Anthony Tape & Texture LLC.

The state insures the business under four workers'-comp classes: building repair and remodeling, interior painting, drywall installation and drywall taping. That is a tight, consistent picture of a drywall and finish trade rather than a whole-house builder. In 2010 it worked as a subcontractor on a job for Spokane School District 81, so the crew has done public facility work as well as homes. The state lists Russell Anthony and Sandra Anthony as principals, both since 2004. The work comes in through referrals and repeat customers more than advertising. It suits a homeowner in the middle of a remodel who needs walls hung and finished, or a wall that needs repair and fresh paint. A school or public building repair is also familiar ground. Someone hunting for a large body of public testimonials before hiring will find a business that runs mostly on word of mouth. Repair versus replace is a real question on Spokane drywall and plaster. Many older homes on the South Hill and in the northside neighborhoods have lath-and-plaster walls, and a cracked plaster wall can often be patched or skimmed rather than torn out. Replacing makes more sense when there's water damage, mold, or walls already opened for wiring or insulation. In newer Spokane Valley and Liberty Lake houses, dents, nail pops and settling cracks are usually patch-and-texture jobs. Matching existing texture is the hard part, so ask a finisher how they'll blend a repair into the wall around it.