Textured ceilings are really hard to patch, but it doesn't look like they tried very hard.

Can it be fixed?

I can see from your pictures and your contractor's reaction that he's underbid your job. Huge discount and live with it, or do-over that you help pay for.

I wouldn't be happy with it. If drywall work was easy everyone would do their own. When properly done,you shouldn't be able to see where drywall has been repaired. The sloppy paint alone make's me think this guy was sweeping floors last month when he decided to become a contractor.

The drywall job is bad, but, the paint job could be done better by a 5 yr old. Yes, it is a do over. If your contractor thinks all that is acceptable, then, he isnt a very good contractor. I would hope you havent paid him yet.

That would not be acceptable in my home.

Did they let you know beforehand that the texture repair job would be seamless? If it's that hard to fix and you can clearly see where the repairs were done. maybe a new ceiling would have been a better option.

It's difficult to judge and comment farther than has been already because we don't know how the conversation went while going into this job. I'm sorry but if you don't know what you set forth as your expectations before the job commenced,you might have just learned an expensive lesson (that's how some of us became so smart). (:

From what you say,there was never discussion of less than industry standard work for less than industry standard pay. That's good. The contractor held out the drywaller as best in the area. If you can find one better,that prove's contractor dishonest. Most important,your husband was assured repairs would be undetectable. You aren't being too picky and shouldn't pay just to spare feelings of the unqulified contractor.

You need to tell them that the matching of the texture is not acceptable. It's obvious. Nobody would accept that. It's too bad for the contractor that his drywall contractor could not match the texture and now the entire ceiling needs to be skimcoated and retextured, but it is what it is. He wouldn't accept that in his own house I'm sure. It's a tough spot, but this conversation shouldn't even be happening. The contractor should be dealing with the drywaller and he should be feeling embarrassed that you had to point it out at all. Now, you have been placed in this weird position where you have to feel uncomfortable insisting that something that looks clearly bad be made right.

Rather than retexture and try and repair that, have a thinner drywall put up over it, and have it taped and mudded by a good drywaller. It will probably cost less, and should look a whole lot better. Drywaller isnt the only one at fault, your painters were not very good either, so it sure sounds like your contractor doesnt have very high standards.

It might actually be the painter doing the texturing. The whole issue could be with the painter on this one.

Wow!! At first, after looking at most of the pics, I was thinking our "Sammie" could've done a better job!! Glad things were improved for you!