When I did some joint compound patch up work to plug up some holes in
the drywall I quickly realized that it may not be smart to do so? I used
newspaper to plug up most of the hole and then filled the rest with
joint compound.

What are the downsides to this, if any?

Thanks

OFM wrote:
When I did some joint compound patch up work to plug up some holes in
the drywall I quickly realized that it may not be smart to do so? I used
newspaper to plug up most of the hole and then filled the rest with
joint compound.

What are the downsides to this, if any?

Thanks

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"OFM" wrote in message ...
When I did some joint compound patch up work to plug up some holes in the
drywall I quickly realized that it may not be smart to do so? I used
newspaper to plug up most of the hole and then filled the rest with joint
compound.

What are the downsides to this, if any?

Thanks

If anyone applies pressure to that spot, it's probably going to fall apart.

I'm at a loss to understand why you wouldn't have either grabbed a book from
the library, or simply gone to Google and searched for "how to patch holes
in drywall".

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:


If anyone applies pressure to that spot, it's probably going to fall apart.


The OP may have been talking about a fairly small
hole, half inch or less. I have done the same thing
myself on occasion, filling a hole left after removing
a toggle bolt or drywall screw anchor. Wad up a
little bit of newspaper, jam it in the hole tightly,
makes a nice backing for the drywall mud.

Of course, anything much bigger calls for more
conventional repair methods.

Jerry

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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"OFM" wrote in message ...
When I did some joint compound patch up work to plug up some holes in the
drywall I quickly realized that it may not be smart to do so? I used
newspaper to plug up most of the hole and then filled the rest with joint
compound.

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I'm at a loss to understand why you wouldn't have either grabbed a book from
the library...
...snipped...

He most likely already had the newspaper on hand.



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