Home Repair help!?!??!? Busted hole in wall...

[mccoy178]

Depending on the size of the hole, I would cut out a square that encompasses the damaged dry wall to a stud on either side. Make sure you get the same thickness of drywall to replace it and cut a matching square. Screw the new piece to the studs about an inch in from the edge(For easy cover up), and then apply some drywall tape. That is the hardest part IMO. Finishing drywall is a bitch if your not familiar with it. You take the drywall tape, apply joint compound(sounds like in your case, a little tub will do, $3) with a 3" flat edge and let it dry. It should take a couple coats to get the right look, then you sand the whole thing down until it looks right. What I think is hard is determining when enough is enough, both applying joint compound and sanding. But I don't repair very often. Oh, I forgot to mention option 2, hire some home repair guy for $40-50 bucks and just get it over with without the headache.

 

[BuckStocksHere]

List of things I need:

Keyhole Saw - to cut out the hole
Joint compound or Drywall Mud - to fill in big gaping hole. (are these 2 the same?)
Drywall Square to replace the piece I smashed
Drywall Knife
Drywall Sand Paper
Drywall Screws 1 1/4 or 1 3/8 to screw new piece of drywall into 2x4
Drywall Tape to tape up the seams.

Is this everything ? Anyone know approximate cost of all this?

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

I'd use a 8" knife, not a 3"

You might get a drywall saw (a little handheld thingy, probably 5 bucks) and you'll need a utlity knife to cut the existing drywall on the stud (halfway as Mccoy was talking about)

Drywall Square to replace the piece I smashed (can buy an 4' x 8' for about 4 bucks, I think... they usually come in pairs.)
Drywall Knife - 5.00
Drywall Sand Paper - 2 bucks
Drywall Screws 1 1/4 or 1 3/8 to screw new piece of drywall into 2x4 box of 50 should do it, 2 bucks
Drywall Tape to tape up the seams. maybe 1.50

I'm not sure on the prices, honestely, but it's not too expensive.

 

[Brutus1]

List of things I need:

Keyhole Saw - to cut out the hole
Joint compound or Drywall Mud - to fill in big gaping hole. (are these 2 the same?)
Drywall Square to replace the piece I smashed
Drywall Knife
Drywall Sand Paper
Drywall Screws 1 1/4 or 1 3/8 to screw new piece of drywall into 2x4
Drywall Tape to tape up the seams.

Is this everything ? Anyone know approximate cost of all this?

Borrow the tools from someone.

Regular sand paper is fine.

Forget the drywall tape, the compound will work just fine. Cut the piece to fit
with the smallest gap you can get, and the cracks will be easy to fill.

See if anyone has a small piece of drywall you can use.

Won't cost very much at all.

 

[NOTREDAMECHIEF]

Nahh! Fix It Yourself!

1. Sense Of Accomplishment!
2. You Will Probably Never Punch A Hole In A Wall Again!!

 

[exhawg]

You're just lucky you didn't catch a stud when you punched it. I would think that would be an easy way to break your hand.

 

[LoKyBuckeye]

Nahh! Fix It Yourself!

1. Sense Of Accomplishment!
2. You Will Probably Never Punch A Hole In A Wall Again!!

actually, now you can punch as many holes in the wall as you want becuase you'll know how to fix'em :p

 

[tsteele316]

jsut come over to my house, I have most of the tools you need, except for the piece of drywall.

the douchebags that lived in my house before me hung wallpaper, and ugly wallpaper at that. upon realizing that they did a piss-poor job handing it, they used hot glue to glue back the peeling paper. so when the wife went to remove the paper , it tore out some chunks of the drywall.

I spackled and sanded for weeks.

 

[Ghost Recon]

BSH after you get your hole repaired and ready to paint, make sure you paint the whole wall and not just the area that you repaired. Run your roller over the area that you repaired once or twice and then the whole wall once. A good thing to do is to look at your area (after you have sanded and painted) from the side and make sure nothing is coming through your paint job.

 

[scUM Buster]

Okay..so this morning....my anger got the best of me and I punched a hole through the wall.....

Damn....if I had a dollar for every time I've done that. I usually go to walmart and they have a repair kit there at a walmart price. It helps to start by stuffing news papers in the hole, then you use that plaster and screen stuff. I'm not much of a handyman, but they usually turn out looking pretty good.

You're just lucky you didn't catch a stud when you punched it. I would think that would be an easy way to break your hand.

Been there, done that.

 

[Oh8ch]

I can't believe nobody has come up with the easy fix yet.

Go out to eBay and buy a nice framed picture. If it is fist height it should be about picture height.

 

[Saw31]

Drywall Screws 1 1/4 or 1 3/8 to screw new piece of drywall into 2x4 box of 50 should do it, 2 bucks

You think 50 will be enough?

 

[NOTREDAMECHIEF]

Sure has heck better be.....

 

[holybuckeye33]

Reminds me of the time I punched a hole in the bathroom door while watching tOSU/Cincy in 2002That was a bitch to fix, should've bought a new door!

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

Reminds me of the time I punched a hole in the bathroom door while watching tOSU/Cincy in 2002That was a bitch to fix, should've bought a new door!

shouldve waited till the end of the game :p