Aurora Elite Drywall: Residential & Commercial Drywall Installation & Repair
Aurora Elite Drywall is the premier full-service drywall contractor serving residential and commercial properties in Aurora IL, Naperville, Plainfield, Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles, and the surrounding Fox Valley area. Backed by over 15 years of local experience, our team specializes in high quality drywall installation, and seamless drywall replacement and repair. As a fully registered and insured contractor, we operate with a commitment to upfront transparency, clean jobsites, and on-time project tracking.
To showcase our work, we recently completed a basement drywall and ceiling repair project for a client in the Lakewood area. Due to the heavy, dense clay soil in the Aurora region--our knowledgeable team recommended installing moisture and mold resistant Purple Board on the walls and 5/8-inch Type X-fire-rated panels on the ceiling. The fire-rated panels were mandated by Aurora building code since the client’s floors sat on engineered TJI joists. The whole process from hanging the panels, to taping and mudding, to vacuum sanding and finishing took 6 days. Our satisfied client was left with beautiful, seamless basement walls and ceilings that are up to code, moisture, mold and fire resistant.
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Why Choose Aurora Elite Drywall?
Our Residential Drywall Services
Drywall Installation & Replacement
Aurora Elite Drywall offers professional drywall installation for new construction and drywall replacement for extensive remodels. Our team installs high-quality drywall panels and plasterboard for interior walls--ensuring perfectly straight, beautiful and lasting walls. To counter natural settling over time, our crews use precise layouts that cleanly span framing gaps. We offer Level 4 and Level 5 drywall finishing with 3 coats of compound and a complete, uniform skim coat over the entire wall. Our clients typically prefer these smoother finishes for high visibility and showcase areas of the home--such as areas exposed to bright lighting, or spaces with flat or high-gloss paints.
Drywall Patching & Repair
Minor accidents, plumbing access points, and structural settling can leave unsightly cracks and holes in your home over time. While standard DIY patches often fail due to poor anchoring (in our experience, most DIY patch repairs fail within 2-3 years due to poor anchoring), we use structural support backers and fiber-reinforced mesh tapes. Our professional team patches and restores your walls to their original density and ensures a flawless, invisible repair.
Ceiling Drywall Replacement & Repair
At Aurora Elite Drywall, we handle both installation and repair for drywall ceilings in your living room, bedroom, kitchen or basement. Ceilings fight gravity every day. To prevent sagging over time, we use heavy-duty ceiling framing screws spaced tightly at 12 inches rather than the standard 16-inch wall spacing and help you pick sag-resistant ceiling board or Type X fire-resistant board wherever mandated by code.
Water-Damaged Drywall Repair
Leaking roofs or burst pipes quickly destroy gypsum board cores and invite mold. Our team uses electronic moisture detection meters to map hidden damp zones, safely cut back damaged materials, treat framing studs with antimicrobial solutions, and install moisture-resistant replacements.
Drywall Texture Matching
A drywall patch job that doesn’t match existing wall texture sticks out like a sore thumb! Our experienced crew uses specialized spray nozzles, hopper guns, and hand tools to
perfectly replicate existing finishes—including knockdowns, orange peel, skip trowel, and traditional popcorn textures.
Specialty Drywall Services for Your Home
Basement Drywall
Basements naturally maintain higher
humidity and moisture levels. We never install standard white-core drywall against below-ground foundation walls. Instead, we use premium mold- and moisture-resistant boards wrapped in fiberglass faces to prevent rot and boost thermal efficiency.
Bathroom & Kitchen Drywall
High-moisture zones experience daily steam
fluctuations that cause paint peeling and crumbling. We exclusively use moisture-resistant "greenboard" and "purpleboard"-- or cement backer boards in tiled shower zones, to lock water vapor out of your framing.
Garage Drywall
Building codes typically require a dense fire separation wall between attached garages and a home's living areas. We install dense 5/8-inch Type X fire-rated drywall panels to comply with City of Aurora regulations, upgrading your fire resistance to a full 1-hour rating.
