Drywall Repair in Columbus, Ohio

Transit & Flow Group repairs mid-size drywall damage across Columbus and Central Ohio, holes from a doorknob or minor impact, water-stain cutouts, and sections roughly the size of a dinner plate up to a small window opening. This is a step up from simple patching: it involves cutting out the damaged board, setting in new material, taping, and finishing to blend with the wall around it. Describe your damage in the Estimate Builder for a preliminary online estimate.

Is this the right service for you?

Drywall Repair fits damage bigger than a nail hole or small dent but smaller than a full wall section, a doorknob punched through, a water stain that needs the damaged board cut out, an old thermostat or wall-mount hole too big to skim over. The job requires removing the damaged drywall, fitting in a patch piece, taping the seams, and mudding and sanding until it blends with the surrounding texture.

If your marks are just nail holes, small dents, or screw holes with no board to cut out, our Drywall Patching page is the faster, lower-cost fit. If the damaged area runs several square feet, spans stud bay to stud bay, or came from a leak that soaked a larger section of wall or ceiling, see Small Drywall Replacement instead, since that job involves full sheet-to-sheet seams and usually needs texture matching and paint as part of the scope.

How pricing works

Drywall Repair is priced by the repair, based on the size of the cutout and what the finish requires:

• Size of the damaged area. A repair the size of a dinner plate costs less than one approaching a small window opening, since more board, tape, and mud coats are involved.
• Number of repair areas. Multiple separate holes in the same visit are priced together, not as unrelated full jobs.
• Texture matching, if needed. Smooth walls finish faster than orange peel or knockdown textures; matching a textured wall is priced as an add (see our Texture Matching page for that service on its own).
• Ceiling versus wall. Ceiling repairs take longer to finish overhead and are priced accordingly.

As general market context, not a Transit & Flow quote, Angi’s 2026 data puts average drywall repair jobs around $295 to $925, with a typical national average near $610, and professional per-square-foot repair work commonly running $50 to $75 per square foot. Enter your repair details and photos in the Estimate Builder for a preliminary online estimate. Final scope and price subject to verification on site.

What’s included

• Cutting out and removing damaged drywall board
• Setting in a new patch piece sized to the opening
• Taping, mudding, and sanding in multiple coats until the surface blends with the surrounding wall
• Basic texture blending for common finishes; heavier texture matching quoted separately
• Debris removal and cleanup of dust from cutting and sanding
• All workmanship is backed by a 1-year labor warranty on labor, parts, and equipment covered per manufacturer terms.

What’s not included

• Nail holes, small dents, or cosmetic dings with no board to cut out, see Drywall Patching
• Sections several square feet or larger, or full sheet-to-sheet replacement, see Small Drywall Replacement
• Full-room repainting beyond the repaired area
• Structural framing repair behind the wall
• Mold remediation; if we uncover hidden moisture or mold-suspect material during demo, we stop and disclose it rather than close the wall back up

Central Ohio context

Wall construction varies a lot across Central Ohio, and that changes how a repair goes. Older homes in Clintonville, German Village, and Bexley often have plaster-and-lath rather than drywall, which requires different demo technique and a slower-curing patch material to key into the lath correctly. Newer construction in Dublin and New Albany is drywall-standard throughout, which is usually the more straightforward repair of the two.

Central Ohio’s freeze-thaw winters and humid summers also show up in repair work. Seams near exterior walls can develop hairline cracks as framing moves seasonally, and water stains are common where a roof, gutter, or plumbing issue let moisture into a wall or ceiling cavity before anyone noticed. We always ask what caused the damage, since a repair placed over an unresolved leak just fails again.

Our process

1. Describe the damage online. Size, location, and cause if known, with photos, go into the Estimate Builder for a preliminary online estimate.
2. Confirm scope on site. We inspect the damage, check for hidden moisture or framing issues, and confirm the repair plan before cutting.
3. Cut out and patch. Damaged board is removed and a new patch piece is set and secured.
4. Tape, mud, and finish. Multiple coats of joint compound are applied and sanded, with texture blended to match.
5. Walkthrough and touch-up. We review the finished repair with you and apply touch-up paint if that is part of the scope.

Services completed by appropriately qualified professionals where required.