In this Just how 2-For U section, David Pucci of Valerio Paint & Makeover demonstrates ways to mend a big hole in your drywall such as that created by a kick.
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You turned my stomach at 1:20. Why go through the hassle of laying out a
square hole? The CORRECT way to so this is to determine what size piece you
will need to properly do the repair, cut the piece and place it on the wall
and trace around it. Now cut the wall on your marks and the piece will fit
right in. That is drywall repair 101. If you are concerned with your repair
being level, just place a level on your piece and then trace around it.
C’mon man!
you’re taking too long to do this repair. Do a California patch — cut
your scrap 8″x8″, then remove 1″ wide back paper + gypsym around the
perimeter of your scrap. You will have 6″ x 6″ patch with 1″ front paper
flaps. Mud up the flaps, then install the patch. Squeeze out excess mud
with a knife, then after it drys, mud over the seams to finish up.
No need for tape or mesh, the paper wings of the patch are the tape.
You forgot to fuck the hole
I thought the rule to painting was to use a primer first?
I wish you’d tell us what the brackets are called exactly. I am unable to
find the brackets or even the seam tape you used. Great video tho.
Great demonstration. Some other drywallers use a board in the back of the
new piece. I think your metal brackets would work better. Thanks!
Lots of ways to skin a cat. Great video! I like those clamps. Do they have
them at home depot / Lowe’s? Thanks!
for door knobs I use a 4″ hole saw. I drill a blank filler piece of the
same size. usually 5/8″ bevel the edges. take a piece of 1×3 approx. 8
“‘s 2 screws at the top and bottom. bevel the wall hole./ screw the patch
to the 1by. mud it with 90 min dry patch with glue added. Install door
stop. you did an excellent job.!!!!
for the beginner, and selling your home and you need a quick fix. this
will work great, But, Those brackets _UCK. You’d be better to use a stud
finder and make your hole from stud to stud… eventually those seams will
crack especially on the bracket and the piece fitting so tight.
Yes. for repairs use the mesh tape, and float the mud double the patch
You don’t know what you are doing, you suck.
Very helpful. I am going to practice one time and then fix the hole in my
garage ceiling.
This video and the comments were helpful! Thanks! even to the jerks..
thanks…
I’d try to keep the piece of removed drywall intact so if I screwed
something up cutting I could easily reproduce a match to the hole. The
Calif patch was interesting, but I’d rather use seem tape like David
did….plus, if you’re not filming a video, doing it the way David did
takes no time at all. To each his own…it’s certainly not rocket
science….;-)
Also you’re sanding way too much. scratch coat of mud doesn’t have to be
perfect (it won’t), but by third coat you should be free of streaks from
chunks, fish eyes, and other imperfections. Small knife tracks can be
scraped down. Pay attention to feather your edges, and you will only need
a tiny bit of sanding to blend the edges of your mud into the wall.
I just use chicken wire and the cover of a bible to patch up the hole.
Forget the tape, Jesus will prevent mold from seeping in.
Bitchin’ spirit patch!
Can you fix a small impression without the use of mud?
Hi Russ! I’m one of your new subscribers. I’m a new home owner and just got
my first place this month. Although I got it for an incredibly good price
(here in NY) it still needs A LOT of work. Before tackling the cracks and
holes in my bedroom I looked up tutorials on how to do it. I watched at
least 8 other videos till I came across yours and found yours so helpful!
You have no idea how much I really appreciate your videos and I had to tell
you thank you. The way you explain things, you make it easy for a newbie
like me to accomplish things. I do have to admit, it took me 2 days to
finish watching ALL your videos on this channel and your other channel. But
thank you so much! I went to Home Depot and bought the same tools (Trowler
and Hawk) and practiced before attempting to skim my walls lol =)
Awesome video!! This helped me a lot with fixing the whole in my wall!
Russ I love your work I’ve been a sub since 2011 love u keep it up
Thank you Russ for the Awesome video, you saved me alot of money and time.
Keep up the good work my friend 🙂 Frank,
Hey Russ, thanks for the video! I watched some of your other videos and
subbed your channel – you do great work! My brother did drywall repair in
my bathroom and he didn’t cut away the loose drywall the way you did before
applying the plaster. As a result, he had to sand and redo the plaster a
few times to get it smooth. I’ll have to send him this video. Where are you
located? Thanks again for the professional advise! Vinny, New York
stop stuttering and be quicker. Geez, man!
Learned the area to be covered with drywall compound is going to be
much,much larger than the hole or the insult area to the wall. That’s
always been my mistake. I thought I could patch the actual area of the hole
or just a slightly larger area. I also never really understood what
feathering means. I thin it really means putting more reassure on one edge
of the knife than on the other end. That allows you to make a slightly
thicker application of mud in one area over another. The other tip is
cutting around the popped area of Sheetrock using the knife handle to push
in and down the concave area instead of convex surface.
All these tips you’ve learned through years of doing. Nobody explains these
techniques with as much simple clarity.Thanks again!
Fox Watson
where is part two ???
How cute and sweet is this guy!!! He’s gorgeous AND fixes stuff around the
house? What a keeper!! Russ, you are awesome!! Thanks for the help, you are
really great at explaining things easily to an amateur like me. Thanks
again!
With all that damage to the wall, wouldn’t it have easier to to just
replaced the large square of the wall? Instead of 3 patches and a couple
fillings?
Yea, I admit that was kinda fucked up on my part. I wasn’t thinking. It was
the main thing that kept repeating in my head over and over through out the
video and didn’t really think he had a speech problem. Instead camera shy.
I did thumb up the video and it did help me out. Thanks
thanks for the vid any tips on water damage under the drywall
ttttttt today junior