Sooner or later, most of us need to patch drywall, whether for purely cosmetic reasons—filling nail holes, for example—or for comfort or safety—say, a hole has left wiring exposed. Although ...

Sooner or later, most of us need to patch drywall, whether for purely cosmetic reasons—filling nail holes, for example—or for comfort or safety—say, a hole has left wiring exposed. Although ...

My son was practicing some self-defense punches, and now I am left with a pesky drywall repair. Should I go look at drywall repair kits, or is there a better way? I can’t afford to hire any of the ...

Patches made with traditional patching materials must be primed with a sealing-type primer before painting. Otherwise, the patched areas could show foggy spots throughout the finished paint job. But ...

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.

As Jeff Thorman homerenovisiondiy demonstrates, fixing a fist-size hole in your drywall doesn’t have to require cutting patches and installing backing. All you need for this fix is some drywall mud, a ...

Q: I just moved into a building where the previous occupants must have played indoor baseball. There are several holes in the drywall about the size of a baseball. Is there a fast, easy way to patch ...

I cut out a couple of sections of our master-bedroom ceiling last spring to try to extricate some squirrel squatters. Not such a smart idea, as it turned out, and it left me with two sizable holes in ...

Last week we talked about repairing small holes in drywall such as the type caused by a doorknob hitting the wall. If the hole is bigger, it requires a little more ...

The first step of drywall repair, according to HGTV, is to assess the damage. If the drywall damage is limited to a few small nail holes, the damage can likely be remedied with some spackle (also ...