How do I repair a hole in drywall? What tools? How do I apply the tape so u can't see it through the paint?

Question

tools, applying method,

Answer 1

depending on the size, you'll need plaster or drywall. if it's no bigger than a hand, you'll just need some plaster, and a flat spreader (looks like a sandwich compressor). if it's any bigger than that? you'll need drywall, a razor to cut it with, special crack covering tape, and plaster to make the tape blend into the wall.

you can ask the guy at home depot how to use the stuff. its really simple. if you cant figure it out, you can email me at [e-mail]

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Answer 2

Go to Lowes and get a buchet of all purpose joint compound (mudd). Then pick up some tape and a stainless steel blade to spread the mudd (ask a worker a Lowes for the 4" drywall blade with the handle), and fine sandpaper.
Put a little mudd inside the wall (if the wall is hollow) on each side. Run a piece of tape from side to side on the inside of the wall or use a thin piece of wood with adhesive on each end. Fill in the hole with cardboard and then mudd. When it dries you can sand and smooth. You may have to repeat this two or three times until the wall is smooth for painting. When it dries fill it in with mudd unless the hole is too big if the hole is big you will need to add a piece of sheetrock. If the hole is so big you have to buy another piece of sheetrock; you may have to cut the hole in the sheetrock out bigger to get a stud you can nail another piece of sheetrock to. Be sure the new piece fits in the hole evenly beside the old sheetrock thats still on the wall. Use the tape on the outside of the wall to go over the seams; put some mudd down smooth where you want the tape to go and then cover the tape, smooth, let it dry, sand, add more mudd if needed (sheetrock mudd shrinks when it dries). Use the blade to spread the mudd across the wall make the wall look as smooth as possible thats what the blade is for to take off excess mudd to keep it smooth. After it dries; sand and check to see if you need more mudd if you do add more to cover any edges of the tape but always keep it smooth. When the wall is dry and you have sanded and see no more tape edges or holes then it is time to paint the wall. Always make sure the wall is smooth before you paint; if you don't the unsanded edges will show up after the paint has dried.

Answer 3

don't be fairly frightened, via fact the wires to the easy change would be vertical above or under the switches and circuit breaker till they're for the period of the studs or noggins, in simple terms use a brief bladed knife. while yo have made the hollow a perfect length, get 2 products of drywall(area A) each and every in simple terms smaller than the hollow. making use of a few Drywall adhesive and a pair of small screws connect the drywall to the wall interior the hollow making use of yet another 2 screws to hold onto the products till you may restoration the unique small products of drywall(area A) to the interior the hollow ... once you have (area A) fastened in place, leave in one day to harden thoroughly, then in simple terms do away with all 4 screws and you have 4 small screw holes to restoration and you have a sturdy backing to re-plaster to ... leave a minimum of 12 hrs. in the previous ending with a sealer coat of paint, then 2 coats of surprising coat ... the completed wall will desire repainting via fact the recent patch can't be matched completely whether you have the diverse outdated paint ... in case you don't be responsive to what the right coloration is, take the diverse got rid of debris plaster to a Paint components shop and get them to compare the colour ... good good fortune mate

Answer 4

It depends on the size of the hole. If it is large (a few inches), the best way to repair it is to increase the size of the hole into a rectangle until you reach the studs. Then cut a piece of drywall about 2 inches wider and longer than the hole itself. On the non-cardboard side, score the drywall to the exact size of the hole with a 1 inch border. The breakoff the drywall leaving a cardboard border of 1 inch. The insert the drywall into the hole and plaster the cardboard to your wall. Then let it dry and paint over the cardboard border to the color of your wall.

Answer 5

If it's a large hole, get some of that metal mesh stick-on patch they sell at the hardware stores. You just cut it to fit, peel the paper to expose the glue, and stick it over the hole. Then you can spackle the mesh and fill the hole nicely. Let it dry, sand it down, and paint. You'll hardly know it was there.

Answer 6

If the hole is small all you need is some wood spackling to put on it (kind of like putty) when it dries you can use a piece of sand paper to smooth it off and repaint it. If it is big you can find mending kits at places like Home Depot or Lowes, maybe even walmart. If you go with spackling you can find it in the paint section at walmart. It comes in a toothpaste like tube. Comes out pink and when it dries it turns white.

Answer 7

buy a patch kit from home depot or some hardware store. basically you need some kind of net or mesh behind the wall and then you put sheetrock mud in the hole and when it sticks to the mesh let it dry and it will shrink up. add more mud every day and let dry every day until it is even with the wall. sand and paint.