Ceiling Repair & Textures

Ceiling damage is impossible to ignore — it hangs over every conversation in the room. Whether your ceiling took on water, split along a seam, or just looks dated with its popcorn finish, our crew repairs it so the surface looks even and clean again.

Track the Leak Before Touching the Stain

A brown ring or spreading shadow on the ceiling is evidence, not just an eyesore. Somewhere above it, water got in — a shingle damaged by hail, a tired supply line, an AC drain pan that stopped draining. Fixing the ceiling before the source is truly resolved guarantees a repeat job.

We help you run that down first. Once the leak is confirmed stopped, we remove the stained board, inspect the cavity for hidden moisture, hang fresh drywall, and seal it with stain-blocking primer before finishing. The stain doesn’t come back when the repair is done in that order.

Ceiling Cracks and What Causes Them Here

Long, straight cracks across a ceiling usually follow the framing and grow out of seasonal movement — the same expanding and contracting clay soil that cracks walls all over Richardson. Two-story homes show it most, where ceiling spans work hardest.

We close these cracks with flexible tape and compounds that absorb the seasonal movement instead of splitting apart. If we find a crack pattern that points to something structural, we stop and tell you straight so you can get it evaluated first.

Sagging Ceilings Are Urgent

A ceiling panel that droops or bows is holding weight or moisture it wasn’t built for, and wet drywall can fail without warning. We treat sags as priority work: remove the affected section, find and fix the cause, and install new board with proper fasteners and support.

Popcorn Ceilings, Modernized

Much of Richardson’s housing went up between the 60s and 80s, when popcorn texture was the default finish. If yours feels stuck in that era, we can scrape it back to smooth drywall or apply a lighter, cleaner texture. We contain the room, protect what stays, test older textures for asbestos before scraping, and remove all the debris.

Finishes We Repair and Match

• Knockdown — the soft, mottled spray in most 70s and 80s Richardson homes
• Orange peel — the fine, even texture common from the 80s onward
• Smooth — the flat modern look popular in CityLine-area remodels
• Older hand finishes — the crafted textures in vintage homes near the square

Tall Ceilings, Handled Safely

Vaulted foyers and two-story great rooms show up all over this city. Working eight feet up is a ladder job; working eighteen feet up is a staging-and-scaffolding job, and we bring the right equipment so the repair comes out level and even — with nobody climbing something they shouldn’t.

Set Up Your Estimate

A stained or cracked ceiling only heads in one direction. Call Richardson Drywall Repair at (469) 896-3023 for a free estimate and get it fixed on your calendar.