How to Patch and Repair Drywall. Those of you who have been reading my blog for a while know of the many home improvements we’ve made over this past year. My DIY hubby is the engineer, builder, fixer and brains behind the projects. I just send him pics of what I like and we go from there. Pre-mixed joint compound 2. Adhesive-backed aluminum drywall patch used to repair small- to medium-size holes 3. Drywall scrap used to patch larger holes 4. 1x2 pine used as mounting cleats for drywall patch 5. Construction adhesive used to adhere 1x2. How To Patch And Repair Drywall PaperHe tells me what he thinks will work and I bat my eyelashes to get what I want. No, seriously, that doesn’t work anymore We are a good team and there’s always lots of compromise. I would love to have Tim start a weekly or bi- weekly “Ask Tim” post where he can answer questions you may have for him. He’s a gifted writer and a nice guy and he has unique insights into home repairs and projects. By necessity, he has gained an amazing amount of knowledge from our fixer- upper. If you’re interested leave us a question on this post or visit my facebook page. How To Patch And Repair Drywall CornerOn to our first Ask Tim project: how to patch and repair drywall. We are at the beginning stages of a kitchen upgrade/redo which basically means taking our old, outdated furniture and decor, transforming them and adding some thrifted materials to give our kitchen a whole new look. It’s definitely a work in process! Small holes caused by screws or hooks, wall fasteners or drywall fasteners that pop up are simple to repair, but again time consuming because you almost always have to repaint the walls. Nail pops are common and particularly irritating, because you're likely to. How to patch and repair drywall — the easy way! From the smallest dent to large holes, there are several ways to fix surface defects on your walls. Learn to patch and repair drywall. Prices, promotions, styles, and availability may vary. Our local stores do not honor online pricing. Prices and availability of. How to Repair Drywall Patches. Drywall patches, depending on their size, can be either fixed by applying mesh tape and drywall compound, or by cutting out the damaged area and installing a new piece of drywall. If the patch is only a few inches wide, mesh tape is probably your answer.
In the picture below you can see the original exterior window that was in our kitchen when we bought it. Yes, the entire house was in terrible shape and we had no idea what we had gotten ourselves into. Twenty one years later we’re still doing home improvement projects! Here’s our first after picture. Yes, it was during my country blue phase. Isn’t it just the cutest? Travel forward twenty one years and you have the same opening that has had a sheet of plywood added and painted to separate the den from the kitchen. Yes, I was slightly tea pot obsessed but I am now recovering. I now leave you in my husband’s capable hands for the rest of the project. From Tim: SO! Here’s a quick tutorial that will work for either situation. For this project, the first step was to remove all obstacles that would get in the way of framing the opening to receive sheet rock. Yes, you can cheat with a hair dryer if you must but NO HEAT GUN and it has to be dry before moving on. For the third, or final step for smaller cracks, you want to think smooth. You can see in the picture that this is still not smooth – I actually did four coats. Now, this tip might rock your world. Can you see how wide my spackle path ended up? You will LOVE that it is totally dust- free! OK- here’s another great tip. The bigger blade, and I usually use a metal 4. Scoop mud with the smaller, scrape it on the bigger blade, and apply to the wall. Remember that gap I pointed out earlier? Wait till you see it! So, remember if you have any questions you’d like to ask my hubby just leave them on this post or my fb page. Our family gallery wall, scrapbook room remodel and den makeover are just a few of the projects we’ve worked on (and survived) together. We’d love it if you’d make yourself at home in our home!
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