Re: Best way to patch a hole in drywall in Home Repair & Improvement http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20278550 en Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:37:48 EDT Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:37:48 EDT Re: Best way to patch a hole in drywall http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20286740 DFWDraco76 : yeah, I've decided I'm just not going to worry about the texture.

Here's where I am so far... applied a bit more spackle this morning, will sand & paint tomorrow. Definitely not a pro job, but it's better than it was (I just keep telling myself that when I fall so far from perfection! lol).
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20286740 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:08:50 EDT Re: Best way to patch a hole in drywall http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20285919 mattmag :
said by ttiiggy See Profile :


Probably the hardest part is going to be trying to match the texture.
For sure, and generally why those types of problems never get fixed. Texture is nice, but not worth it in the long run when you need repairs made!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20285919 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:12:27 EDT Re: Best way to patch a hole in drywall http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20285374 ttiiggy : You could take a paint stir stick and break off a piece a couple inches long. Tie a string or loop a rubber band around the middle to hold the stick and glue it on the back of the hole. After the glue dries, then you can definitely jam the hole full of mud.
Probably the hardest part is going to be trying to match the texture. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20285374 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:49:46 EDT Re: Best way to patch a hole in drywall http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20283382 rollersloft : I used spray foam and it worked fine. First you need to put paper or some thing which will kind of hold the spray foam so you do not need to lot of it. The foam will dry and expand, cut it with knife. Put some patch material on top (paint session) and the paint it.

or, you may want to try piece of wood with pin one side. Pinch it in wall, use patch material, and paint the wall.

Thank you ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20283382 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:09:12 EDT Re: Best way to patch a hole in drywall http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20282391 koma3504 : to get the rolled edge look thin the drywall mud down with paint instead of water.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20282391 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:24:00 EDT Re: Best way to patch a hole in drywall http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20281788 MikBo : Hey DFWDraco,the smaller hole should be no problem,any type of hole repair,spackle,like DAP should work,the larger hole,I have a trick I used on drywall apartment walls, to seal up to ,fist size holes without having to put a new piece of drywall in.First fill hole with crumbled newspaper,and pack it till it has filled the back side of the hole,fill with DAP and sand,some shrinkage will occur so you may have to refill and sand with DAP and on final coat take wet sponge and make pattern like the rest of wall,cheapest easiest way I know,it will work on most any surface with hollow space behind it. :)
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20278550 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:38:17 EDT Re: Best way to patch a hole in drywall http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20278432 Snakeoil : For small holes like that look for a hole patch kit at your hardware store. The kit should have a fine nylon mesh screen [to go over the hole] and some "mud".
You'd dab a little mud around the hole edges to "glue" the screen in place. Then you'd cover the mesh with mud, then let it dry for a day or two. The just sand away until it is flat and smooth, and the height of the wall.

For the smaller hole just dab mud in it and level it to the wall.

Heck you might be able to get away with just mud in the larger hole as well.
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The doorbell that was once upon a time hardwired to the front door is now just an old, dusty, cobweb-filled relic looking ugly on the wall. The wires are gone and a wireless one is now in active duty. So I'm trying to clean up things like this... (another example: 2 old smoke detectors people have just abandoned and hung new battery-operated ones right next to the old!)

The problem here is that there is a gaping hole in the wall, the biggest hole is maybe 1.5" across.

So I'm trying to figure out the best way to patch this. I realize "best" may not always be "easiest" - in that case I'd love to hear suggestions for both.

I just bought the house in November, and it's my first, so I have a trusty little DIY book... It tells me to cut out a rectangle and fasten a small piece of drywall in place, and go that route -- but it's so small, surely there's an easier way?
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