Why Softwall?
Our unique system is used mostly below grade for basement finishing as even the highest quality foundation installation may have some moisture moving through the walls. Knowing this, we uniquely designed our system to be a high performing, cost-effective alternative to traditional finishing products.
Traditional basement finishing uses wood studs and drywall. This traditional application becomes problematic. Moisture may become trapped behind the drywall. The combination of this dark damp space, along with the food source of wood studs and paper covered drywall, allows for the growth of mold and mildew.
Traditional drywall construction is very labor intensive, and typically very, very messy. Hanging, taping, coating, coating, sanding, priming and painting drywall takes many “man hours”. The end result is that when the crew leaves, a large part of your money goes with them in labor expense. What is left behind is an inferior product and potential problems down the road.
SoftWall Systems install very quickly, with little mess, and far less labor. That is why a SoftWall installation is generally competitively priced with a traditional drywall basement. But with Softwall, a superior quality product remains in your home when the job is finished.
Traditional drywall construction makes the installation permanent. If you have a problem "behind the wall", you have little choice but to hack out you drywall. You will incur considerable inconvenience, mess and expense to re-install or repair your finished basement.
We have anticipated that you might have an occasional problem, so SoftWall Systems panels are engineered to be totally removable. In minutes a wall panel can be removed to service the walls as needed. Panels can be reinstalled quickly and your finished space is again ready to use.
Drywall surfaces are very hard. As such, sound bounces off them and creates a very loud environment. SoftWall Systems are 85% acoustically perfect. Our finished areas are quiet enough to use as home theaters, offices, or children's play areas.