DIY Home Improvement Tips: Free Instructional Guide to Home Repair Projects : Howt to Repair Holes in Drywall: DIY Home Improvement Tips

Learn the basics of how to fix a hole in drywall or sheetrock from a home repair professional in this free online DIY home improvement video.

Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: May 10, 2006 at 1:59 pm
Author: expertvillage

Length: 01:46
Rating: 3.84
Views: 100698

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Video Comments

josersdaddy (September 30, 2008 at 1:04 am)

very nice, thank you very much.

Uchihakid1 (September 26, 2008 at 11:29 am)

i put a crack in the drywall just now. Not so much as a hole but like a crescent shaped crack. Fix the same way?

Shaunisherewithyou (August 10, 2008 at 4:01 am)

then do what he says to do.... DUr....

oxidefilms (August 7, 2008 at 7:17 pm)

waht if the hole is GIANT?

0okm1 (July 29, 2008 at 4:01 am)

whats that puddy material hes putting on the wall?

dracowing14 (June 12, 2008 at 12:52 am)

depend son the size of whole if its close to 13" I'd just say cut out to the studs and put on a piece of board to fill the gap. But I've covered holes of about 7 to 12" with standard drywall tape and mud. it just may take more then 2 coats. the proper method to any taping is actually 3 coats.

panama4000 (May 27, 2008 at 7:38 pm)

Can you use mesh tape on larger holes?

abit123456 (April 5, 2008 at 4:40 am)

I mean yes..!:)But there is something in my life I can do as a pro and get paid.So I if you need to fix something a cool site would be I mean yes..!:)But there is something in my life I can do as a pro and get paid.So I if you need to fix something a cool site would be a fixorama.

Tramsootru (March 22, 2008 at 9:18 pm)

hoosierdrywall at metacafe has this repair nailed..I punched a few holes in the wall last night, so I get to fix them.. :)

kmfootbal781 (February 16, 2008 at 9:36 pm)

I dented my wall a couple of time when i was joking around with my lax stick, and now i have some dents in the wallswere the ball hit. There isnt a whole but u can tell the walls dented. What should i do