Wall Repairs

Over the years interior cedar walls can become dull, dirty and damaged. There is no need to take the cedar down or to replace it. You can strip the finish off of the cedar to reveal bright fresh...

Repairing cracks, chips and holes in concrete walls is not a difficult task, provided that the damage is not on a structural or load-bearing wall. If you have damage on a structural wall it is...

Mold may not be just on the surface of a wall. If the material is porous, such as drywall or sheetrock, the mold may go all the way in or even be coming from the inside of the wall, especially if...

Green mold is a general term used to describe mold that is green in color or that has green spores. It is particularly prevalent among the Penicillium and Aspergillus mold species. Green mold...

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...

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...

Mirror clips are used to hold mirrors to a wall. They are used alone, or sometimes with mirror adhesive to ensure that the mirror cannot fall off of the wall. Removing the clips is a very easy...

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....

Cement is a good construction material that offers a lot of design versatility. But most people find concrete walls too stark for a living space, even when it's in a basement or garage. To make it...

Grout is a kind of cement that goes between your tiles, bridging the gap and helping protect the wall behind the tiles. Though the grout lines look tough and solid, they are actually the most...

Nothing spells architectural elegance more than a stucco façade. From Mexican haciendas, to Hollywood mansions, to Mediterranean villas, stucco is beautiful, enduring, and functional. Stucco...

Whether you have an unwanted screw or simply need to make changes to your wall, removing screws from drywall is very easy. If performed carefully, there will be little additional damage to the...

If the grout between your ceramic wall tiles has become discolored, cracked and crumbly, it will make the whole wall look bad no matter how good the tiles themselves are still holding up. Worse, a...

Depending on the structural requirements for an addition that you are attaching to an existing foundation, you may need to thicken the concrete wall before either continuing on to build your new...

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...

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...

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...

Concrete has a way of going everywhere it shouldn't. Often, depending on where it lands, the builder will opt to leave concrete splashes or overruns on finished concrete walls---especially in...

Concrete walls, generally poured as a large piece, can sometimes become damaged. When this happens, apply concrete to the wall to repair it. Not a difficult process, this repair can leave the wall...

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...

Craft projects with kids can lead to big messes that leave you feeling overwhelmed. If your kids happen to get glue on the walls, you might think your paint or wall paper is ruined. You may also...

Mold grows when your wall remains consistently damp for days or weeks. It can spread to other parts of the wall and is hard to get rid of. Some people suffer from mold allergies, and it can make...

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...

If you learn to read brick properly, you can easily determine whether damage to a brick wall is merely a surface disturbance or, a sign of a serious foundation crack. "Reading brick" means...

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...

If one day you find one or more of your kitchen wall tiles in pieces on the floor, the first thing you need to do is figure out what caused them to fall. Moisture behind the wall, blunt trauma...

If you've got a cracked wall tile that has to come out, you may find it's actually a more complicated project than if it were a floor tile. On a floor, you can generally just take a hammer and...

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...

Cracks in your wall can happen for any number of reasons. You can gouge it when moving furniture, your kids might scrape it while play fighting in the house or something could fall, leaving a...

Repair a loose towel rack and restore its functionality before it damages the wall even further. Towel racks are pertinent bath accessories that frequently get dislodged from drywall and plaster,...

If you have a towel rack, coat rack, bookshelf or other wall mounting that's coming loose, chances are it had been attached to the drywall improperly. The solution is to remove the mounting, patch...

Older wood-frame homes generally have hollow walls, a legacy of an age when power was cheap and plentiful, so no one was thinking in terms of home heating and air efficiency. That doesn't mean...

Anchors are great for holding objects to a wall when simple screws or nails won't work. But when you remodel or rearrange your wall decorations the anchors should be removed. Removing anchors can...

Bituminous-backed rubber sheet membranes are very sticky self-adhesive materials used to waterproof basements and sub-structures. They are ideal for use on concrete, masonry, or wooden surfaces,...

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,...

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...

The purpose of molding is to help make the transition between the wall and the floor seamless and easy on the eyes. Molding also helps to cover up any rough edges where tiles or laminate flooring...

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...

If you're noticing signs of moisture around the baseboard inside your home, you have problems. It's not easy to find the source for the leak. Here's what to check for to find the origin for...

Basements sometimes get water in them. It's important to address the root cause so that water doesn't keep coming in. Then it's crucial to clean the area as soon as possible, so water stains don't...

The wall surrounding your tub takes more abuse than probably any other wall in your house. Even if there's no shower there, the moisture and heat from the tub can eventually soften and crumble the...

I bought a repossessed house that had been badly abused. For some inexplicable reason there were a number of holes punched in the walls. I thought up a quick and easy fix for one of the holes...

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...

Whether it's a game room, the kids room, or maybe your home theatre, it is sometimes nice to sound proof a wall. Follow these steps to sound proof your own wall today.

Whenever you want to hang a picture, attach a shelf, or attach anything of substance to one of your walls, it is important to find where the studs are behind the surface of the wall. Of course,...

There are times when you don't want to hear what is going on in the next room. But with your current walls, there are no secrets. What can be done, other than buying ear plugs or ripping out the...

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...

Flat latex paint is a good look for formal living rooms, bedrooms or anywhere else where you have a muted decor and you don't want reflected light on the walls. But flat latex-painted walls are a...