before quoting. In basements, that includes asking whether a radon test has been done; Utah sits on high-radon geology, and mitigation is far cheaper before the ceiling closes than after (see epa.gov/radon).
- Board selection. Standard, moisture-resistant, Type X fire-rated, or sound-damping — chosen by room and code requirement, not by what’s on the truck.
- Hang and inspect. Board goes up with correct fastener spacing and gaps. Where a wall is part of a rated or engineered assembly, it gets inspected before it’s covered — never after.
- Tape, coat, dry, repeat. Taping and two to three coats of compound, each fully dry before the next. Utah’s dry climate helps here, but we schedule real drying time anyway. The plans may change. The standard does not.
- Sand, texture, and check under light. Final sanding, then texture or skim to the specified level — checked with raking light, because that’s how your evening lamps will check it.
Drywall rarely finishes a room alone. Most projects hand off directly to our interior painting crew, and ceiling work often pairs with ceiling repairs and updates.
What moves the price of drywall work in Utah
Ceiling height and access are the first movers — a 9-foot flat wall costs less per square foot than a vaulted stairwell that needs staging. Finish level is the second: a Level 4 finish under flat paint is the baseline, while a Level 5 skim for smooth walls or critical lighting adds a full coat of labor across every surface. Texture matching, occupied homes that need dust containment, and small repairs that carry a minimum trip charge all move numbers too.
As ballpark planning numbers — not a quote — hanging and finishing new drywall in Utah typically runs in the $2.00–$3.50 per square foot of board range at standard finish levels, with Level 5, high ceilings, and rated assemblies pushing above that. Small patch repairs are usually priced as a half-day or day of work rather than by the square foot. Where a wall is part of a permitted scope, city timelines matter as well: established Provo, Orem, and Salt Lake City departments run predictable reviews, while fast-growing Lehi and Saratoga Springs can queue longer on some permit types. We give you a real number after we’ve seen the walls, and you can verify our license first at dopl.utah.gov.
Questions we actually get
How much does drywall cost per square foot in Utah?
As a planning ballpark, hanging and finishing new drywall typically runs $2.00–$3.50 per square foot of board at a standard Level 4 finish. Level 5 smooth, tall ceilings, and fire-rated assemblies cost more; small repairs are priced by the visit, not the foot. We confirm with a written estimate after seeing the space.
Can you match my existing wall texture?
Almost always, yes. Knockdown, orange peel, and most hand textures can be matched closely enough that the repair disappears once painted. Older or unusual textures sometimes take a test patch first. When a wall has been patched too many times to blend, we’ll tell you — a skim coat of the full wall is often the cleaner fix.
How long does drywall finishing take?
Taping and finishing needs two to three coats of compound, and each coat must dry before the next — so even a small room is usually a three-to-five-day finish cycle. Utah’s dry air shortens drying, but we don’t rush coats to compress a schedule. Rushed mud cracks, and cracks come back after paint.
Do I need a permit for drywall work?
Plain repairs and re-texturing generally don’t require one. Drywall that’s part of a bigger scope — a basement finish, a new wall, a fire-rated garage or commercial separation — is usually covered under that project’s permit and inspected before cover. Rules vary by city, so we confirm with your building department when it’s genuinely local.
Related services
Drywall sits in the middle of most interior work. It’s a core piece of every project on our renovation and build-outs page, closes the wall after insulation goes in, and hands off to interior painting when the sanding dust settles. If your walls are part of a larger remodel, start there — we’ll scope the whole sequence at once.
Tell us what you’re working on
We reply within a couple of hours during business hours — a day at most. You’ll get a straight read on scope, sequence, and budget before anyone commits to anything.