Question: I am ready to put up drywall in an at-home office for my business. I have put up drywall before to divide one large bedroom into two, but the joints look bad. This room must look better ...
An old time drywall contractor who works for our remodeling company taught us a very simple method of making a wallboard patch: First, you’ll need to create a patch from a piece of wallboard. The ...
Wallboard is readily damaged by impact and moisture. Fortunately, repairing minor scrapes and dents usually involves merely filling the flaw with a water-base spackling compound, smoothing the area, ...
Wallboard panels, used to cover most interior walls, are sometimes accidentally punctured, but the damage can generally be repaired so that it is virtually invisible. The size of the hole determines ...
Fixing larger holes in drywall or cracks in plaster is trickier than repairing small patches. Here are some how-tos: For a big drywall hole, about 8 inches or more, your patch needs backing. Drywall ...
If your interior walls are wallboard -- and most are -- chances are they've accumulated dings, dents, scratches and nail holes. Hanging pictures, clocks, curtains and shelves is the chief cause, with ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Walls in every home get a few nicks, dings and holes. But these drywall can be fixed in a few easy, inexpensive steps. Brownsboro Hardware and Paint's Jim Lehrer shows how to ...
Homeowners in our area are dealing with the impact of the extreme cold including burst pipes. The Home Depot's Scott Krueger and Joe Autry are showing the steps to repair drywall and the best way to ...
If you ever find yourself staring at a hole marring an otherwise perfectly good wall, don't worry. Patching drywall is easier than it looks: you just need the right tools and a few basic principles.