| An illustrated guide to sheetrock hole repair (provided courtesy of A2ZPainting.com) |
This page will teach you a method of wall repair with a scrap-piece of sheetrock that requires no tape measuring, no sheetrock tape and no reinforcement except for holes that are larger than 10-12 inches.
| First a picture of a hole! Supplies and Tools: Straight edge Pencil Utility knife Hole saw(optional) Wide scraper blade Sheetrock and compound Sandpaper |  |
| Take a straight edge of any sort and make these lines that just barely touch the outside of the hole. Make them cross over each other at the corners with an extra two inches. |  |
| Cut out the inner square with a utility knife or hand held sheetrock saw. Note that the hole does not have to be perfectly square with this method. |  |
| Take a piece of sheetrock(mark the top) that you have cut about one inch larger and hold over the hole. Make scribe marks on the sheetrocks face side, where your original lines are marked on the wall. Note that if you make the marks a little bit on the inside edge, it will help with the fit. |  |
| Turn the sheetrock over and mark the backside with the same scribe marks. Score the lines with a utility knife as the picture shows. Break away the edges and pull excess back from the paper. Pull easily as you want the paper to remain on the front solidly. |  |
| On the back side of the plug place some sheetrock compound into the cut corners as well as the squared hole edges. After placing in squared hole(remember when you marked the front "TOP") apply more compound with a scraper to get it flat and smooth. Let dry over night, sand out any high spots and reapply finish coat of compound. When the finish coat is dry; lightly sand and you are finished, Well Done! . |  |
| For larger holes that need support, place a strip of wood on the inside of the square and attach with sheetrock screws at the point spots. You will have to use a piece of sheetrock that is also the same thickness as the wall with this method. |  |
