Wall Repairs

That heavy piece of furniture slipped as you were moving it downstairs, and now you have to repair a hole in your drywall fast, before your landlord (or your spouse) sees it. Here's how to fix...

Holes in plaster can be patched using a piece of drywall. This type of plaster repair is easy to perform but it is challenging to obtain the look of the surrounding plaster walls. Plaster walls...

Repairing ceilings, walls and beams with spackle takes some skill to complete a professional-looking job. Spackle can be a very forgiving medium; if you make a mistake, it's usually easy to go...

A toggle bolt is designed to hang objects on a wall. A toggle bolt consists of a threaded bolt and wings that expand. Once a toggle bolt is inserted into a hole, the wings spring open and become...

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...

Repairing plaster damage in a bath can be a messy job, but it is easy to complete with a perfect finish. Make sure you remove the source of the damage before you make your repairs--or you will be...

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...

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....

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...

If you have a Dog that has chewed your carpet, you may have read my article "How to repair a carpet chewed by a dog" and you are already familiar with the story. If not, long story...

Before painting your walls, you will want to repair any holes or imperfections; this is done by spackling, which is filling in the holes or imperfections with spackle paste and then sanding down...

Regardless of their origin, all cracks in drywall and plaster walls are repaired in the same fashion. This type of repair is considered simple as far as home improvement projects are concerned,...

It happens, boards and trusses shrink, unsecure nails and screws are not pulled out. Houses settle. Then nails and or screws appear. Well they are easy to fix and this is how you do it.

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,...

Wall cracks are inevitable, especially in older, settling homes. Particularly around windows, where wooden interior frames dry out and pull away from the walls, cracks can be a bothersome...

Tired of seeing the same plaster cracks over and over after painting?? I will explain how to quickly and easily repair cracks in plaster so they STAY FIXED!.

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 one of the most popular construction materials available. Made from gypsum and water pressed between sheets of heavy paper, this product is used to build walls, ceilings, and...

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...

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

This is a quick and easy trick for correcting damage to walls by using spackle.

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.

Damage to Your Walls? No problem. Materials on the market today practically do the work for you. If I can do it you can do it. Trust me.

Have a hole in your wall? This will tell you how to patch it yourself.

Wall cracks can be caused by construction, accidents and settling of the house. It is unsightly to have a cracked wall and you should fix it as soon as possible. Fixing a crack in the wall is a...