Hanging, taping, finishing, and repair across Davenport and the Quad Cities — from one cracked seam in a hallway to a basement reboarded after water got in. Free, itemized estimates written after someone has actually looked at the wall.
Davenport Elite Drywall is your local resource for drywall installation, repair, finishing, texture matching, and plaster work throughout Davenport and the Quad Cities. We work with experienced drywall professionals who match the finish to the room and the budget rather than quoting one number for every job. From a plaster patch in a Village of East Davenport foursquare to a full basement reboard out toward Eldridge, the work starts with someone standing in the room before a price gets written down.
Davenport homeowners all need the same thing: a repair that disappears into the wall around it, not a patch that announces itself the second afternoon light comes across it at an angle.
Quad Cities offices, clinics, and storefronts all need the same thing: drywall that hits the finish schedule in the project documents and the date the general contractor already promised, not whichever comes easier.
Anyone can put a magnet on a truck door. Here is what actually differs about how this works.
The itemized number from the walkthrough is the number on the invoice. The professionals we work with don't discover new line items halfway through a job that was already priced.
This isn't a marketplace that hands your address to whoever answers first. The same experienced drywall professional carries the job from the first walkthrough through the final coat.
A number given over the phone is a guess about what's behind the wall. Framing, existing texture, and how far water actually traveled all change the job, and none of them are visible from a description.
Davenport does not have a permanent floodwall downtown. In April 2019 a temporary barrier on Pershing Avenue gave way and water spread across roughly fifteen blocks, standing as deep as six feet in places, with the river cresting at 22.64 feet — just past the 1993 record. It happened again in 2023. Gypsum wicks moisture upward long after the water drops, so the cut line on a flood repair sits well above the stain line, and guessing at it is how a wall gets opened twice.
Davenport's median construction year is 1967, but about 24% of its homes were built before 1940 and another 6.6% went up in the 1940s. That means plaster over wood lath is common up the bluff and through the older neighborhoods — a different material with different movement. Tying board into plaster without skim-coating across the joint leaves a ridge that paint makes more obvious, not less.
A river valley keeps groundwater and seasonal condensation in play year-round, and a finished lower level is where that shows up first. Standard board holds onto that moisture and stays soft. Below grade wants moisture-resistant panel and an honest look at the foundation before framing goes up — not paint-grade board and optimism.
Send the project details and a few photos through the form or by phone. A drywall professional working the Davenport area follows up to set a time to come look.
Someone looks at the actual wall or ceiling — framing, existing texture, how far the damage really runs — before any number gets attached to it.
You get it in writing, broken out by material, labor, and finish level, so nothing has to be taken on faith once the work starts.
Hanging, taping, mudding, sanding, and texture matching on the agreed schedule, with floors covered and a walkthrough before it's called finished.
[Real national pricing range, cited to a real source (Angi, HomeAdvisor, etc.) — never invent a number here.]
| Service | Cost Per Sq. Ft. | Typical Job |
|---|---|---|
| New Drywall Installation | $1.50 – $3.00 per sq. ft. | $1,000 – $3,254 per project |
| Small Patch or Hole | $75 – $350 per patch | $300 – $500 for a contractor visit |
| Larger Wall Repair | $500 – $800+ per patch | Scales with how much board comes out |
| Ceiling Repair | $297 – $472 per hole | $220 – $1,300 for the full ceiling |
| Water-Damaged Drywall | $500 – $2,500+ | Depends how far the moisture traveled |
| Texture Matching | $150 – $450 per patch | Runs 30 – 40% above a smooth finish |
Based on 2026 national cost-guide data from Angi, HomeGuide, and Homewyse. Quad Cities rates land above or below these ranges depending on ceiling height, access, texture type, and how much board has to come out before new board goes back in. Water damage is the widest range on the table because the scope isn't known until the wall is opened. You get a firm number after someone sees the job.
Coverage runs across the Quad Cities — Scott County, IA and Rock Island County, IL, and each city below gets its own page because the work genuinely changes across the river. Housing age swings hardest: about a third of Rock Island’s housing predates 1940, against roughly 5% of Bettendorf’s, which decides whether a job starts as plaster work or board work before anyone measures anything. The state line matters too — Rock Island County is one of 34 Illinois counties where mine subsidence coverage is written into property policies automatically, which changes what a recurring wall crack is worth investigating.
Outside these cities? Call (563) 215-2683 for a straight answer on whether your address is in the service area.
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