how to fix holes on drywall?
 

Someone punched the drywall with a chair or something and it left a
crack/hole on the wall, not very big. How to fix it? thnaks in advance.

talkingcell wrote: Someone punched the drywall with a chair or
something and it left a
crack/hole on the wall, not very big. How to fix it? thnaks in advance.



Spread a little compound around the hole. Lap mesh tape over the hole.
Let dry. Then apply more compound, pushing it through the mesh to build
up a fairly thick coat on the backside. Sand the repair lightly when
it's dry, then recoat with a wider knife. Sand when dry, then recoat
with an even wider knife. Easy as pie. Tom

tom wrote:
talkingcell wrote: Someone punched the drywall with a chair or
something and it left a
crack/hole on the wall, not very big. How to fix it? thnaks in advance.



Spread a little compound around the hole. Lap mesh tape over the hole.
Let dry. Then apply more compound, pushing it through the mesh to build
up a fairly thick coat on the backside. Sand the repair lightly when
it's dry, then recoat with a wider knife. Sand when dry, then recoat
with an even wider knife. Easy as pie. Tom


or if its bigger, cut out the hole, and insert some wood behind it. The
wood shoudl be wider thatn the hold or taller, but not both so you can
hold it while you screw into it through the existing drywall. Then cut
a new piece of drywall and screw that onto the board you just screwed
in. Then tape, mud, and presto.

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Respectfully,


CL Gilbert

"talkingcell" wrote in message
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Someone punched the drywall with a chair or something and it left a
crack/hole on the wall, not very big. How to fix it? thnaks in advance.

Google it. Just entered your subject line, and got 78,000 hits.
Most of them, at least on the first page, where right on....

Proactive solution:
Replace all chairs with points and corners with bean bag chairs or
inflatable furniture.

On 07/21/05 02:00 am Roger Taylor tossed the following ingredients into
the ever-growing pot of cybersoup:

Someone punched the drywall with a chair or something and it left a
crack/hole on the wall, not very big. How to fix it? thnaks in advance.

Google it. Just entered your subject line, and got 78,000 hits.
Most of them, at least on the first page, where right on....

That's all very well, but there's a lot of MISinformation on Google too
(some of it originating in this very newsgroup). If somebody doesn't
know how to do something, how does s/he know which of the many alleged
solutions Google finds are actually any good?

Perce

"talkingcell" wrote in message
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Someone punched the drywall with a chair or something and it left a
crack/hole on the wall, not very big. How to fix it? thnaks in advance.


A slick way to fix small holes: Cut the hole so it is square or rectangular.
If it is 2"x2" after you square it up, then cut a piece of new sheetrock
4"x4". Then score a 1" wide piece around the back side of the new piece and
break the rock off, but leave the paper on the big piece so that you have a
2x2" piece of rock that has 4x4" of paper on it.

Mud heavy around the edges of the new rock and a thin coat on the hole, the
wall and the new paper. Stick the 2" new piece into the 2" hole and mud the
outside of the paper, let it dry and then finish it as you would if you
were taping it, the paper you left on acts as the tape and keeps the new
piece from falling inside.

CR

"Percival P. Cassidy" wrote in message
news:LzQDe.7676 Google it.

Just entered your subject line, and got 78,000 hits.
Most of them, at least on the first page, where right on....

That's all very well, but there's a lot of MISinformation on Google too
(some of it originating in this very newsgroup). If somebody doesn't know
how to do something, how does s/he know which of the many alleged
solutions Google finds are actually any good?

Perce

I take your point, Perce, and realize some judgement is required, re google
sources, but much advice on the web is from reputable stores and
organizations, and if one prefers personal experience and opinions, Google
Groups will summarize all prior newsgroup suggestions for patching walls.
When I have a question, I tend to check goog. groups first, then go to the
live newsgroup if there is nothing in history, or the coverage is out of
date.

"CR" writes:
"talkingcell" wrote in message
oups.com...
Someone punched the drywall with a chair or something and it left a
crack/hole on the wall, not very big. How to fix it? thnaks in advance.


A slick way to fix small holes: Cut the hole so it is square or rectangular.
If it is 2"x2" after you square it up, then cut a piece of new sheetrock
4"x4". Then score a 1" wide piece around the back side of the new piece and
break the rock off, but leave the paper on the big piece so that you have a
2x2" piece of rock that has 4x4" of paper on it.

Mud heavy around the edges of the new rock and a thin coat on the hole, the
wall and the new paper. Stick the 2" new piece into the 2" hole and mud the
outside of the paper, let it dry and then finish it as you would if you
were taping it, the paper you left on acts as the tape and keeps the new
piece from falling inside.

but is the mud on the edges plus the paper strong enough to hold the
patch in place? I would worry that a well-placed bang would push the
patch back through the hole...

