Wall Repairs

Wallpaper does an excellent job of hiding the flaws that may exist in the wallboard just beneath the surface. Whether it's a small crack or a large break, removing the wallpaper brings wallboard...

Mold in the home is a serious issue that can cause health problems. Mold can also cause major damage throughout a home, so if you notice a mold problem, deal with the issue immediately before it...

Drywall replaced walls made of plaster in the 1940s. It was the invention of the United States Gypsum Company in 1916, but did not catch on until the 1940s. Drywall represented a savings in that...

Patching walls with drywall compound is an inexpensive task, using quick-setting drywall compound. You will be able to finish most projects in one day. Different kinds of quick-setting drywall...

Houses shift over time and with extreme changes in weather. Shifting can cause stress cracks in the drywall, most commonly occurring at the corners of doors and windows and extended out on the...

If you've noticed a wrinkled texture in an area of your wall, it's most likely a problem with the tape used at the seam. Drywall is hung in sheets with the seams between them ``taped'' with joint...

Repairing a crack in texture drywall is a three-step process: removing texture to expose the crack, repairing the crack and replacing the texture drywall with a matching finish. Textured drywall...

With just a few simple tools, you can repair a small hole, or complete an entire home remodel. One of the most noticeable problems with wallboard is visible seams; the fewer seams you have the...

A straight crack that appears on your drywalled wall, then reappears with time whenever you plaster or paint over it, is going to need a more permanent fix. Unlike old-fashioned plaster walls,...

At some point in your life, whether you rent or own, you'll have to patch some holes in drywall. Whenever you move a picture, you'll be left with a hole. When you repaint and redecorate, you'll be...

Drywall is gypsum (chalk) pressed between two sheets of thick paper into boards. This provides a nice, flat surface for covering walls that's far easier to work with than old-fashioned plaster,...

Drywall is a construction product made from gypsum, sand and water. These materials are pressed between sheets of heavy paper and used to build walls, ceilings and other architectural...

If you've noticed a straight crack or gap appearing on your drywall, chances are that the seam between two pieces of the drywall has split. This generally means the drywall tape normally used to...

As a home settles, it becomes necessary to make minor drywall repairs. Most often, cracks may form along seams in the joints of the drywall. As with any issues showing wear within a home, it is...

Drywall is the most common material used for walls and ceilings, and it occasionally is damaged. Repairing drywall is a simple task, and with a little practice, the repairs can be made...

Drywall sheets on your wall are connected by joint compound, a form of plaster, which is sanded smooth and painted over. Cracks can develop along those seams, sometimes right after the room is...

Hollywood movies often portray the conflicted hero slamming his fist into a wall out of disappointment and frustration. Of course, we never see the damaged wall again, but someone had to repair...

Is it time to finish those drywall seams? Transitioning your drywall can be one of the most frustrating aspects of installing drywall. Here is a step by step guide on how to tape drywall joints.

It's likely that somewhere in your house you have a hole or crack in your drywall. Whether large or small, you can fix it yourself fairly easily.

If your drywall ends up with a small hole in it, you can fix it by simply applying some mesh tape and joint compound. A major hole (half a foot or more) requires that it be covered with a drywall...

After removing a medicine cabinet from a bathroom wall, there will oftentimes be a large, rectangular hole left behind where the cabinet was recessed into the wall. While the size of this hole may...

Drywall is hung on walls in sheet form, The seams are taped and covered in a drywall joint compound, which is a form of plaster. Then the seams are sanded smooth and painted. Sometimes changes in...

Drywall sheets are connected by thin lines of plaster, called joint compound, laid over special tape and sanded smooth. The idea is to give the impression of a flat, uninterrupted wall after it's...

Bathrooms are humid environments that can cause low-quality paint to peel. The peeling usually occurs high in the corners and on the ceiling where moisture collects. You can limit the repair to...

Patching a small hole or crack in drywall is often just a matter of applying a little tape and plaster. But if you have significant wall damage--a large hole left by furniture movers, or water...

