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4EyedTurd
03-10-2009, 01:37 PM
Well, the bathroom sink decided it wanted to leak behind the wall so I had to cut 2 squares out of the drywall to get to it. Its fixed now but I've got 2 squares missing. I looked at some of the stuff at homedepot and figured I'd ask what everyone has used or worked for them.
How did you do the repair also? I'm pretty lost when it comes to drywall repair but it will be mostly hidden when everythings put back.
I've cut/replaced sheetrock sections before for plumbing jobs. A little patch -n- paint to refill the cuts and a little paint goes a long way. Can you secure the squares to anything? If not, will anything likely come into contact with it? Another option is to use liquid nails to secure a strip or two of wood on the inside of the wall. Once dry this gives the sheetrock pieces something to rest against. Fill the gaps and repaint. You'll always be able to tell where it is, but as long as it's hidden...
KJ94GT
03-10-2009, 03:28 PM
You'll always be able to tell where it is, but as long as it's hidden...
I disagree ;). It is possible to make it perfect. Right after we bought our house, I was in the attic and did something stupid which caused a hole in the ceiling. A friend and I patched it with some sheetrock, some mud and a support. Re-textured that spot and painted and no one can find where the hole was.
Take your time and it'll look great.
Its all in the mudwork as far as appearance goes. When I was a youngster my brother and I were wrestling and knocked a nice hole in a sheetrock wall while our parents were away. Being mechanically challenged and knowing our mom would beat us senseless, our clever minds came up with a plan. We didn't have any sheetrock so we ended up patching the hole in the wall with some cardboard from an old shoebox. After a little spackle, some sanding and finding the right paint can of paint in the garage and we were golden. Years later we showed my mom where the hole was and she was amazed.
Yellowstang
03-10-2009, 04:07 PM
Its all in the mudwork as far as appearance goes. When I was a youngster my brother and I were wrestling and knocked a nice hole in a sheetrock wall while our parents were away. Being mechanically challenged and knowing our mom would beat us senseless, our clever minds came up with a plan. We didn't have any sheetrock so we ended up patching the hole in the wall with some cardboard from an old shoebox. After a little spackle, some sanding and finding the right paint can of paint in the garage and we were golden. Years later we showed my mom where the hole was and she was amazed.
LOL, my brother did something similar, except he used newspaper and painted it. it was a bathroom in the basement that my parents never really used, but from the outside it looked normal, inside tho was a different story, he left it fucked up.
Post a picture so we can see how big the holes are. Several ways to fix it. If they are small enough, hey make a stretchy/sticky tape that you can cover the hole with, then spackle over that. They have kits at Home Depot too for holes in Drywall.
I disagree ;). It is possible to make it perfect.
Not for me :veryhappy:
KJ94GT
03-10-2009, 05:05 PM
Not for me :veryhappy:
Just takes some time and finesse.
4EyedTurd
03-10-2009, 06:34 PM
I've cut/replaced sheetrock sections before for plumbing jobs. A little patch -n- paint to refill the cuts and a little paint goes a long way. Can you secure the squares to anything? If not, will anything likely come into contact with it? Another option is to use liquid nails to secure a strip or two of wood on the inside of the wall. Once dry this gives the sheetrock pieces something to rest against. Fill the gaps and repaint. You'll always be able to tell where it is, but as long as it's hidden...
There won't be anything behind it to hold it up. I might get some 1bys to hold it from falling in. What would you use to fill the lines from cutting?
Yellowstang
03-10-2009, 06:44 PM
There won't be anything behind it to hold it up. I might get some 1bys to hold it from falling in. What would you use to fill the lines from cutting?
http://www.ufixit.biz/drywall-instruction
or
http://www.askthebuilder.com/702_Drywall_Repair.shtml
BlackSnake1996
03-10-2009, 07:43 PM
Tape and bed work is an art. Especially patches. I have been patching for almost 30 years now and I'm damn good at it, but "some" patches will never hide completely. It really depends on the lighting. No matter how good you are, a build up is a builds up, and light will project that if given the chance.
Question...Is the hole inside the cabinet or is it on the wall in the adjacent room?
Thehead
03-11-2009, 10:15 AM
OK, since we just did a shit ton of sheetrock repairs in my new house, i'll tell you how my contractor did it. He cut the hole square, if not already, and then cut a new piece to match it. HE then put some mud on the outside of the hole and then a piece of sheetrock tape, make sure it is about 2 inches long on each side, from top to botom and one from side to side. Mud them in so you have a pretty tight seal on the sides and then insert the new piece of sheet rock. the tape that you put on will support the sheet rock. He then went ahead and taped the outside of the hole as usual. When dry he retextured and we painted. Completely undetectable after texture and repair.
I've fixed sheetrock before with the wood method but this was way easier and looked better.
Just call me and ill send someone out!!! PM ME
MILK
Tape and bed work is an art. Especially patches. I have been patching for almost 30 years now and I'm damn good at it, but "some" patches will never hide completely. It really depends on the lighting. No matter how good you are, a build up is a builds up, and light will project that if given the chance.
Question...Is the hole inside the cabinet or is it on the wall in the adjacent room?
Then i guess my taper is bad assssssss!! HE can cover a whole and you will never notice it was there. He can also match textures and paint also.
MILK
Chili
03-11-2009, 12:26 PM
Its all in the mudwork as far as appearance goes. When I was a youngster my brother and I were wrestling and knocked a nice hole in a sheetrock wall while our parents were away. Being mechanically challenged and knowing our mom would beat us senseless, our clever minds came up with a plan. We didn't have any sheetrock so we ended up patching the hole in the wall with some cardboard from an old shoebox. After a little spackle, some sanding and finding the right paint can of paint in the garage and we were golden. Years later we showed my mom where the hole was and she was amazed.
I did something similar in an apartment once. I had the spackle already so instead of doing it right I just put some duct tape over the hole (it was about 3" in diameter) and then spackle and paint over that. Couldn't even tell it was there. :D
BlackSnake1996
03-11-2009, 12:42 PM
Then i guess my taper is bad assssssss!! HE can cover a whole and you will never notice it was there. He can also match textures and paint also.
MILK
Patching a hole is much different than replacing sheetrock. Believe me, I can walk into your house and show you every patch done. Its a curse.
Patching a hole is much different than replacing sheetrock. Believe me, I can walk into your house and show you every patch done. Its a curse.
bet 5?
MILK
BlackSnake1996
03-11-2009, 02:59 PM
bet 5?
MILK
Make it 10. :439:
thrshr68
03-27-2009, 10:43 PM
I had 5 plugs added by my brother the electrician in my garage. he cut flaps at the top to drill through the top plate. I had the fix the flaps once done. they look like crap but I dont care. I have patched and plugged etc. I am not a pro so its hit or miss. if you wife/GF is going to bitch about the "look" then pay a pro to get near perfection. good luck.
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