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title: "Our Quality Standards"
description: "The quality checks we run at every stage of a drywall project, and how you can verify the finished work yourself in two minutes."
url: "https://hanenburg-drywall.vercel.app/about/quality-standards"
section: "About"
business: "Hanenburg Drywall"
location: "Irvine, California"
updated: "2026-09-25"
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# Our Quality Standards

> **TLDR**: Checks at every stage: **plane before board**, fastener depth, **full drying between coats**, and a **raking light inspection** before handoff. You can run that last check yourself with a flashlight.

Our quality control covers framing plane verification before board, fastener depth and spacing during installation, full compound drying between coats, and a raking light inspection from multiple angles before any surface is handed over.

## Before board goes up

Framing plane verified with a straightedge rather than by eye. A stud crowned outward by an eighth of an inch produces a bulge across three feet of finished wall, and compound is a surfacing material rather than a leveling one.

Blocking confirmed for every known and likely future mount, because adding it after the wall closes means opening it again.

## During installation

Small details, checked as we go rather than discovered at the end.

- Fastener depth dimpled just below the surface without breaking the paper face
- Fastener spacing per the assembly requirement
- Sheet layout planned to minimise butt joints
- Joints landed on framing wherever possible
- Board type correct for the location, particularly ceilings and wet areas
- On rated assemblies, layering and staggering per the listing

## During finishing

Each coat fully dry before the next. This is the check most often skipped under schedule pressure and the one that causes the most callbacks.

Tape properly bedded with excess worked out from underneath so it bonds across its full width rather than blistering later. Each coat feathered wider than the last so no ridge forms at the compound edge.

## How to check the work yourself

Turn the room lights off, hold a bright flashlight almost flat against the wall, and sweep it along the surface. It takes two minutes and it is the same test we use.

- No ridges at joints or bead lines
- No dips or depressions along seams
- No fuzzy patches, which indicate the paper face was sanded through
- On a Level 5 wall, the plane reads uniformly with no visible joint bands
- Running a hand across the surface, no transition felt at any joint
- No dust on ledges and sills, because primer over dust will fail

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What if I find a problem after you have left?

Tell us. Run the flashlight check before your painter starts, because that is the cheapest moment to correct anything. If something on our work does not meet the standard we described, we come back and fix it.


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**Hanenburg Drywall**
12 Elksford Ave, Irvine, CA 92604
Phone: (949) 446-1300
Email: info@hanenburgdrywall.com
Hours: Mon to Fri, 8:00am to 4:00pm

Serving all of Orange County with no travel surcharge.
Request a free written estimate: https://hanenburg-drywall.vercel.app/contact/request-estimate

*Last updated: 2026-09-25*