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Drywall is relatively simple to install and easy to repair. It's also easy to repair badly, which can leave a lumpy mess that declares "shoddy" to anyone who enters the room.
It's best to do a repair with three or four thin coats of compound--if possible leaving sanding for just the last coat. Also, "the most important thing with a repair is to build the joint out wider than you would normally," says drywall contractor Rick Schwartz, who serves as secretary treasurer of Marietta Drywall in Marietta, Ga. The key is to leave a wide and very shallow slope on all sides, he says.
A drywall repair toolkit is simple. It consists of flexible knives in 3-, 6- and 8-in. widths, an inside-corner knife, a utility knife, a hammer, a screwdriver, a drywall saw and a drill. Some repairs also may require a hand sander, a hacksaw, a nail bar and a level. Chances are good that you already own these. As for materials, drywall compound, mesh tape, paper tape, drywall nails and screws take care of most repairs.
Note that in some cases we show mesh tape with lightweight or all-purpose compound applied over it. Strictly speaking, for maximum strength mesh tape is best used with setting-type drywall compound. For small repairs, however, that's impractical. If you're really concerned about strength, use paper tape for all repairs. Be advised that it's more difficult to work with in some of the repairs we show. (See "Compound Interest" below).

Drywall Joint Compounds:

The two most common drywall compounds are lightweight and all-purpose. They both are easy to work with, and have a shelf life at room temperature of about nine months. If you have an entire house to repair, buy a 4.5-gal. bucket of the material ($11 to $15) and keep using it until the project is done. For small repairs, buy a 1-gal. container, but be advised that you might pay nearly as much for that as you will for the 4.5-gal. size, depending on where you shop. For a few minor repairs, buy a quart (about $5). The differences between the two are that the lightweight product weighs about a third less than all-purpose, it dries more quickly and takes less force to sand.--Roy Berendsohn

BY MERLE HENKENIUS
Illustrations by George Retseck
Published in the February, 2005 issue.

• Doorknob Damage - Small Hole Repair

• Crack Repair

• Nails That Show

• Damaged Drywall Corners

• Inside Corner Cleanup - Loose Tape

• Large Hole Repair

Damage to your drywall / sheetrock from doorknobs hitting your wall? Instructions, images, on how to repair it your self...

Chipped, scarred corners? Repair it your self and save with the free instructions and images here...

Cracks beginning to show on your walls? Free step by step instructions and images to repair this easy problem.......

Nails starting to come loose from the sheetrock / drywall ? Easy and free how to do it your self instructions and images....

Water stains, ceiling sagging, texture matching, free and easy repair tips with images and instructions....

Sheetrock / Drywall tape coming loose in the corners? Repair it with free and easy tips, instructions, images ......

Accident, furniture damage, rental home, here is how to repair those large holes in your drywall / sheetrock. Easy and free instructions, images to save money on this repair....

• Doorknob Damage Repair

• Drywall Corner Repair

• Crack Repair

• Nails That Show Repair

• Sagging Ceiling Repair

• Loose Drywall Tape

• Sagging Ceilings

• Large Hole Repair

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