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Missoula, Montana. 30+ years on the knife.

Eric Ibey Drywall hangs, tapes and textures homes, shops and offices across Western Montana. Licensed, insured, and led by a journeyman with 30+ years behind the blade.

  • Same-day service on some patch work
  • Commercial or residential
  • References upon request
Eric Ibey Drywall job site: vaulted great room taped and coated, beams masked, rolling scaffold
Taped, coated, beams wrapped.
LICENSED ★ INSURED ★ 30+ YEARS ★ MISSOULA MT ★
30+Years
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The 6 levels of drywall finish

Bare board
to glass.

Hung.

Board is up and screwed off. No tape, no mud. Every wall starts right here.

Level 0: temporary construction

Taped.

Tape set in joint compound and nothing more. It seals the joints. It is not meant to be looked at.

Level 1: attics, plenums, above ceilings

First coat.

A thin coat over the tape, and every screw head covered. Tool marks are still allowed.

Level 2: garages, storage, behind tile

Second coat.

Joints and fasteners get coated again. Flat enough to carry a heavy texture.

Level 3: walls getting heavy texture

Third coat, sanded.

One more pass on joints and screws, then sanded smooth. The everyday standard for flat paint.

Level 4: flat paint and light texture
Our specialty

Skim coat. Everything.

A full skim over the entire surface, joints and field alike. Nothing shows through gloss paint or low window light.

Level 5: gloss paint, big windows, long halls
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Full-service drywall

From first sheet to final coat.

New construction, remodels and repairs. Commercial or residential. Call with a touch-up or a whole building.

the foundation

Hang & tape

Full board hang and tape for new homes, offices, shops and remodels. This is the part nobody sees and everything depends on.

  • Precise work, done on time
  • New construction and remodels
  • Reasonable rates
the specialty

Level 5 smooth wall

The highest finish there is. A full skim coat over every inch, so the wall reads as one seamless surface.

  • Level 4 and Level 5 finishes
  • Smooth under gloss paint and hard light
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Custom textures

Match the texture already on your walls, or create something new that gives the room depth.

  • Texture not listed? Text a photo of your wall.
  • Repairs blended into the existing finish
Level 5 smooth Simulated preview
same day*

Remodels & patch work

Cracks, holes and water damage, blended until the repair disappears into the wall around it.

  • *Same-day service on some remodels and patches
  • Touch-ups welcome. No job too small.
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Hot mud

Ask about hot mud to speed up your project. It sets in minutes instead of drying overnight.

big or small

Commercial or residential

Custom homes, offices and shops. Licensed and insured, with references upon request.

Vaulted great room mid-finish: joints taped and coated, fasteners spotted, timber beams masked, rolling scaffold in place

One of ours, mid-finish

A job site doesn't lie.

Anybody can show you a painted room. Here is one before the paint. Tap the pins and look close.

1

Beams wrapped first.

Exposed timber gets masked in film and tape before a single bucket is opened.

2

Joints floated wide.

Wide, feathered coats across the ceiling, so no seam shows once the paint is on.

3

Every screw spotted.

Each fastener head gets its own coats. Go ahead, count the white dots.

4

Scaffold, not shortcuts.

Vaulted ceilings get worked from rolling scaffold, up close, like any other wall.

Journeyman30+ seasons
Eric Ibey, owner of Eric Ibey Drywall, in a company shirt
Eric IbeyDrywall ★ Missoula, Montana
On the knife
30+ years
Signature finish
Level 5
License
#55529IC
Status
Insured

The name on the shirt

Thirty years on the knife.

Eric Ibey is a journeyman. He has been hanging, taping and texturing walls across Western Montana for more than 30 years, and he is still his own toughest critic.

“Call me with your touch-up needs or with new construction.” Eric

  • Licensed & insured
  • Precise work
  • On time
  • Reasonable rates
  • References upon request
  • No job too small

On a deadline?

Ask about hot mud.

Regular joint compound air-dries, often overnight between coats. Hot mud sets by chemistry, in as little as 20 minutes, so coats can stack in one visit.

Regular mud overnight

Coat. Wait for it to dry. Come back tomorrow.

Hot mud minutes

Coat. Sets. Coat again. Same visit.

Same-day service on some remodels and patch work.

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Missoula and the five valleys

We're in your neighborhood.

North to Trout Creek, south up the Bitterroot, and most of Western Montana in between. Tap a corridor to light it up.

Missoula & the Bitterroot

  • Missoula
  • Florence
  • Victor
  • Hamilton
  • Frenchtown
  • Bitterroot Valley

North to the Flathead

  • Arlee
  • Seeley Lake
  • Polson
  • Ronan
  • Kalispell
  • Bigfork

The western corridor

  • Superior
  • Plains
  • Thompson Falls
  • Trout Creek
  • Philipsburg
Eric Ibey Drywall on the job in Western Montana
On the job, Western Montana

No job too small. If your town is on this map, call.

From the people who hired him

Don't take our word for it.

Eric has done amazing work. He is a very good guy and he gets the job done. So happy we hired him and we recommend him to anybody looking for drywall work. I can't say enough how amazing this company is compared to other drywall companies I have used. Thank you Eric for all you hard work.
Alvis M.Customer review ★ Snohomish, WA
Google review5.0
“Great team.”
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References upon request. Just ask.

Touch-up or whole building,

Let's get it on the wall.

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Hours & details

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  • Licensed and insured. License #55529IC.
  • Same-day service available on some small remodels and patch work.
  • All forms of payment accepted. A small processing fee applies.
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