"blueman" wrote in message
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"CR" writes:
"talkingcell" wrote in message
oups.com...
Someone punched the drywall with a chair or something and it left a
crack/hole on the wall, not very big. How to fix it? thnaks in
advance.


A slick way to fix small holes: Cut the hole so it is square or
rectangular.
If it is 2"x2" after you square it up, then cut a piece of new sheetrock
4"x4". Then score a 1" wide piece around the back side of the new piece
and
break the rock off, but leave the paper on the big piece so that you
have a
2x2" piece of rock that has 4x4" of paper on it.

Mud heavy around the edges of the new rock and a thin coat on the hole,
the
wall and the new paper. Stick the 2" new piece into the 2" hole and mud
the
outside of the paper, let it dry and then finish it as you would if you
were taping it, the paper you left on acts as the tape and keeps the new
piece from falling inside.

but is the mud on the edges plus the paper strong enough to hold the
patch in place? I would worry that a well-placed bang would push the
patch back through the hole...

I first saw it done on a job where sprinkler fitters were running pipes
through existing walls. That was the way the drywallers patched the holes
around the pipes and the extra holes where the fitters "missed".
I had a renter that jumped on his coffee table, spun around to land on his
couch and missed and ended up with a perfect ass sized hole in the wall
above the couch.
The patch is actually very strong, not as strong as the original drywall but
close. Neither one will stand up to a flying renters ass however.

CR

"talkingcell" wrote in message
roups.com...
Someone punched the drywall with a chair or something and it left a
crack/hole on the wall, not very big. How to fix it? thnaks in advance.


With three teen-aged boys, there were always
mysterious holes in the walls....

What worked for me;
Stuff the hole with crumpled newspaper.
Use patching plaster and a wide trowel to smoothe the surface.

Certainly not "professional', but "homeowner functional"


rj

On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 12:13:40 -0700, "RJ"
wrote:



"talkingcell" wrote in message
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Someone punched the drywall with a chair or something and it left a
crack/hole on the wall, not very big. How to fix it? thnaks in advance.


With three teen-aged boys, there were always
mysterious holes in the walls....

What worked for me;
Stuff the hole with crumpled newspaper.
Use patching plaster and a wide trowel to smoothe the surface.

Certainly not "professional', but "homeowner functional"

First cut the patch, slightly larger than the hole.
Cut the hole to match the size of the patch.
Get yourself a piece of 1/4" ply or a section of 1x2 that is longer
than the hole is wide by a few inches.
Spread some construction adhesive on the surface of the wood you are
going to use for the backer support. Just hit the ends of the piece,
outside the dimension of the hole/patch.
Slide the backer piece into the hole, align it to center, pull on it
to set the adhesive. At this point you can also use a couple of
drywall screws to secure the backer to the good sheetrock.
Place your patch into the hole, secure it to the backer with a screw
or three.
Tape, mud, sand and paint.

rj

DJ

Plaster, a piece of cardboards, more plaster then wall liner..

I really like wall liner (but it drives union labor nuts)..
it's like tyvex wall paper you can paint over..


totally unrelated.. for like really small pinholes on drywal, just
hammer them a bit and they close by themselves..

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DJ writes:
On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 12:13:40 -0700, "RJ"
wrote:



"talkingcell" wrote in message
groups.com...
Someone punched the drywall with a chair or something and it left a
crack/hole on the wall, not very big. How to fix it? thnaks in advance.


With three teen-aged boys, there were always
mysterious holes in the walls....

What worked for me;
Stuff the hole with crumpled newspaper.
Use patching plaster and a wide trowel to smoothe the surface.

Certainly not "professional', but "homeowner functional"

First cut the patch, slightly larger than the hole.
Cut the hole to match the size of the patch.
Get yourself a piece of 1/4" ply or a section of 1x2 that is longer
than the hole is wide by a few inches.
Spread some construction adhesive on the surface of the wood you are
going to use for the backer support. Just hit the ends of the piece,
outside the dimension of the hole/patch.
Slide the backer piece into the hole, align it to center, pull on it
to set the adhesive. At this point you can also use a couple of
drywall screws to secure the backer to the good sheetrock.
Place your patch into the hole, secure it to the backer with a screw
or three.
Tape, mud, sand and paint.


This is exactly what I do and it works great.
The key line you mention (and I am repeating in case people missed it)
is "Cut the hole to match the size of the patch." Much easier than the
opposite way around and this way you have a perfect fit each time.