wall repair and priming before painting in Cochrane
The prep that makes a repaint look new: dents, cracks, nail-pops, and water stains repaired, sealed, and primed so the finish coat reads as one continuous wall.
What you get
- Nail-pops reset, dents and dings filled, and stress cracks bridged with tape and compound so they don't telegraph back through the paint.
- Water stains and marker or grease bleed sealed with a stain-blocking primer so nothing ghosts through the finish coat.
- Patches feathered and sanded flush, then spot-primed so the repaired area takes paint at the same sheen as the wall around it.
- Dust contained and the room left clean — repair set up so the interior paint that follows lands flat and even.
Material, method, measurement
- Material: Setting-type and lightweight compounds for durable, low-shrink patches, plus stain-blocking and bonding primers matched to what's bleeding through.
- Method: Fill, tape where a crack demands it, feather wide, sand flush, and prime — the same patch discipline a finish painter needs to make a wall disappear under one colour.
- Measurement: Every patch checked flat under raking light and spot-primed for even sheen before the finish coat, so repairs vanish instead of flashing.
Small repairs start at $350; larger or multi-room prep is quoted with the repaint it feeds into.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you repair walls before painting?
Yes — repair and priming is the prep half of a good repaint. We reset nail-pops, fill dents, bridge cracks, seal water stains, then feather, sand, and spot-prime so the finish coat reads as one flat surface. It's what separates a finish that looks new from one that shows every old flaw.
How much does wall repair cost in Cochrane?
Small patch-and-prime work in Cochrane starts around $350. Larger repairs, ceiling cracks, or multi-room prep are usually quoted together with the repaint they feed into, so you see one written, itemised number rather than a surprise on the invoice.
Can you fix cracks that keep coming back?
Recurring cracks are usually a movement or taping issue, not just a filler one. We bridge them properly with tape and setting compound and feather them wide so they stop telegraphing through the paint. Where a crack signals a structural cause, we tell you plainly rather than paint over it.
Send photos for a written quote or email inquiry@cochranemasterbuilders.com. Cochrane Master Painters serves Cochrane, Alberta and Rocky View County.