Patching those holes

Now that we’ve run our wires, it’s time to repair the holes in the walls. You can watch this video to get a general idea of what I will be discussing. The large holes, like the one’s we made are covered at 4:27 in the video

For repairing your cut out holes, you will need :

• 1X1 or 1X2 wood (for use of backer board)
• Saw (hand or electric)
• Taping knife (the wider the better)
• Drywall screws
• Fine grain sanding sponge (can substitute sandpaper)
• Spackling (I prefer DryDex because it’s pink and dries white)
•  Spray texture (to match the texture you have already on your walls)

  1.)   Cut two pieces of 1X1 to be 4” taller than the hole you’re trying to repair.

  2.)   Insert the 1X1 inside the hole and position it vertically to the right side so that it will support the missing piece of drywall and it has 2” to spare on top and bottom.

  3.)   Drill/screw in a drywall screw in the top and bottom of the hole (making sure to also drill into the 1X1).

  4.)   Make sure to keep screwing in the drywall screws until the head of the screw is just below the surface of the wall.

  5.)   Repeat steps 2-4 for the left side of the hole.

  6.)   Place the missing piece of drywall back into its hole and screw it into place using the 1X1 as an anchor for your screws.

  7.)   Spackle over the screw heads and over the seams of your cut out.

  8.)   When dry, lightly sand over the spackle until smooth and reapply spackle in any low spots.

  9.)   Apply spray texture to match the rest of the wall.

  10.) Depending on your texture to your wall, you may have to lightly sand the spray texture once it's dry.

Now you’re ready for paint!

Resource:

Lowes. (2012). Retrieved from http:// http://www.lowes.com/cd_Lowes+Video+Center_94400869_?ytID=EYQvdqcCYnI