Drywall Repair for Westwood homes
Westwood's housing mix is heavy on UCLA-area apartments — pre-war buildings on Gayley and Veteran with original lath-and-plaster walls in the older stock, mid-century duplexes with early gypsum board, and modern condos with standard drywall. The dominant repair scenario here is landlord callouts for renter damage — anchor holes from removed shelves, stains from cooking accidents, doorknob punctures, and the occasional larger hole from move-out friction. Property managers book these in bulk between tenants.
A specific Westwood scenario: a graduating student moves out of a 5-year-tenanted apartment and the walls have 30-50 small holes from picture hangers, command strips that pulled paint, and removed corkboards. The job is volume work — patching, priming, and either touch-up or full-wall repaint depending on how the existing paint has aged. Run $400-700 per typical 1-bedroom apartment for a full punch-list, completed in a single 4-6 hour visit.
About drywall repair
Drywall repair is the process of restoring damaged wall and ceiling surfaces to a smooth, paintable finish that reads as continuous with the surrounding wall. The work covers a wide range — pinhole nail dings, doorknob punctures, water-stained sections that need to be cut out and replaced, popped screws, hairline cracks above doorways, and full sheet replacement after a leak. A correct repair isn't just patching the hole; it's matching the wall's existing texture (smooth, orange peel, knockdown, or skip-trowel) and blending the paint so the eye doesn't catch the seam in raking light. Most LA homeowners book drywall repair before listing a property, after a move-out, or following a plumbing leak.
Read the full Drywall Repair guide →Pricing in Westwood
$80–250 typical range for Westwood jobs.
Small hole patches in Los Angeles run $80-180 per location. This covers single nail-pop or doorknob-sized holes (under 4 inches), backer strip if needed, two to three coats of joint compound, light texture matching, and prime. Most pros bundle two or three small patches in the same visit at the lower end of this range. Below $80 per patch usually means surface spackle only, which doesn't last on holes larger than nail-size.
Westwood drywall repair FAQ
Tenant moved out and left 40+ holes — what's the budget?+
Most Westwood 1-bedrooms with that level of damage run $400-700 for the full repair: backer for any hole over 1/2 inch, two coats of compound on each, prime, and either touch-up paint or a full repaint. If the existing paint is more than 3-4 years old, full repaint is usually cheaper than touch-up that catches under raking light.
What's the fastest turn between tenants?+
Most full-apartment patches finish in a single 4-6 hour visit using fast-setting compound. Allow another 24 hours before paint and another 24 before re-occupancy. With scheduling, you can have a unit ready 48-72 hours after the previous tenant moves out.
Are command-strip removals expensive to repair?+
Usually no — most pulled paint, not drywall. Sand the rough edges, prime, and repaint. The expensive ones are when a tenant tried to remove a command strip with a hair dryer and pulled the gypsum face off — that's a small drywall patch ($80-150 per location).
Can the pro coordinate with the property manager?+
Yes, most Westwood-area pros work directly with property managers on access, lockboxes, and scheduling. Provide the pro with the PM's contact and any special access instructions; they handle the rest.
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