Orange peel to smooth
Skim coated flat in great rooms and entries where big windows show every ripple.
Timnath texture work
Builders in fast-growing towns like Timnath choose textures that are quick to spray and hide small flaws, usually orange peel or light knockdown. Fort Collins Drywall Pros helps Timnath homeowners change that texture, or match it perfectly after a repair. We have done texture work across Northern Colorado since 2011, as part of more than 1,300 completed drywall jobs.
Our Timnath texture customers fall into two groups. Some want the builder texture gone from their great room, kitchen or entry and replaced with a smooth or hand-troweled finish that suits the house better and shows off the light from its large windows. Others had a plumber, electrician or remodeler open a wall, and now they need the patch to disappear into the orange peel around it, without a visible halo when the afternoon sun hits the wall.
Both jobs come down to the same skill: reading a texture and reproducing it with the right compound, air pressure and timing. We test on scrap board first, protect the room with plastic and prime everything we touch so the paint sheen matches. You get a written price, and our shop is only 15 to 20 minutes away, so estimates and small texture repairs are easy to schedule.
Popular changes
Skim coated flat in great rooms and entries where big windows show every ripple.
A light skip trowel or hand finish that looks custom and still hides minor flaws.
High points knocked down and re-sprayed with a finer, flatter pattern.
Invisible patches
Builder texture looks uniform, which is exactly why a bad match stands out. We dial in the hopper gun on scrap board, then spray the patch and feather it into the surrounding wall so there is no halo.
Paint is the other half. Many Timnath homes still have the builder's flat or eggshell paint, and a primed patch touched up with the original paint blends far better than one painted straight over bare compound.
Process
Floors, cabinets and fixtures masked, vents sealed, and the room closed off with plastic.
Existing texture scraped or sanded so it will not show through.
Skim coats for a flat base, then the new texture or a smooth finish.
Walls primed and ready for paint, and the room cleaned out.
Tell us the rooms and the look you want. We will quote smooth and textured options in writing.
Service area
Our crews reach Timnath in 15 to 20 minutes from our office in midtown Fort Collins. One of the fastest-growing towns in Colorado, full of new builds, unfinished basements and texture upgrades.
Related pages
One of the fastest-growing towns in Colorado, full of new builds, unfinished basements and texture upgrades.
Knockdown, orange peel, skip trowel and hand textures matched to your walls, plus full texture changes and smooth-wall conversions.
Drywall installation in Timnath, CO for new homes, additions and garages, built to Timnath's 2024 codes by a Town-licensed crew.
FAQ
Straight answers to what people ask us most. Have a different question? Call or send a photo with the quote form.
Yes. We knock down the texture and skim coat the walls smooth, which is our most popular texture change in Timnath.
One large room usually takes three to five working days, including skim coats, drying and primer.
Yes. Orange peel is one of the most predictable textures to match when it is sprayed and primed correctly.
Free estimate
Tell us about the job and attach a photo if you can, since most repairs can be priced from a clear photo and a rough measurement. Larger projects get an on-site visit. Either way, you get a written price before any work starts.