Discover How to Fix Holes in Drywall - Woodworking and DIY

By Ryan Henderson

It doesn't seem to matter how careful we are accidents happen to our walls. Perhaps they were just freshly painted and we end up scuffing them. Worse than this, we end up putting a hole in them. May be from something as simple as moving a piece of furniture that just wouldn't quit fit where you wanted it to go. No need to call a contractor though you can fix it yourself as good as new.

Start by cutting the hole. No this isn't a typing error, you must even off the edges. You need to feel around the inside of the hole to ensure that the plaster is still in tact. If its not then you must cut the hole big enough to get rid of all that cracked stuff. Otherwise, the repair will be weak because the thickness will be uneven. Now once you have done this you should have a fairly clean hole to start working on.

Now you will need to make use of some backer boards. This can just be some lightweight scrap wood lying around and you just screw into the drywall.

Now you need a piece of scrap drywall as well. Don't go and buy a full sheet just for this little repair. Check out at your local hardware store they most likely will have some scraps they will give you. Once again, attach this with drywall screws into the backer board.

Using some self-adhesive fiberglass tape apply it over the area of the patch. Now you are ready to apply the plaster, which is called mud by the way. You don't need a large container of it either. An average size hole can be easily patched with a small container of it. You will need a 6-inch drywall knife to apply the mud properly. Don't put it on too thick. That's the layman's way and you will be sorry because you will have a lot of extra work ahead of you if your. Apply the coat as evenly as possible and extend a little bit beyond the perimeters of the repairs.

Now you can do one of two things. Take a break and let it dry, which will be about eight hours or get the job done and dry it quickly. A hair dryer works perfect for this.

Now comes a little bit of elbow work because you have to sand it. Use a sanding block for this to get an even sand. Now if your first coat was thin you may get away with just doing one more coat and repeat the same procedure. Finally wipe it down with a slightly damp cloth and you are ready to paint it. If you don't have, any of the wall paint on hand then take a sample from the damaged wall piece to the hardware store and they should be able to match it. If you can still see the lines where you applied the mud then you will need to apply more mud and re-sand. Then it should be as good as new.

I hope you've enjoyed this article and learnt something from it.

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