From doorknob dings to ceiling water damage — clean patches, sanding, priming, and paint-match so the wall looks untouched. Serving Jersey City homeowners and property managers with upfront pricing and same-week availability.
Much of Jersey City's older housing — the pre-war buildings around Journal Square, the rowhouses of Bergen-Lafayette — isn't drywall at all. It's plaster over lath, and it fails differently: spiderweb cracks from a century of settling, sections that sound hollow when tapped, keys broken loose behind the surface. Repairing it well means adhesive re-anchoring or a setting-compound patch feathered wide, not a quick smear of joint compound that telegraphs through the paint. Newer construction and renovated units do have standard drywall, where doorknob holes and anchor damage take conventional patches. Ceiling damage deserves its own mention, because in two- and three-family homes and condo buildings, stains usually trace to a bathroom or radiator one floor up. Fix the source before the surface — a beautifully patched ceiling under an active leak is money burned twice. Every repair here ends the same way regardless of era: sanded smooth, primed, and color-matched so the wall reads as if nothing happened.
| Job | Price range |
|---|---|
| Small patch (ding / nail holes) | $95 – $150 |
| Medium patch (doorknob / 1–2 holes) | $150 – $250 |
| Large / ceiling repair | $275 – $600 |
| Popcorn ceiling scrape (per room) | $400 – $900 |
| Patch + repaint wall | Quote on site |
Ranges are typical Northern NJ pricing for drywall repair in Jersey City. A standard service-call minimum applies. No travel fee.
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Our drywall repair pricing for Jersey City is shown in the table above. We confirm a firm, upfront price before any work begins — estimates are always free and there's no travel fee.
Most Jersey City jobs are booked within 48 hours, with same-day service available for urgent repairs.
Yes. We serve all of Hudson County and the rest of Northern New Jersey — Bergen, Hudson, Essex, Morris, Passaic, and Union counties.
Sentinel Handyman LLC is fully insured and carries general liability coverage; our New Jersey Home Improvement Contractor registration is in process.
Four standards we hold ourselves to on every job, every time.
You see and approve a clear, upfront price before any work begins. No surprises. No travel fee.
Background-checked pros in clean, marked vehicles. If we're going to be late, you'll know.
Square, level, plumb, and finished. Work we'd put our shield on.
Insured, warrantied, and we stand behind it. If something isn't right, we make it right.
Get a fast, no-pressure quote today. Most jobs booked within 48 hours.
