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I know we have all had holes in our sheetrock. We do it hanging a picture, we run into the wall moving furniture, or some other strange thing happens to create holes. Most people try to cover up the hole by hanging something over it. Well I am going to tell you some easy ways to repair holes in your sheetrock. It is so simple anyone can do it.
If you have a small hole that is caused by a nail or a screw this easily fixed. All you will need is a nice putty knife and some putty. You can get this equipment at your local hardware, home improvement, or everything store.
You will need to make sure the area around the hole is clean and free of debris. Take a small piece of sand paper and clean around the hole and wipe with a damp cloth. Let the area dry. Now you will take some of the wall putty on your putty knife and spread it over the hole. Push it into the hole and fan out, scrapping off any excess that there might be. While the putty is still wet take a damp cloth or sponge and smooth out any roughness. If you forget to smooth it out when it is still wet you can sand it down later with a bit of sandpaper.
For a hole that is a bit larger but less than three inches there is another method that you can use. This method also uses the wall putty or joint compound and a putty knife, but also some joint tape. Clean the area that needs to be repaired. After the area is completely dry, you will need to put a thin layer of the putty around the hole. Place the tape on the putty covering the hole; make sure the tape over laps the hole by at least an inch. You can put two pieces of tape next to each other if you overlap just slightly. Now you will put more putty over the tape. Feather the putty out as you get farther away from the hole and try to get it as even as possible. When it is completely dry (about 24 hours later) you can sand down any roughness. Wipe off with a damp sponge and let dry again, then you can paint the same color as the wall.
For really large holes there is a bit more involvement. For this project you will need a small saw that is for sawing sheetrock, a piece of sheetrock, a utility knife, a putty knife, joint compound, and joint tape. First you will have to find where the studs are near the hole. You have to cut the sheetrock from one stud to the next going over approx an inch so that you will have something to nail the new piece on. Cut above and below the damaged area and make sure that it is square so that you can fit a new piece in cleanly. Measure where you need to put the new piece, and cut a new piece to fit. Nail the new sheetrock to the exposed studs. You will now put some compound putty over the seams in a thin layer. Place the joint tape over the seams pushing in with your putty knife taking off any excess putty as you go. After you get the tape all around the seams you will add more putty fanning out and feathering out from the seams. After you have the compound on you will need to take a damp sponge and even out as smooth as you can. Let this completely dry (approx 24 hours). If it is still a bit rough you can smooth with a piece of sand paper. Wipe off any dust with a damp cloth and let dry. After dry you can decorate to match the rest of the room.
As you can see anyone can fix a hole in their wall. It just takes some patience and a little bit of know how. |
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