Wall Repairs

You may already figured out how to patch a small dent or hole in your drywall. However, now you are trying to figure out how to fix the drywall that has a large hole. There is a way to restore...

Wood paneling makes for a beautiful decorative addition to any home. And while paneling is a fairly durable wall covering, it does occasionally need to be repaired. Small holes and gouges are...

Wallboard is a light, inexpensive version of drywall. It provides the same look and feel as drywall, but it is not as durable. It is easy to accidentally punch a hole in the wall and damage the...

Depending on the size and location of the hole, you can repair it by filling it with enamel paint that matches the tile or covering the hole with a small ceramic piece used for decoration....

Many homes and buildings are built in phases. The first phase provides for an initial complete building, and later phases are designed to expand from this existing construction. Once the...

A molly bolt is a fastener that has strong holding power, and is commonly used to hang objects on drywall. A molly bout's fastener is a sleeve. When a screw is screwed into the sleeve, the teeth...

Rips and holes in drywall can happen in any number of ways, from accidentally poking a hole to damage caused by furniture or pets. It may take a little practice to get perfect results, but the...

Do you have a hole in a concrete wall? This article will give you instructions on how to fix the hole.

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...

When removing wallpaper from a wall, you may cause minor damage to the plaster or discover existing damage that has been hidden from view. If you discover damage to the walls after wallpaper...

When plaster gets hit, kicked or battered with a piece of furniture, it tends to crack and crumble, but it is easily fixable with new plaster spread over the exposed lath. When it's a modern...

As with most projects, the key to making a good, clean hole through a tile wall is having the right tool. In this case, this involves using the correct drill bit. A standard wood drill bit simply...

Holes or cracks in drywall can be repaired with plaster of Paris and a few tools. Easier than patching with drywall sections or applying joint compound, plaster of Paris is virtually invisible...

Accidents happen. Holes end up in walls. Sometimes the holes are little tiny nail holes sometimes they are the size of the hockey puck your son or daughter just put through the wall and sometimes...

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...

If you have a small hole in your sheetrock wall and no spackle, don’t worry, you can still easily fix the hole. A hole in a sheetrock wall can happen from a nail, another repair or an accident....

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...

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...

Holes in walls? Suppose someone pushes a doorknob through the wall because of an accident. You are left with a gaping hole and mess. What if someone puts their fist through your wall? Maybe you...

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.

Caulking nail holes is a thorough and effective part of tackling home improvement projects such as painting. Using caulk to seal imperfections on the walls of your home increases the longevity of...

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...

Everybody needs to hang something on the wall once a while. It could be your family photo, a drawing by your child, a poster, or an ornament. Hanging things on the wall is simple and easy. Both...

It's easy to patch small holes in sheetrock. It is far more difficult to patch moderate to large holes in a manner that provides structural integity and avoids patch patterns from the sheetrock...

How to patch drywall ready for paint in 30 minutes

Repair a hole less than 6" around. Try it, as your mistakes can be washed off the wall while still damp! You will forget it was even there.

Insulating a wall that's open because of new construction or remodeling is simple. Insulating a finished wall is a lot more complicated, but it might be worth it if your walls have no internal...

Here's an assortment of tips you may find helpful when repairing holes in drywall. From small holes to larger ones, the methods vary, and we will explore tips for repairing a variety of sizes 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.

It happened...you were moving furniture, or your kids were rough-housing, and bang! There's a hole in your wall. Don't call a repairman! This is something you can easily do yourself with a few...

A molly bolt is designed to hold heavy objects onto hollow walls. They usually consist of a pointed end, which is used to help insert the bolt, the bolt or screw itself and the anchor. The anchor...

Drywall can be damaged in any number of ways. From door handles to an exciting game of indoor football, the result is the same. Though the hole sizes will vary greatly, the method used to repair...

Many foundation repair salesmen will tell you have to rebuild your basement block wall when the bottom has sheared. Unless there is more than 3" of displacement inward you can stabilize this...

Ever pull a nail out of a wall and notice the little hole. No big deal, but you keep walking by and looking at the hole. Then you say to yourself "I need to fix that". Well this is how,...

This method of fixing a hole in drywall is the most inexpensive and strongest way I have found. When finished the drywall will actually be stronger than before. This method does not use clips or...

Scared to fix that hole in your drywall. Here are a few easy to follow steps.

This article will show how to apply an access hole cover over a hole cut into drywall. This procedure will be used in lieu of patching with a piece of dry wall, mudding the joints, sanding, and...

Accidents happen, at some point in your life something is bound to break. If that something just happens to be a wall and the hole is no bigger than your fist then it can be easily fixed by...

I will explain how to quickly repair holes from doorknobs, hammers, or whatever else puts holes in your sheetrock or wallboard walls!

How long and difficult it is to repair a wall depends on the size of the patch. Repairing a nail hole is easier than a hole the size of a fist. Follow the simple tips below for both; you can get...

Drywall is a popular construction material made from gypsum and water pressed between sheets of heavy paper. This product is used to make walls, ceilings and architectural specialties. While this...

Got a small hole in the wall? Here is a fairly easy way to fix it.

It is very simple to spackle small holes in walls. All you need to do is go to the hardware store and purchase a couple of items.

Small holes in plaster, nails or small cracks, can be filled with spackling compound and then sanded. Make sure you clean out the hole and widen it slightly so the spackle adheres. Repairing...

Most of us at one time or another have accidentally put a hole or two in our walls. Such as when opening a door a little too roughly or knocking a piece of furniture into the wall while moving it....

There are several different ways you can fix small holes in drywall, but what about the larger ones? With larger holes you will want to have a good secure patch job by using something that is...

Do you have walls in your house that have seen better days? Holes in walls are more common than you think. In fact, drywall is easy to puncture, but is also easy to fix. If you are facing a small...

Fixing a large hole in drywall, often referred to as "Sheetrock," is really no more difficult than fixing most smaller holes. The process is virtually the same. The main difference is that when...

Have you ever had a hinge loose or a cabinet door swing wrong? Chances are the problem is a stripped screw hole. There are many ways to fix them, most of them involve many tools and a few...