Wall Repairs

If there has been a moisture problem in your home, your drywall may have become moldy. It's a problem you need to address quickly. First, take all of the necessary steps to remedy the moisture...

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...

If you are getting ready to paint a room of your home it is important to prepare the wallboard for painting. If you paint without preparing the wallboard your paint job will show all of the wall's...

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.

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...

Torn drywall paper is a headache that DIYers will eventually have to deal with at one time or another. It is usually caused by tearing wallpaper off a wall that wasn't properly sealed. However,...

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...

Your house is getting older and is starting to settle. You are noticing cracks in the ceiling. This may be due to age, or it may be due to the foundation or building. No matter what, most...

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...

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...

Even imperceptible shifting of a house foundation may result in small hairline cracks in the drywall. The most common areas for cracks are above the corners of doors, above and below installed...

Anytime you use a compound that needs to be sanded, such as drywall mud, you are looking at a clean-up job. Sanding creates fine particles of dust that float around and land on every available...

Although intimidating. hanging drywall can be a do-it-yourself project. As long as you are prepared and measure three times before cutting, you can do this and save a lot of money on renovations....

Once you have hung drywall your next step is to cover drywall screws with mud. Once you do this and prepare the seams you will have a nice flat wall to paint.

Once you finish hanging drywall it is time to smooth over the seams in between each sheet by using drywall mud. After you mud drywall seams you can successfully move on to painting your new...

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...

You'll make an awful mess, no matter what you try. Mastic and other tile adhesives are formulated to stick, not fall off the wall. You'll also end up with some wall repairs. Cover the area with a...

Drywall patching is something that is needed by almost every home occupant at one time or another. Though you may think you need a professional to perform this repair, drywall can be patched by...

Drywall is one of the most popular building materials available today. It is used for walls, ceilings, and many other architectural features. Drywall is fairly simple to install, and involves...

There are several steps taken after installing new sheet rock walls or just replacing and repairing small pieces of sheet rock on a damaged wall. The most common way of finishing sheet rock...

Drywall seams sometimes develop cracks over time. It can be from the room settling. Perhaps there weren't enough nails or screws used during the building process. Sometimes there just isn't enough...

When you are taping and finishing drywall for a smooth wall, everything needs to be perfect before you paint. You can be only a tiny bit less careful when taping a wall for texturing. But don't...

Taping and mudding drywall is a messy job but it's not very difficult. The worst part is the sanding, and the better you are with the mudding part, the less drywall sanding you'll have to do....

After you install the sheetrock but before you paint or wallpaper, you must apply the drywall mud. Drywall mud is not like regular mud, it is a smooth compound made up of water and a...

Preparing new walls for paint or wallpaper involves creating a smooth surface to apply your desired wall treatment. After sheetrock installation, you will fill the seams and the screw holes with...

Loose tape on drywall is just plain ugly and it will drive you crazy until it's fixed. Luckily, it's not a hard repair job for the do-it-yourself handyman. With the right tools and supplies you...

Walls textured with drywall mud can add beauty to your home. Buy special texturing tools or use a broom, dry brush or round brush from an old vacuum cleaner. Armed with the right tools and the...

With these quick repair steps, you can patch a hole in a sheetrock wall in no time. And you won't have to call a professional

Most do-it-yourself enthusiasts are fairly confident in their ability to install drywall sheets. Where they start to have misgivings is when it comes to taping and finishing the seams and edges....

Nice sharp corners make for easier wallpaper application and just add to the professional look of the job. Applying joint compound to, or "mudding," inside corners can take a little practice, but...

Applying smooth coat, or skim coating, is the final step in your preparation before priming and painting your walls and ceiling. It requires a careful eye, but with a little practice you can give...

Taping and "mudding" Sheetrock (drywall) is a process that requires practice - and if you're doing a whole room or a whole house you'll get plenty of that. The first coat is the tape coat - here's...