Drywall sheets are sealed together with tape (either paper or mesh) and joint compound, which is a form of plaster. The compound is laid over the tape in three layers, each one successively wider...

Old-fashioned plaster walls involved spreading wet plaster over strips of wood lath. Modern drywall is pressed chalk covered in paper and screwed directly to the wall studs. Combining plaster and...

A bad drywall seam will bother you every day until you deal with it. Often, the problem with the seam isn't obvious until after the wall is painted, by which time it is more complicated problem to...

Drywall is an effective covering for interior walls. The wall boards are screwed or nailed to the studs,and then taped and covered with compound to give you a smooth or textured look. Over time,...

Cracks can appear in the paper that joins the surface of two neighboring pieces of drywall. Settling, earthquakes, moisture and age are the normal contributing factors to drywall paper cracking....

Drywall has become the wall finish of choice for many contractors. Although drywall is a sturdy wall covering, it cannot withstand isolated force from objects such as door knobs. Holes in drywall...

Bubbles occur in drywall tape for two reasons: not enough drywall compound underneath the tape and gaps between the sheets of drywall. Paper drywall tape must have enough compound under it to...

If you've ever lived in an apartment or rental house, you've had to face the dilemma of having to repair holes in drywall. Some landlords are more forgiving than others but usually holes in walls...

Old houses are full of charm, beautiful details and incomparable design. Old houses, in my opinion are absolutely gorgeous. Old houses are also full of age related problems. One of those age...

Drywall is the most common material used in home construction. It's durable and easy to work with, but can sustain damage. Luckily, it is also easy for most homeowners to fix small to medium size...

These are instructions for fixing a large area of missing plaster on a Victorian era lath and plaster wall where the lath is composed of horizontal slats of rough sawn wood.

If your walls have been damaged by water, then you will want to make some repairs to the drywall in order to fix the area. When water comes into contact with walls, it can cause the drywall to...

Wallboard is a common wall surfacing product found in many homes. Although it is reasonably easy to install and maintain, accidents do happen and these mishaps can create a need for repair....

It happens. A door swings open and the knob goes through the sheetrock wall. Simply spackling over drywall is seldom enough to repair a hole that size. If it's between wall studs, a patch made...

Removing wall tile can leave minor to severe underlying damage to the walls. Ceramic tile is installed with one of two types of adhesive: glue-based adhesive called mastic, or cement-based...

Usually if you take wall paper off there is old glue left over from the wallpaper. You also, usually, have holes and marks on the wall from all of the scraping. If you have not removed the...

The invention of drywall and other types of wallboard was meant as an alternative to the cumbersome old process of building walls with lathe and plaster. Nonetheless, plaster is still used to tape...

Are you seeing cracks or scratches on your drywall? Or maybe you need to fill in a nail hole. Little maintenance repairs will always come up in a home. It is best to do them immediately before it...

Tackling a peeling wall of plaster may look daunting but it's an intuitive process once you know the right steps. Before you begin, however, figure out why the surface is peeling or bubbling to...

You have a hole in your wall, and you need to get it fixed. Here’s how to do it within your budget and still end up with quality results.

Drywall is constructed using a crushed form of the mineral gypsum. The mineral is mixed with water to make a paste. The paste is molded into a flat sheet that is covered with paper on each side....

Unsightly and annoying holes in the walls of your mobile home can be repaired in several ways. The types of paneling and drywall used in the manufacture of mobile homes are generally thinner and...

If a corner in your home has been damaged, you need to replace those damaged drywall edges. The process for replacing damaged drywall along edges, such as corners, requires removing the damaged...

Drywall is simple to repair or replace if it ever becomes damaged. Even water damage can be easily fixed, without replacing an entire wall. You can remove and replace the damaged part of a wall.

Drywall tape tends to peel over time, especially tape that is located in areas that are exposed to abuse from furniture, children and pets. Often, drywall tape will peel if it has not been applied...