Common Textured Ceiling Repairs

Knowing how to make textured ceiling repairs may be necessary from time to time for a home or business owner whose property has a textured ceiling, like a hunter ceiling. Ceiling exhaust, small cracks, and holes are a few of the common ailments of textured ceilings. Below you will find how to repair a crack, and the texture itself. Just as textured ceiling designs are not too difficult to create, textured ceiling repairs are not too hard to perform.

Repair a Crack in the Texture

    What You’ll Need:

  • Putty knife
  • Caulk
  • Latex Primer
  • Knife
  • Paintbrush


1.Scrape the textured area around the crack with a putty knife. There should be an area around 3 inches wide around the crack. Clean the crack out with the knife, and slightly increase the size of the inside of the crack, as this will make it easier for the putty to be inserted.

2.Insert the caulk into the crack, and apply latex primer with a paintbrush to the repaired area.

Once you’ve repaired the problem with your ceiling, you might need to do some work on the texture as well.

Repair the Texture Itself

    What you’ll need:

  • Putty Knife
  • Drywall sanding paper
  • Small block
  • Drywall compound
  • Texturing brush


1.Cover or remove any furniture below the repair area. Also cover the carpet with protective plastic or newspapers, to prevent paint damage.

2.Gently remove any damaged or loose ceiling texture with the putty knife.

3.Wrap the drywall sanding paper around the small block, and sand around the edges of the repaired area. This will add continuity between the repaired area and the rest of the ceiling.

4.With the putty knife, apply drywall compound to the area you’ve just removed the loose ceiling texture from. Smooth it out so it’s flat.

5.Depending on what type of textured ceiling you have, you may be able to match the texture by manipulating the drywall compound with the texturing paintbrush. If this is not possible, you will need to create your own texturing material to match the consistency of your ceiling. Do this by buying a texturing packet, mix it with appropriate paint, and then match the consistency by slowly mixing in more of the texturing packet until it is thick enough. Apply this newly created texturing material to the ceiling, and use a texturing brush or trowel to match the pattern.

6.Allow the texturing material to dry and then examine your work. If you aren’t happy with it, you can always try again by dampening the texture, gently scraping it off, and then repeating steps 2-4. Or, if the texture is too thin, you may want to try adding more texturing material to make the pattern thicker.

7.Paint the repaired area to match the rest of your ceiling. You’ve now completed what could be one of many textured ceiling repairs in your future.

Antique ceiling repairs are an easy do-it-your-self project for a weekend afternoon. Just take care to do the job right, because you might end up creating a big mess if you damage your ceiling or carpet. Also, don’t put off repairing small cracks in your ceiling, because it’s best to nip a tiny problem in the bud, before it becomes a big problem.