Our Commercial Drywall Services
Commercial Drywall Installation
We coordinate with general contractors to maintain fast build timelines. Our experienced crew is adept at installing precise panel layouts that minimize cut waste and satisfy strict building regulations regarding fire containment and structural load metrics.
Mud Stud Framing
Commercial partition systems rely on high-gauge steel components for strength and stability. Our framing crews build straight, precise walls by carefully installing metal studs, tracking layouts, and reinforcing window frames.
Tenant Improvements & Build-Outs
We specialize in modernizing retail spaces,
office suites, and medical clinics. Our crews offer flexible overnight or off-peak hours to complete custom layouts without disrupting your business's daily operations.
Fire-Rated Drywall & Wall Assemblies
To protect critical escape paths like stairwells
and corridors, we assemble high performance, multi-layer Type X and Type C fire-rated drywall layouts that meet all local codes and standards.
Acoustic & Soundproof Drywall
To eliminate noise transmission between
multi-family units and executive offices, we build high Sound Transmission Class (STC) partitions using acoustic insulation, damping compounds, and soundproof boards.
Commercial Ceiling Systems
We install suspended grid systems and acoustic drywall ceiling profiles. This ensures proper mechanical access for HVAC, lighting, and safety alarms while significantly dampening ambient
sound.
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Our Drywall Process
Step 1: Consultation
We meet with you at the property, walk through and analyze your space's structural and moisture conditions, verify framing thickness, and measure dimensions to provide an accurate estimate.
Step 2: Preparation
We mask floors with heavy protection boards, seal doorways with plastic barriers, and set up air scrubbers to keep dust
within the workspace.
Step 3: Installation
Our specialists stagger board joints to increase overall wall strength, securing panels with corrosion-resistant screws driven to the correct depth to eliminate future screw pops.
Step 4: Final Inspection & Cleanup
Supervisors evaluate every wall under high-intensity LED light beams to check for minor surface variations, ensuring
compliance with strict industry finishing guidelines. Scrap drywall, unused materials, and masking tapes are removed. We vacuum floors and wipe down surrounding surfaces to hand over your space clean and ready for paint.
Cost and Budgeting
Our drywall installation and repair costs typically range between $1.60 and $3.75 per square foot, depending on the drywall material, room size, ceiling height, finishing level, and project complexity. These rates are inclusive of materials and labor. Your space's unique configuration and layout may impact these rates.
Standard residential drywall installations, including sheetrock, gypsum wallboard, and wallboard, are the most affordable, averaging between $1.60 and $3.50 per square foot installed. Moisture resistant drywall systems for bathrooms typically cost between $2.00 and $4.00
per square foot due to the specialized and additional labor
requirements.
Premium finishes such as Level 4 and Level 5 drywall, custom textures, vaulted ceilings, and complex drywall repairs typically command higher prices due to the precision, expertise, and additional finishing work required to achieve flawless results.
Drywall Material / Type | Typical Cost per Sq. ft |
|---|---|
Sheetrock | $1.60 - $3.50 |
Gypsum Wallboard | $1.60 - $3.50 |
Plasterboard | $1.60 – $3.50 |
Wallboard | $1.60 – $3.50 |
Hanging Drywall (Labor & Materials) | $1.80 – $3.75 |
Bathroom Drywall (Moisture-Resistant) | $2.00 – $4.00 |
Residential and Commercial Drywall FAQs
A standard room generally requires 3 to 5 working days. While hanging raw panels takes less than a day, professional
multi-layer joint compounds require a full 24-hour drying window between coats to prevent future joint failure.
You can begin priming and painting once the final coat of compound is completely dry and sanded smooth. We highly recommend applying a dedicated high-solids drywall primer coat first to seal the porous layers uniformly and prevent a blotchy finish.
Minor patchwork and cosmetic repairs do not require permits. However, large structural renovations, commercial wall
additions, or converting raw basements into living areas often require a permit from the City of Aurora Division of Building & Permits
We stand behind our work with a comprehensive 1-year craftsmanship warranty on all structural installations and repairs. This covers your project through all four seasons, protecting against joint cracking, nail pops, or seam separation due to natural building settling.
Our team will walk through the space with you during the consultation, assess the conditions, and recommend the best drywall material specifically for your project.