Elena Hart

Elena Hart

Founder & Lead Writer at Better Home Pro

Elena Hart is the founder and lead writer of Better Home Pro. She writes about drywall, home repair, and practical DIY home improvement topics, focusing on clear, useful information that helps homeowners make better decisions. Her work combines firsthand experience, manufacturer documentation, industry resources, and careful research to create content that is accurate, practical, and easy to understand. Through Better Home Pro, Elena aims to simplify complex home improvement topics and provide guidance that is genuinely helpful to homeowners and DIYers.

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Blog featured image guide on drywall finish levels 0 to 5 explained, showing a side-by-side six-panel progressive wall layout from level 0 bare boards, through intermediate taped, mudded, and skim coated phases, up to a premium level 5 smooth painted blue accent wall, with detailed circular corner insets for each step.
Drywall

Drywall Finish Levels 0 to 5 Explained: Which Level Does Your Room Need?

Elena Hart
  • June 8, 2026
  • 16 min read
Blog featured image guide on how to remove drywall anchors without destroying your wall, featuring a sequential step-by-step infographic showing a screw being backed out, pulling the plastic sleeve with needle-nose pliers, pushing the anchor flush, patching the hole with a putty knife, and a closeup circular swatch of the smooth, repaired wall.
Drywall

How to Remove Drywall Anchors Without Destroying Your Wall

Elena Hart
  • June 7, 2026
  • 7 min read
Blog featured image guide on how to kill mold on drywall, featuring a split screen layout with a gloved hand spraying a large patch of black mold on a wall corner on the left, and a clean, repaired wall with a scrub brush, cleaning solution, and cloth on the right.
Drywall

How to Kill Mold on Drywall

Elena Hart
  • June 7, 2026
  • 12 min read
Blog featured image guide on how many coats of primer on new drywall, showing a progressive four-panel infographic from raw taped drywall seams, to a paint roller applying a first primer coat, followed by a second coat panel, and a final fully finished painted room.
Drywall

How Many Coats of Primer on New Drywall

Elena Hart
  • June 7, 2026
  • 9 min read
Blog featured image guide on how long does drywall mud take to dry, showcasing a freshly mudded corner wall seam with a clear contrast between wet dark grey joint compound and dry lighter patches, alongside a mud pan and taping knife in the foreground.
Drywall

How Long Does Drywall Mud Take to Dry

Elena Hart
  • June 2, 2026
  • 11 min read
Blog featured image guide on how to fix torn drywall paper, showing a step-by-step sequential infographic from left to right of peeling back frayed paper edges, applying joint compound over a mesh patch with a putty knife, sanding it smooth, and the seamless final repaired wall.
Drywall

How to Fix Torn Drywall Paper: Why It Needs More Than a Quick Mud Job

Elena Hart
  • June 2, 2026
  • 13 min read
Blog featured image guide on sanding drywall with an orbital sander, showing a worker wearing safety glasses and a respirator mask using a handheld random orbital sander with a vacuum hose attachment on a mudded wall seam, with a close-up inset of the sanding pad.
Drywall

Sanding Drywall With an Orbital Sander: When It Works and When It Backfires

Elena Hart
  • May 31, 2026
  • 11 min read
Blog featured image guide on choosing a drywall lift at Harbor Freight, showing a red mechanical panel hoist holding a large sheet of drywall flat against a ceiling during room installation.
Drywall

Harbor Freight Drywall Lift: Price, Features, Honest Review, and Alternatives

Elena Hart
  • May 31, 2026
  • 10 min read
Blog featured image comparing blueboard vs sheetrock, showing a side-by-side stack of blue veneer plaster baseboards next to a stack of standard grey regular drywall panels with closeup circular swatches of their distinct surface layers.
Drywall

Blueboard vs Sheetrock: The Difference Is in the Finish System, Not the Board

Elena Hart
  • May 28, 2026
  • 9 min read
Blog featured image showing a skim coat before and after transformation, with a side-by-side comparison of an unfinished, taped drywall wall next to a perfectly smooth, level 5 finished wall, featuring a circular inset detailing the raw wall texture versus the smooth skimmed surface.
Drywall

Skim Coat Before and After: What Actually Changes on Your Walls

Elena Hart
  • May 28, 2026
  • 9 min read
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Blog featured image guide on troubleshooting drywall cracks around windows, showing a large fracture branching out from a window frame alongside structural diagrams of corner stress points and a numbered 1-to-5 step-by-step repair infographic illustrating scraping, cleaning, taping, mudding, and finishing the wall.
Drywall Cracks Around Windows: What’s Causing Them
  • August 8, 2026
  • 18 min read
Blog featured image guide on drywall crack repair, presenting a sequential six-panel infographic showing a thin wall crack, a gloved hand using a putty knife to widen and score the gap, a paint brush cleaning out debris, a mesh tape patch being mudded over, a finishing skim coat layer being smoothed out, and a seamlessly smooth repaired wall.
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  • August 8, 2026
  • 19 min read
Blog featured image guide on troubleshooting bulging drywall, showcasing a large vertical wall bulge marked with a dotted outline alongside circular diagnostic insets detailing water leaks, pipe pressure, and shifting insulation, with a numbered 1-to-4 step-by-step repair infographic illustrating checking fasteners, cutting out the damaged section with a drywall saw, fastening a new patch, and applying a smooth skim coat.
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  • August 8, 2026
  • 22 min read
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