Drywall and plaster repair in Derry, NH

The largest town on the list, and the most varied

⚡ Text a photo of the damage and a price generally comes back before the end of the day.

We name the cause before we quote the repair
Old lath, new board, and the awkward joint where they meet
Winter damage handled in winter, not deferred to spring

Derry is the largest of Manchester’s neighbours at about 34,100 people and the one with the widest range of walls. Broadway and the streets around it are old and dense. East Derry is farmhouses and stone walls. Between them sits an enormous amount of condominium and colonial construction from the 1980s, when the town grew faster than almost anywhere in New England.

Victorian house with a turret and painted trim on a tree-lined New England street in winter

The 1980s stock

Fast building leaves signatures. Screws set too deep, butt joints in the middle of long walls, texture sprayed to hide a rushed finish. Forty years later that shows up as a line of pops and seams that surface under a lamp held flat to the wall.

Older Derry

Around Broadway and out toward East Derry the material is plaster and the problems are the old ones: crumbling patches, ceilings that have started to bow, and chimney stains that arrive with the February thaw.

Condominium associations

Shared stairwells and corridors get their own quote, itemised by building, with photographs before and after — which is generally what a board needs to approve the spend in the first place.

What we get called for in Derry

Most Derry calls are about a hole in the wall, cracks over doors and windows in Derry, a brown stain on the ceiling near Derry, our a ceiling that sags or bows service, nail pops and screw pops, crumbling plaster and exposed lath in Derry, a popcorn ceiling you want gone near Derry, our a patch that still shows service, damage from a frozen or burst pipe, dented and split corners in Derry, walls beat up after a tenant moved out near Derry, our a wall a plumber or electrician opened service, ceilings, bathrooms in Derry, basements near Derry and our stairwells and hallways service — every job quoted up front.

Ballpark numbers for Manchester

Nobody enjoys the "it depends" answer, so here is what these repairs generally run in and around Manchester. National 2026 cost surveys put a typical drywall repair near $600, with most jobs landing between $300 and $925; New Hampshire labour sits slightly above the national middle. Treat the figures below as a starting point for a conversation, not a bid.

A visit for a handful of small holesfrom about $165

Single hole up to a foot across, textured and primedabout $210 to $400

Crack over a door or window, taped properlyabout $175 to $340

Ceiling patch where a stain has been cut outabout $260 to $560

Ceiling section replaced after a leakabout $500 to $1,600

Plaster re-secured to lath, per roomabout $400 to $1,100

Plaster section swapped for board and blendedabout $650 to $1,900

Nail pops, whole roomabout $180 to $350

Popcorn ceiling taken off and finished flatabout $2 to $4 a square foot

Apartment walls made ready between tenantsfrom about $300 a unit

Figures are estimates gathered from published 2026 cost research and local experience, and they move with access, ceiling height, how much plaster is involved and whether painting is included. They are not an offer. Anything we actually commit to arrives in writing after somebody has looked at the wall.

Around Derry

We serve every neighborhood and surrounding area, including:

Downtown Derry
East Derry
Broadway
Island Pond
Beaver Lake

Also nearby

The same van covers drywall repair in Londonderry, Auburn drywall repair calls and serving Candia.

Get a number for your Derry repair

A photo of the damage is usually enough for a number the same day.

📞 Tap to Call — Free Estimate 603-555-0118

Weekdays 7:30 to 5:30, Saturday mornings by arrangement