Best way to repair holes in drywall?

[Ferocious]

Typical size screw and nail holes.

 

[Ryan]

toothpaste, or if you feel like doing it the right way, but some dry wall putty at Home Depot.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: rbloedow
toothpaste, or if you feel like doing it the right way, but some dry wall putty at Home Depot.

Hahaha toothpaste... that's ghetto...

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: boyRacer

Originally posted by: rbloedow toothpaste, or if you feel like doing it the right way, but some dry wall putty at Home Depot.

Hahaha toothpaste... that's ghetto...

Hey, it works I live with my parents who are in the military, and when ever we move out of base housing, we have to fix everything up and repair anything that it broken. We did this all the time

 

[ElFenix]

just don't get the minty kind

 

[z0mb13]

buy a dry wall repair at home depot... just like a toothpaste, but better...

 

[bentwookie]

a picture usually works for me...

go to HD and get a small can of spackle $3-4

puttyknife it into the hole and sand it off when its dry.

 

[Ferocious]

I am more interested in repairing.....not covering it up.

It is even feasible or worth the hassle?

 

[jacob0401]

There is no really any way to repair it as you say, but there is dry wal putty that you smear over it and some of it goes into the whole itself. When the putty dries you can paint over it and it will look normal...

 

[Ryan]

Yes, the only real way to "repair" it instead of covering it up is to replace the drywall.

 

[TallBill]

its not a big deal to use the putty tho... heck.. just moving drywall sometimes damages it.. but when they put it up, they just use the putty too. its normal, and if done right, will not be noticeable.

 

[amnesiac]

If you've been at an apartment for a year or longer they generally will not get on you for the carpet or the paint, because they should be replacing it anyway. As long as they don't have to do any major repairs to your damage you should be ok.

 

[Moonbeam]

Drywall with a h0ole in it doesn't warrent replacement. You fill small holes. A larger hole can be fixed by glueing up strips of wood, etc and poking it through the hole and positioning it behind the hole so it glues to the drywall to keel the filling material from disappearing into the hole, or say by making a flexible plastic shape somewhat larger than the hole, poking a hole in it and tying it like a kite, squyeezing it through the hole, pulling it tight with the string against the hole with the string, and rough filling the hole. When it dries sufficienty you cut the string and smooth fill the remainding roughness with a putty knife of flat edge.

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Drywall with a h0ole in it doesn't warrent replacement. You fill small holes. A larger hole can be fixed by glueing up strips of wood, etc and poking it through the hole and positioning it behind the hole so it glues to the drywall to keel the filling material from disappearing into the hole, or say by making a flexible plastic shape somewhat larger than the hole, poking a hole in it and tying it like a kite, squyeezing it through the hole, pulling it tight with the string against the hole with the string, and rough filling the hole. When it dries sufficienty you cut the string and smooth fill the remainding roughness with a putty knife of flat edge.

Moonbeam, I am surprized that you were able to get that down so clear on concise, and I congradulate you for not letting your post turn into a GWB hatefest

j/k

 

[Moonbeam]

I love GW, he just happened not to win. The attention to hate you may be experiencing may be comming from hating that fact. Anyway, don't confuse accuracy with hate.

 

[MooseKnuckle]

Small nail holes on a white wall, use White Out.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: MooseKnuckle
Small nail holes on a white wall, use White Out.

White Out isn't going to fill a hole...

 

[LeeTJ]

Originally posted by: rbloedow
toothpaste, or if you feel like doing it the right way, but some dry wall putty at Home Depot.

i prefer decrusted white bread. put it in water make a putty and it's great for repairing holes in walls.

 

[Spamela]

Originally posted by: rbloedow

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Drywall with a h0ole in it doesn't warrent replacement. You fill small holes. A larger hole can be fixed by glueing up strips of wood, etc and poking it through the hole and positioning it behind the hole so it glues to the drywall to keel the filling material from disappearing into the hole, or say by making a flexible plastic shape somewhat larger than the hole, poking a hole in it and tying it like a kite, squyeezing it through the hole, pulling it tight with the string against the hole with the string, and rough filling the hole. When it dries sufficienty you cut the string and smooth fill the remainding roughness with a putty knife of flat edge.

Moonbeam, I am surprized that you were able to get that down so clear on concise, and I congradulate you for not letting your post turn into a GWB hatefest

j/k

especially considering that GWB is pwn'd by the big drywall manufacturers.