New construction, additions, basements, garages, and whole-room remodels — hung tight, taped clean, finished flat. Mudline handles drywall installation end-to-end across Louisville and Southern Indiana, from the first sheet to the final sand. If you are comparing Sheetrock Contractors, sheetrock installers in Louisville, KY, searching sheetrock installation Louisville KY, or looking for sheetrock hanging contractors in Louisville, this page outlines our install standard.
A wall installed right reads like one continuous plane of light. Anything less, and you can see the seams from the doorway.
Drywall installation is more than screwing sheets to studs. It's about layout that minimizes butt joints, fasteners set to the right depth, tape beds that feather out wide, and corners that stay square. Whether you're finishing a basement in Fern Creek, adding a bedroom in St. Matthews, or framing a new custom home in Prospect, the drywall sets the stage for everything that comes after.
We install standard 1/2" board, 5/8" Type X for fire-rated assemblies, moisture-resistant green board for wet areas, soundboard for shared walls, and abuse-resistant panels for high-traffic commercial spaces. Every job runs to the same standard — show up when we said, hang it tight, finish it flat.
From a single-room addition to a full custom home, we handle every phase of drywall installation — and we don't sub out the parts that matter.
Sheets cut and hung to minimize butt joints. Standard 1/2", 5/8" Type X, moisture-resistant, soundboard, and abuse-resistant panels — whatever the spec calls for. Vaulted ceilings, soffits, and tall walls included.
Paper or mesh tape on every seam, corner bead on every outside corner. First coat of joint compound pressed through the tape and feathered out. Inside corners get a three-coat treatment for a sharp, square line.
Two additional coats, each wider than the last. Seams disappear into a gradual feather that catches no light. Sanded flat between coats and after the final coat — then wiped down and vacuumed.
Smooth wall (Level 4 or Level 5), knockdown, orange peel, or custom texture — applied by hand or machine. We'll match the texture throughout the space and deliver a surface that's paint-ready.
Daily cleanup throughout the job. Final cleanup includes vacuuming, wiping down surfaces, and removing floor protection. You get a paint-ready room — not a dust bowl.
Drywall installation isn't one-size-fits-all. The board type, layout, and finish level change depending on where the wall lives and what it needs to do. Here's what we install and where:
Drywall installation pricing depends on more than square footage. These are the factors that move the number:
More wall area means more board, more fasteners, more tape, and more mud. Pricing typically runs per square foot of installed board, not floor area.
Level 4 is the standard for most painted walls. Level 5 adds a full skim coat and costs roughly 20–30% more. Smooth wall is more labor than texture.
Walls above 10 feet, vaulted ceilings, and tight stairwells add labor. Scaffolding and lift equipment slow the pace and increase cost.
Every inside corner, outside corner, soffit, bulkhead, arch, and angled ceiling adds cutting and finishing time. A square room costs less than one with five corners and a tray ceiling.
If there's old drywall to remove, that adds labor, disposal fees, and dust containment. New construction is cleaner and faster than a gut remodel.
For a detailed, line-by-line breakdown of what drives drywall pricing — including installation, finishing, and insurance considerations — see our full Louisville Drywall Cost Guide →
We install drywall throughout Louisville, surrounding Kentucky communities, and across the river in Southern Indiana. Our standard residential service radius is roughly 45 miles from downtown Louisville — farther for commercial, multifamily, and new-construction projects.
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We also serve St. Matthews, Jeffersontown, Middletown, Anchorage, Prospect, Lyndon, Shively, Fern Creek, Hikes Point, Highview, Fairdale, Okolona, Valley Station, Pleasure Ridge Park, La Grange, Crestwood, Shelbyville, Simpsonville, Shepherdsville, Mt. Washington, Bardstown — and across the river in Jeffersonville, Clarksville, New Albany, Sellersburg, Charlestown, Floyds Knobs, Georgetown, Henryville, and Lanesville.
Need related scope? See our drywall repair in Louisville page for patch and water-damage work, or our drywall finishing in Louisville page for Level 4 and Level 5 finish-only scopes.
See All Service AreasA few of the questions we hear most often about drywall installation. Don't see yours? Call or send us a note — we'll give you a straight answer.
Tell us about the project — new build, addition, basement, or commercial space. We'll walk it, scope it, and turn around a written installation quote within one business day.