Count the patches, pick the size, add texture or paint if you need them. You'll get a typical market range and a direct estimate at Dima's flat $60/hr.
The booking form confirms your final flat quote before any work starts. Text & email only.
A small patch takes about an hour of hands-on time (cut, back, tape, mud). Medium patches run about 1.5 hours, large sections and ceiling work about 2 hours each — ceiling patches are overhead work and need proper backing and support. Texture matching adds blending time, and priming plus painting adds a finish step. Note that compound has to dry between coats, so bigger jobs are often two shorter visits rather than one long one; the estimate counts total working time either way. The market range reflects typical per-patch pricing from drywall companies and marketplaces in Southern California.
Small patches are usually one visit. Larger patches and texture work need drying time between coats of compound, so they're often two shorter visits — patch and skim on day one, sand, texture and prime after it cures. The estimate covers total working time either way.
Orange peel, knockdown and light skip-trowel textures can be matched closely. A perfect invisible match on a smooth wall is the hardest case — expect the patch to disappear in normal light, and paint usually needs to go corner-to-corner on that wall for a truly seamless result.
Minor materials (compound, tape, backing, primer) are included in the time estimate. Finish paint is best supplied by you so the color and sheen match exactly what's already on the wall — or it can be picked up at cost with a receipt.
It's an estimate based on typical job time at a flat $60/hr (2-hour project minimum, $120). The booking form confirms your final flat quote before work starts, and that confirmed price is what you pay. Hidden damage inside the wall (water, mold, framing) is the one exception — you'd see it and approve anything extra first.