How much will it cost to fix a hole in the wall about the size of 2 shoe boxes?

Question

I managed to make a huge hole in my wall, how much will it cost to fix it myself and how much will it cost to have someone else do it? I don't need exact numbers, just is it going to be about $50 or closer to a couple hundred?

Answer 1

Okay. You can buy a 2 foot by 2 foot piece of sheet rock for $4.59 at home depot. Then you need Spackle/tape/and sand paper. Which will be around $15.00 all together. If you all ready have the tools then you should be able to go from there.

So the total will be around $ 20.00 minus paint.

Now I owen a construction company and I just did a hole about that size and I charge $100.00

$20.00 materials
$80.00 Labor.

Do it your self is always cheaper.

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Good Luck

Deo

Answer 2

If you do it yourself..about $50.00! If you call in a contractor, around $150.00!

It's easy to fix!! A sheet of 1/2" drywall costs about $12.00. If you know someone who is fixing up their home now, or in the immediate future, ask them for a piece of drywall 2" longer and wider than the hole you have.

If you must buy a sheet, see if your home building center has a damaged sheet, first. get a peice that is longer and wider than the hole! This may cost you $8.00 to $10.00!!

Next get an 8 foot length of 1 x 3 spruce. this will cost about $3.00. Now go to the fastener department and buy the smallest package of 1 1/4" drywall screws. These should cost about $2.00. You'll need a #2 phillips screw driver bit, about two or three inches long. This will cost around $3.00 Go to the tool department for this. Now...go to the building materials department and get a small container of drywall filler, or gyproc filler,( same stuff!!). This will cost around $5.00. Get a small roll of drywall joint screen. this will be around $5.00. You will need a trowel or putty knife. A good 2" putty knife will cost around $8.00.

Ok...now you're home again!! Take the 1 x 3, and cut it so it is at least 2" or 3" wider than the hole. Screw a drywall screw into the middle of the 1 x 3, just deep enough that it is fastened into the wood well, but you can hold it with your fingers, by the head and some of the threaded part. PLace the 1 x 3 into the hole by holding the screw in the middle, and slipping one end in the hole, so the opposite end can slip into the hole on the other side. Now..slide the 1 x 3 so it sets on both inside edges of the hole sides. slide it up so that the top edge of the 1 x 3 is about even with the top edge of the hole. Take a drywall screw, and screw one end of the 1 x 3 through the drywall and into the 1 x 3 until the screw head is just under the surface of the drywall. Screw another screw into the opposite end the same way. BY pulling gently, but firmly on the screw in the center of the 1 x 3, you can hold the 1 x 3 against the inside of the wall until the screw is well seated. Do the same at the bottom of the hole with another piece of 1 x 3.

Cut a piece of the drywall to fit as tight as possible into the hole, and against the tewo blocks of wood. Put a screw in the top, then one in the bottom to hold it in place. Ensure the screw heads are slightly BELOW the surface of the drywall piece. Now..put a screw into each corner. Your patch is in!! Now..take the screen tape and place it 1/2 and 1/2 over the patch joint. 1/2 on the patch, 1/2 on the exstng wall. Make sure you don't have any bumps in the tape. Use the 2" putty knife to put a thin coat of drywall compound around the joint of the patch, and completely cover the tape. When this coat drys, sand it smooth, "feather" the outer edges with sandpaper so you can't feel any bump or line when you run your hand across the wall at the patch. Put a thin coat over this making sure to go a little past the sanded edges. This is called a skim coat. Once it drys, sand the filler so it is FLUSH with the existing wall around the patch, again feathering the edges so they are smooth to the touch. Prime it with a good primer sealer...just get a quart...about $5.00. Once you have applied two coats, and they are dry...get a quart of latex interior paint, about $6.00, and paint the patch!! You're done!!!

Answer 3

If it's in drywall, you can fix it yourself rather easily. But, the tools and materials alone might run you about $20 to $40, depending on what you use and how much you already have around the house. In any case, here's the steps that you or someone who fixes the hole would perform:

Get a razor knife and cut the drywall out to the studs in a rectangular shape.

Cut a couple pieces of 2x4 that are the length of the height of the hole, and secure them up against and flush with the wall studs using 3" screws or nails.

Cut a couple of pieces of 2x4 about 6 inches long. Using a couple of drywall screws, attach each 2x4 piece to the back of the drywall at the top and bottom of the hole (from the front of the wall going through the drywall and into the 2x4 piece). You should leave about 3 inches of the 2x4 pieces exposed, because this is where you'll attach the top and bottom of the drywall patch you're going to install.

Measure the exact dimensions of the hole and, using a razor knife, cut a piece of scrap drywall to those dimensions, less about 1/8 inch (you can buy drywall scraps at a home improvement store - make sure you get the same thickness as your existing drywall).

Place and secure the drywall patch into the hole and, using drywall screws, attach the patch to the 2x4 pieces you installed (top, bottom, and sides).

Using spackling compound or drywall mud, fill in the gaps around the drywall patch. After the spackling compound has dried, make sure the compound didn't shrink to where the gaps are no longer filled correctly. If not, reapply the spackling compound/mud to fill the gaps.

Lightly sand the surface of the gaps to get rid of any ridges left in the spackling compound/mud. You can get drywall sanding screens at the home improvement store that do not clog with drywall dust. Or just use regular sandpaper (about 150 grit). But, just know that it may clog up quite a bit.

If necessary, use the spackling compound or drywall mud to texture the patch like the rest of the wall. If it's an orange-peel-type of texture, you can buy cans of the texture spray in the paint section of a home improvement store. Test spray the texture on a scrap piece of drywall to get the hang of how to apply it.

Prime and paint the wall.

Answer 4

drywall costs about $5-$10 for a 8'x4' sheet (depending on the thickness)
a bucket of spackling compound costs less than $10.
You will need a spackling knife, utility knife, drywall tape and sand paper.

square off the edges of your whole and cut the drywall to fit in there.
Spackling is tricky. I find it's best to go over the application several times and sand in between each one.

Sometimes you can fill the whole with plaster. If you do this, you can use a straight board (as a big spackling knife) to make the wall smooth.

Answer 5

Certainly as a DIY $50 is probably a high end for the cost.

Determine the nearest adjacent studs. Cut a square/rectangle outside the damaged area to breach the opposing studs TO THEIR CENTERS.

Check with Lowes/HD/A Draywall contractor...perhaps even at a job site to see if they have any CULLED material, in a size that will work, OR buy a full sheet (probably 1/2 inch thick) anc cut it to fit.

Drywall screw the piece into place; perhaps depressing all the edges/seams. Mesh/ mildly adhesive dry wall tape/ Mud (probably in 3 steps, with a flexible, wide blade paint knife. Sand between coats till feathered and flushed. Prime/Paint. and should be done.

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Steven Wolf
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Answer 6

im more than sure it would cost nearer a hundred to fix if you got someone in to do it but if you did it yourself then less than fifty if theres a building site near you ask them were you would get the stuff cheap

Answer 7

materials are about $30, so you need to get someone to do it for free, such as yourself as this category suggests or spend another $100 for someone to walk into your house and then more for the time(2hrs?) to do the job.

Answer 8

This will require a professional drywall patch - it's too big to do yourself. Call around and get estimates - people will give them for free.

Answer 9

shouldnt cost very much for you to do it yourself. i would estimate about 25 bucks

if yo do it urself could end up costin ya triple