OT: I repaired a hole in drywall

Geo-TH,In · Oct 24, 2018

I repaired a hole in drywall using a hole saw. It was fast and easy. The pics should explain how I did it.

bjb in TX from Ne · Oct 24, 2018

I saw a youtube video once of something very similar called a butterfly patch. Instead of drilling all the way through a square patch piece, you leave the paper one the face. Then you break out and pry off the outer edges, then mud the patch in with the paper out as "tape" and reinforcement. Works especially well in areas where the drywall is old and degraded and wants to break out when screwing in the wood backer piece.

Geo-TH,In · Oct 24, 2018

I drywalled the garage 40 years ago. Walls have been abused and never painted in 40 years.

I used durabond power. When it's set up, it hard as concrete and water proof.

Using hole saw is the fastest way I know of to fix a hole. I ran drill in reverse to prevent hole saw from digging in too much.

dpendzic · Oct 24, 2018

that repair has been around for years--its a good one as it gives support to the new piece installed

Ultradog MN · Oct 24, 2018

It doesn't matter how you cut the patch George.
The proof is in the mudwork.
Show us that after you're done.

Geo-TH,In · Oct 24, 2018

I used durabond mud. Comes in a powder, mix with water. Hard as concrete when drys. I taped over patch using bucket mud. Painted it today.

This isn't my first rodeo. I drywalled this garage 40 years ago.

I and another guy used my garage for a hobby body shop. I learned the meaning of body WORK. Haven't done any body work in the past 20 years. Haven't painted garage in the past 40 years. Put 12 gallons of paint on the walls and ceiling.

Ultradog MN · Oct 24, 2018

I know what Durabond is George.
I've trowled on about 400 bags of the stuff in the last 20 years.
Did you use a sharp utility knife to cut the paper feathers around the holes before you mudded that up? If you didn't your patch will be proud a full 1/16" beyond what it should have been - requiring a Much larger patch to float it flat.

4520BW · Oct 24, 2018

I would rather bale hay when it's a hundred outside then fix a drywall hole inside! BTW just put up 413 bales today.

Geo-TH,In · Oct 24, 2018

The repair is good enough for who it's for.

Geo-TH,In · Oct 25, 2018

I was the youngest boy in family. So when I grew up on a diary farm I was the one operating the baler while my brothers were on the hay wagon.

Our tractors had CBS cabs, Clear Blue Sky cab. I eat a lot of hay dust. I think I'll repair holes in drywall my easy way.

15 years ago I had to give up doing a lot of things, back issues. I've hired out 2 big drywall jobs. Still do little jobs helping my kids.

I really don't mind spreading mud.

Mike M · Oct 25, 2018

I had a hole in the wall from where the door knob hits it. Looked at it and a light bulb went off ( bright idea ) I took a plastic yogurt cup and if fit right in there and made a perfect pocket for the door knob !

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