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Drywall Repair in Knoxville

Your Drywall Repair Project, From Consultation to Completion

Cracks, dents, and water stains happen, and our Knoxville crews make them disappear. We patch the damage, match the texture, and finish the surface so it blends seamlessly with the surrounding wall.

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Damage Assessment. We evaluate holes, cracks, nail pops, water damage, and texture issues throughout your Knoxville home to determine the right drywall repair approach for each area.

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Patch, Mud & Sand. We cut out damaged drywall sections, apply new drywall or joint compound, tape seams, and sand to a smooth finish. Texture is carefully matched to surrounding walls, orange peel, knockdown, or smooth.

Repaired drywall after texture matching, priming, and finish paint
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Prime & Paint. All repaired drywall areas are primed and painted to seamlessly blend with your existing walls, no visible patches, no texture mismatches, and a finish ready for years of wear.

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Honest Reviews from Real Homeowners

"Excellent job on staining my deck and painting one bathroom along with a reasonable estimate. Thanks"

David Stidham

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"Fantastic service, finished product was amazing!"

Alexandra Harris

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"Nick and his crew were very professional and did an outstanding job repairing our walls and ceiling"

Dennis Hart

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"Couldn't ask for any better! We had the entire interior of our house done....3 floors, ceilings, walls, doors and trim.…"

Rena Cella

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"Showed up and did exactly what they said they would do. Clean lines, no mess. Very pleased"

Teague Vinci

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"That 1 Painter did a wonderful job painting the interior of our home. Nick spent a lot of time helping me choose a color…"

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"That 1 Painter went above and beyond the expectations we had for our home. We just purchased our house and had a whirlwi…"

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"The estimate was reasonable for the height of the ceilings and the staircases and foyers. The ladies that were painting…"

Jennifer Burns

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"That 1 Painter was excellent with how they handled my questions, worked with us on a time to meet, and getting an estima…"

Hugh Ray

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"Treated my house like it was their house. Thank you"

Frank Gambuzza

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"Crew went above and beyond prepping drywall!"

Jacob Rowland

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"Great company to work with!"

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What Drywall Repair Costs in Knoxville (2026)

$610

Average drywall repair cost

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$295–$924

Typical drywall repair cost range

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96%

ROI on minor cosmetic updates before resale

Westshore Home Resale ROI, 2025

Drywall Repair Portfolio Gallery

Worker applying joint compound to drywall with trowel
Freshly taped and mudded drywall seams in new construction
Close-up of hand smoothing drywall compound
Applying mesh tape patch to drywall hole repair
Technician repairing drywall around electrical outlet

Trusted Paint Partners

Sherwin-Williams
Benjamin Moore
Behr
PPG
Romabio

Drywall Repair in Knoxville Homes

East Tennessee drywall cracks are usually one of two things: seasonal-humidity movement in older Old North Knoxville and Fourth and Gill homes with plaster over lath, or settlement in newer Farragut, Hardin Valley, and Maryville tract builds. Humidity swings through the Tennessee Valley cause slow movement that opens hairline cracks along stress points. Water-stained drywall from roof and gutter runoff is scoped separately so the source is addressed before any patch goes in.

Texture matching is where a repair either disappears or telegraphs. Most Knoxville homes wear a smooth or lightly-textured finish rather than heavy knockdown, and plaster walls in Old North Knoxville and Fourth and Gill need a plaster patch technique rather than drywall mud. Where the wall has been over-worked or a large patch is going in, a skim coat is used before topcoat so the transition reads flat under raking light.

Drywall work is almost always done just ahead of an interior repaint because paint over a fresh patch requires spot primer to keep flashing from showing under the topcoat. Water-stained drywall from a roof leak needs the source addressed first, then the stained area is cut, replaced, and skim-coated back into the wall with stain-blocking primer. Every drywall scope is warrantied at 3 years alongside the paint.

Painter applying a clean finish near a window to represent That 1 Painter's 3-year workmanship warranty

Our 3-Year Warranty

Your peace of mind, at the top of mind with our three-year transferable warranty. Covers the painting job, even if you sell the house.

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Drywall Repair FAQs in Knoxville

Yes. Matching texture is part of every repair, so the patched area blends in once it is painted.

We can. We patch, texture, and finish, then prime and paint so the repaired area matches the rest of the room.

Yes; humidity, roof leaks, and plumbing drips across Farragut, Hardin Valley, and Powell homes leave stained, soft drywall that has to come out before paint. Our crews cut back to sound board, replace, tape, and finish so the repair disappears under topcoat. The 3-year transferable warranty covers the repair and paint.

Yes; knockdown, orange peel, and hand-troweled textures across older Fourth and Gill, Sequoyah Hills, and Maryville homes are matched by hand so patched areas blend across the wall. Ceiling texture matching is also included when patches cross into ceilings. Final texture is approved before paint goes on.

Most single-room drywall repairs across Farragut, Hardin Valley, and West Knoxville finish in 2 to 3 days including mud cure and paint, and larger scopes stretch across the paint schedule. Our crews coordinate so paint follows the repair without a second mobilization. The exact schedule is confirmed at the free in-home estimate.

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