On Nov 26, 4:26*pm, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:44:06 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03





wrote:
On Nov 26, 3:08*pm, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:17:46 -0500, Dan Espen
wrote:

If it was my hole under the sink:

Make edges of hole square.

Cut piece of plasterboard to fit.

Cut 2 wood strips longer than the hole.

Slip sticks in hole and attach with screws on top and bottom.

Screw plasterboard patch to 2 strips of wood.

Spackle.

This is an easy, clever way to patch a hole.

Patching a wall using the 'California Patch'

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Kfw8M-a0pE

I prefer the stick inside the wall method so I don't have to worry
about the paper showing or bubbling or anything.

With the sticks and a patch all I have to mud is the gap around the
patch.

However, I do see one advantage of the "California patch": *You can
use any thickness of drywall you have handy...it doesn't have to be
the same as the existing wall.

I used the wood method numerous times. *Especially on a larger patch.
A couple times I dropped the wood inside the wall. Tie a string on the
wood, *If you drop it, just pull it up and hold it.

IIRC the California patch is really intended for a small patch
(8"X8"). Like Dan said, ok under the sink.- Hide quoted text -

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Back before drywall screws were common and sheetrock was still nailed
to the studs, one variation on the "wooden strip" method was as
follows:

Put some wood glue on the face of the wooden strip and wrap a piece of
string around it before slipping it into the wall. Keeping tension on
the string to hold the wood in place, run the string through a hole in
the center of the drywall patch. Wrap the string around a pencil and
spin the pencil until it (and the patch) are flush with the wall.

Mud as much of the seams as possible and when it dries, cut the string
to remove the pencil. Stuff the string into the hole and finish
applying mud to the seams and the hole.

With the glue and the mud holding everything in place, the patch will
be secure.

These days drywall screws take the place of the glue.