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Old 02-16-2019, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by fw102807 View Post
Smooth walls are much more difficult and take a lot of skill which is why they do not do it and why it costs more. It is much easier for them to just texture them to hide all of the flaws. If you paint the walls a dark color you can sometimes still see the seams even with the texture.
Exactly. It is more demanding to leave a smooth finish. It requires more work and attention to detail, and will take longer to repair the inevitable dings and scrapes.

I think 5K is a bit high, but it is more work.