Albany, CA 94706 • Inner East Bay • Family-Owned Since 1970 • CSLB #265709
Drywall Finishing in Albany, CA
Texture match or a true smooth wall. We tape, coat, and finish Albany homes from Fairfield — knockdown, orange peel, skip trowel, Level 4, or Level 5. New drywall next to original plaster will show if we guess the pattern.
Albany Finishing, Fairfield Crew
Ron Hogan Drywall has been family-owned since 1970. We are based in Fairfield, not an Albany storefront. This page is drywall finishing and drywall texture in Albany, CA — Solano Avenue, Albany Terrace, Dartmouth, Lower Solano, Albany Hill / Solano Hill, Garfield, Marin Avenue, and San Pablo Avenue.
Text “Albany” with the photo. If the scope is hang-and-finish or a real texture match, we schedule it.
Finishing We Do in Albany
Tape, mud, and sand
Joints and fasteners coated the right number of times. This is the work under every texture and every smooth wall.
Texture match
A kitchen, addition, or patch that has to look like the orange peel, knockdown, or plaster already in the house. Textures →
Level 4 smooth
The usual painted wall under flat or eggshell in normal light. Most bedrooms and hallways live here.
Level 5 skim
Full-field skim for bay and skyline sidelight, dark paint, or higher sheen. Framing has to be straight first. Level 4 & 5 →
Popcorn off, new finish on
Remove the ceiling texture on later mid-century rooms, repair the board, then knockdown, orange peel, or smooth. Popcorn removal →
Repair that disappears
Water cuts, holes, and cracks finished to the surrounding texture. Repair →
Which Texture Belongs on an Albany Wall
| Finish | Use it when | Skip it when |
|---|---|---|
| Match existing | Kitchen, addition, or patch meeting a Solano bungalow plaster wall | The whole house is going smooth on purpose |
| Knockdown | The rest of the house already has it — common on later additions | A modern smooth spec |
| Orange peel | Builder texture already on later condos, Gateview, or mid-century infill | You are matching plaster or heavy knockdown |
| Skip trowel / old world | Hand pattern already in the house | You need a factory-flat wall |
| Level 4 | Smooth, normal light, flat or eggshell | Albany Hill glass and dark paint will rake the joints |
| Level 5 | Bay and skyline sidelight, dark color, higher sheen | The plane is plaster-plus-drywall. A skim follows the wall |
Levels 0–5: Finish levels → · Light test: Lighting →
Solano Bungalows vs Albany Hill Light
Albany is under two square miles. The median house dates to about 1937. Albany Terrace, Dartmouth, Lower Solano, and Garfield are tight lots of 1920s–40s bungalows, Mediterranean cottages, and Craftsman rooms — often original plaster next to a later kitchen of drywall. Albany Hill and Solano Hill catch bay and skyline sidelight on split-levels and view rooms. Gateview and other later condos need a matched builder spray and dust control on shared walls.
The usual mismatch is new board meeting plaster. A cheap skim will flash. Occupied small houses need room-by-room sequencing. Dark paint on a Hill view wall more often wants Level 4 or Level 5 — and the plane has to be straight.
Send a wide shot and a shot into the window. That photo decides match vs Level 4 vs Level 5 faster than a street name.
How an Albany Finish Job Runs
1. Photos + city
Text (925) 791-9099 Albany, the room, and the look you want.
2. Name the finish
Match, knockdown, orange peel, skip trowel, Level 4, or Level 5. We will say if the hanging can take it.
3. We finish it
Protect the house. Tape, coats, texture or skim. Primer-ready. 12-month warranty on our work.
Albany, CA
This page is drywall finishing and drywall texture in Albany only — ZIP 94706. We work occupied houses and units. Also looking for a general Albany drywall contractor page? Albany drywall contractor →
Office: 2380 Palmer Circle, Fairfield, CA · CSLB #265709 · Check the number on cslb.ca.gov.
Not on This Page
No fake Albany address. No Level 5 on a closet. Matching the house beats a trend texture in one room. Paint is the painter after we leave the wall primer-ready.
Albany Finishing FAQs
Do you do drywall finishing in Albany?
Yes. Albany finishing from our Fairfield shop — texture match, Level 4, Level 5, popcorn removal, and repair blend in 94706.
Can you match orange peel or knockdown on a remodel?
Yes. That is the usual Albany request when a kitchen meets a 1920s bungalow plaster wall or later condo spray. Photos in side light first.
Do I need Level 5 in Albany?
Only if the light and the paint need it — Albany Hill glass, dark color, satin or gloss. Eggshell in a soft-lit bedroom is usually Level 4. Plaster-plus-drywall rooms often cannot take a Level 5 promise if the plane is uneven.
Can you skim old texture or plaster to smooth?
Often yes, if the wall is sound. Mixed plaster-and-drywall to Level 5 is more work than finishing new board. Photos first.
Do you work in occupied Albany houses and condos?
Yes. We protect floors and contain dust. A whole-house skim is still a dusty job — plan rooms. Tight bungalows and Gateview-style units need the same protection on shared walls.
Do you work near Solano Avenue and Albany Hill?
Yes. Solano Avenue, Albany Terrace, Dartmouth, Lower Solano, Albany Hill / Solano Hill, Garfield, Marin Avenue, and San Pablo Avenue are on the same finishing page. Text the street with the photos.
How much does drywall finishing cost in Albany?
It follows the finish, the square footage, and whether we match texture or skim. Photos first. Written scope — no hidden fees.
Are you licensed in California?
Yes. CSLB #265709. Look it up before you book us or anyone else.
Need the Albany Wall to Match — or Go Smooth?
Call the family-owned crew that has been hanging and finishing walls since 1970.
Call / Text (925) 791-9099