Originally Posted by
Steve Rozmiarek
No pro drywall crew finishes textured drywall to the same level as flat. The point of texture is to provide a cheaper, generally acceptable finish. When a customer changes their minds from textured to flat, it makes at least one more unexpected day on site, if you use fast mud. Two if you can't and have to sand the second day. A day for a crew of several guys is expensive and unexpected ones blow up the schedule somewhere else. Change orders are always a big deal, especially ones the customer thinks will save money but actually do the opposite.