Ceiling Repair in Columbus, Ohio

Transit & Flow Group repairs non-water-related ceiling damage for homeowners across Columbus and Central Ohio: settling cracks, drywall tape separation at seams, sagging caused by age rather than moisture, and popped fasteners overhead. This page covers ceiling issues that are not tied to a leak. Describe what you’re seeing in the Estimate Builder for a preliminary online estimate.

Is this what you’re seeing?

Ceiling Repair fits problems that develop from age, settling, and normal wood-frame movement rather than moisture. The signs we see most:

• Hairline or spidering cracks, often running along a seam or radiating from a corner, that appear gradually rather than after any specific event.
• Tape separation at seams, where the paper tape lifts slightly and a visible line or shadow shows along the joint.
• Sagging from age, a slight belly or dip in an older ceiling, usually from years of fastener and framing movement rather than a soaked panel.
• Popped fasteners, small raised bumps or cracked paint dots in a line, the ceiling counterpart to nail pops on walls.

If what brought you to this page is a water stain, a brown or yellow ring, sagging that feels soft or spongy to the touch, or a known leak history above the ceiling, that’s a different problem with a different fix, and our Water Damage Drywall Repair page is the right place to start instead. Moisture-damaged drywall needs to be assessed for how far the water traveled and whether the board itself has to come out, which this page doesn’t cover. If your ceiling is cracking, has seam separation, or shows popped fasteners with no water history at all, you’re in the right place here.

How pricing works

Ceiling Repair is priced by the type and extent of the issue:

• Type of repair. Seam separation, crack repair, and fastener re-setting each involve slightly different technique and material.
• Length or area affected. A short crack or a few feet of seam costs less than damage running across a full ceiling.
• Number of repair areas. Multiple ceiling issues addressed in one visit are priced together rather than as separate call-outs.
• Texture matching. Ceiling texture (popcorn, knockdown, smooth) affects how the finished repair blends; see our Texture Matching page for that as a standalone service.

Ceiling Repair pricing starts at Starting at $299.. As general market context, not a Transit & Flow Group quote, Angi’s 2026 data puts drywall ceiling repair at a national average of about $800, typically $360 to $1,260, with professional per-square-foot ceiling repair commonly running $45 to $55 per square foot and small patches often under $100. Enter your ceiling issue and photos in the Estimate Builder for a preliminary online estimate. Final scope and price subject to verification on site.

What’s included

• Assessment of the crack, seam, or fastener issue, including a check for any moisture indicators before we proceed
• Re-taping and re-mudding of separated seams
• Crack repair, including reinforcing where a crack has recurred
• Re-setting popped fasteners and compounding over them
• Sanding and texture blending to match the surrounding ceiling
• All workmanship is backed by a 1-year labor warranty on labor, parts, and equipment covered per manufacturer terms.

What’s not included

• Water-stained, sagging-from-moisture, or soft and crumbling ceiling drywall; see Water Damage Drywall Repair
• Full ceiling replacement or new drywall installed where none existed; see Drywall Installation
• Small isolated wall patching unrelated to the ceiling; see Drywall Patching
• Structural framing or truss repair above the ceiling
• Mold remediation; if we find hidden moisture or mold-suspect material during a ceiling repair, we stop and disclose it rather than close it back up

Central Ohio context

Ceiling cracking and seam separation are common in Central Ohio for reasons that have nothing to do with a leak. Wood-frame houses here go through a real freeze-thaw cycle every winter, and that repeated expansion and contraction stresses ceiling seams and fasteners over years, especially in homes built during the suburban growth of the 1990s through 2000s in places like Dublin, Lewis Center, and New Albany, where original construction is now old enough for this kind of settling to show up. Older homes in Clintonville, German Village, and Bexley often have plaster ceilings instead of drywall, which crack and sag through a different mechanism, key failure at the lath, and need a different repair approach than a taped drywall seam.

Because a water stain and a settling crack can look similar to an untrained eye from across the room, we always ask about your ceiling’s history, whether there’s been a leak above it, roof, plumbing, an upstairs bathroom, before we quote. That question alone often sorts a project onto this page or onto Water Damage Drywall Repair.

Our process

1. Describe what you’re seeing online. Photos of the crack, seam, or affected area, and any history of leaks above it, go into the Estimate Builder for a preliminary online estimate.
2. Confirm cause on site. We check for moisture before treating an issue as settling-related, since that distinction changes the repair.
3. Repair the seam, crack, or fastener. Re-taping, re-mudding, or re-setting fasteners as the issue requires.
4. Texture blend and finish. Sanded and textured to match the surrounding ceiling.
5. Walkthrough. We review the finished repair with you in natural light, where seam lines are easiest to spot.

Services completed by appropriately qualified professionals where required.