Whole in my wall, how do I fix it.?

Question

Ok long story, i was trying to move a dresser and needed more strength so i put my foot on the wall (like a dummy) and my back up against the dresser to push it out, and my foot cave into the wall. Its seems to be a 12 inch whole......can I try to fix this myself???? Please help.

opps....I met to say hole.............

Answer 1

The tools and materials used for patching a wall are very important in terms of ease of use and satisfactory results.

Choose a good six or four inch putty knife. A good putty knife will have a medium flexibility, it should flex slightly when pressed against a wall.
As a rule most patching compounds that dry quickly are difficult to sand. I recommend standard wallboard ( taping ) joint compound for patching wallboard (drywall) or plaster.
A mudd tray or a clean flat board with a straight edge will also be needed.

Patch dings, gouges and dents by scooping a small amount of compound onto the putty knife. Place the knife on the wall at about 45 degrees and about 4 or 5 inches from the damaged area. Pull the knife across the damaged area with a steady pressure. Scrape the excess compound off the knife by pulling it across the edge of a board or mudd tray. Make two more passes across the area, removing the excess from the knife after each pass. Let the patch dry.
Because of compound shrinkage the patch may require one more application as above.
Make a simple sanding block by wrapping a piece of 120 grit sand paper around a hand size wooden block. Sand the patch from the outside edges inward. Be sure to feather the edges into the surrounding area, rub your hand across the patch to feel for hard edges. Paint will not hide the un-sanded hard edges of a patch.
Prime the area with the wall paint before you paint the entire wall.

Holes require a backing material. For small holes use standard 2 inch ( wide) drywall taping mesh available at hardware and supply stores. Cut a length of mesh to extend a few inches on either side of the hole, apply sticky side to the wall and over the hole, smooth out the mesh with the putty knife.
Apply wallboard compound over the mesh with even pressure. Allow to dry. Sand lightly and apply a second coat of compound , allow to dry. Feather sand and prime the patch with wall paint before painting the entire wall.

Answer 2

Yeap pretty easy just be patient. cut your whole clean. Now find a peice of paneling that is larger than the hole ( I've used cardboard that was pretty thick and it works well on large holes) put a small hole it the middle of this patch piece put a rubber band through this hole and on the back side pass a pencil or anything that you wish to use through the rubber band and pull the rubberband tight from the front. Now pass this patch piece through the hole in your wall keep ahold of that rubber band. This is now your backing to patch. Find something that you can now pass through the rubberband on the front side that will span across the whole twist this in the rubberband tight so it will hold that patch board in place. That's the hard part and it's hard to explain but I'm sure that you get the drift of this. Now just add the drywall compound into the patch because of the size of the hole this will sag so don't try and fill the whole thing at once. Let this dry a day do a lite sand fill in some more at this point you can go for the whole thing. Let dry again sand flush and if you need to fill in some cracks or hole that will happen do so with a lite coat sand. Cut the rubberband fill that little hole.That is the patience part. You can now paint. To see this go to your local library Time Life Home repairs. Really works well and saves you MONEY. Did alot of them. Good luck and take your time.

Answer 3

Mo has a decent answer...however I find it much easier to just put caulk around the edge of the card board or paneling that will be butted up against the inside of the hole...let that dry and then fill in with the spackle ....that way there is no sagging or having to hold the darn thing for ever.

Answer 4

It's not that bad.......just finding the materials is tough.......small quanitites. This way is as good an any I've seen:

http://www.factsfacts.com/MyHomeRepair/Hole.htm