| Often Times you may find a large hole in your drywall | | | | your screws |
| in need of repair. You do not need to hire a | | | | Step 3: Glue your patch into place using spackling |
| professional to do minor drywall repairs. Here's how to | | | | compound or wallboard joint compound. Using a six |
| fix it without a drywall repair kit and expensive tools: | | | | inch putty knife spread compound on back of drywall |
| Step 1: Cut a scrap piece of drywall with a utility knife | | | | patch and around edges. Try to get as smooth of a |
| into a rectangle or square a little bigger than the hole or | | | | finish on your dry wall as possible. Set patch into the |
| damaged area. Cutting the area out to the studs is | | | | hole and adjust it so it's exactly even with surrounding |
| recommended. If you don't have piece of drywall | | | | wall. Hold it in place until compound starts to set. Let |
| handy, your local hardware store may have a drywall | | | | compound dry at least several hours. Sand the dry |
| patch you can purchase. Using your piece of drywall | | | | wall to a smooth finish and you are ready to prime and |
| as a template place the patch against damaged area, | | | | paint. |
| and lightly trace around it with pencil. Carefully saw | | | | Thanks to advanced technology, there are many |
| outlined area with keyhole saw. | | | | specialized drywall tools available to contractors for |
| Step 2: To hold a wallboard patch in place, insert a | | | | use in drywall repair and installation. Of course, the |
| small board about 6 inches longer than the long | | | | average homeowner does not have the need for |
| dimension of the hole. Put the board into the hole, | | | | these tools. No matter which tools or methods you |
| center it horizontally, and hold it firmly against inside of | | | | use, if you properly prepare the surface, sand it |
| wallboard. Fasten the ends of the board to the existing | | | | smooth, use a good primer and quality paint, the |
| drywall with drywall screws; countersink the screws | | | | outcome will be the same. Your finished project will |
| below surface of drywall. If you have cut out the | | | | look as if it was done by a professional. |
| drywall to the studs simply secure it to the studs with | | | | |