I have a hole in my drywall about 1 foot in circumferance. The cracked drywall is still there just pushed in.

Question

How do I go about patching this up? It was made from a door k**b and it just collapsed the drywall a footwide. Thank you

Answer 1

Go to home depot/lowes wherever you prefer. Ask for a drywall patch/repair kit. It is a small section of thin screened fiber or wire that you place over the hole. Then you cover the screen with the sheetrock mud, let dry then sand down smooth. Repeat the process until the patch is smooth then just paint over the spot and bam you are done. Very simple to do with no experience needed.

Answer 2

Well Craig,. just nailed it, he has it right, follow his intructions, and it should turn out great.

That was my answer.

Answer 3

1. Cut the hole nice and square.

2.  If the hole goes from one 2x4 stud to another, cut about an inch off either side of the drywall crossing the stud so that you have somewhere to s***w into.

3. If the hole is smaller than that, cut a length of 2x4 to fit into the opening, just a little longer than the opening.   s***w this to the existing drywall with drywall screws.

4. Cut a piece of new drywall to the same size as the hole.

5. s***w it into the existing studs or the new length (3)

6. Use drywall tape and drywall compound (mud) to fill the seam.

7. Three coats of compound, sand in between.  Let dry before sanding.

8. Paint.

9. Install a doorstop to prevent the problem from recurring.

Answer 4

I'm not too shy about chopping drywall, but texturing is a pain.

Pull out the broken piece and salvage it if you can. Use a utility knife to cut it or a small hacksaw. Otherwise, cut the hole square but not necessarily all the way to the studs. You'll see why below.

Then, get two 1x1 or 1x2 wood sticks and attach them across the hole to the *back* of the existing drywall using sheetrock screws through the front. These will support your patch piece.

Reuse your salvaged piece or cut your new square filler piece to size, then s***w that into the support sticks using sheetrock screws.

Mud, tape, texture, paint and you're done.

They also make clips for holding in the patch piece. I don't think these are as good as the stick method I just described.