How to Repair a Large Drywall Hole Video

[jjlwis]

does it matter what side you cut... i noticed you cut the face of the drywall... NON Brown side.

also.. you inserted the drywall Brown side OUT... is this normal, or does it matter?

[HomeAdditionPlus]

@jjlwis No, I cut the paper side and I installed the paper side outwards. It may seem that I did the opposite, but that is only because the new piece of drywall was not painted and had a darker appearance.

[montyloree]

How long does it take to dry? Thanks for the video?

[HomeAdditionPlus]

@montyloree Each coat of joint compound needs about 24 hours to fully dry.

[imoverclocked]

Thanks, great tutorial!

[ValleHermoso20]

As Soon as this Video Ended !!! i went to HomeDepot and Bought everything you mentioned here.. Drywall , Compound, Tools Etc.. when i came back home i realized my house was Brick Built xD Thank You So Much !!!!

[PresidentBust]

wow, thank you! you just saved me a huge problem!

[TheAnon503]

thanks. this looks like it will help me a lot. Now, who else came to this video because they broke through the wall face first?

[7MileCreek]

Great video-thank you!

[vanesbysbcglobal]

Thank you it was very informative.

[LydiaMakesMovies]

All I can say is Thank you!

[fuababy]

My wall is textured with a orange peel look. How do i smoothen out the joint compound evenly with the drywall i purchased from the store?

[fuababy]

My drywall is textured. When i put on the joint compount, will it be hard to make the drywall i purchased smooth with my textured wall? How do i go about making it even?

[jv2jfo]

90% of the people who come to this video punched a hole in a wall.

[fuababy]

My wall is textured and sheet rock... How do i go about fixing that... Pleasse help me. The hole in my wall is about 3 foot high!!!!

[HomeAdditionPlus]

@fuababy go to my website (homeAdditionPlu(dot)com) and search for skip trowel

[DOLRED]

Over the years I have had to cut openings to access interior walls. I gave up cutting to the center of a joist. You don't mention it, but doing that can be a bad experience. You will run into drywall nails or screws with your knife/saw and will butcher the straight cut edging. If the opening will be big, then I will follow the edge of the joist, and in repair, will insert a 1"X2" board along the side of the joist. Obviously not here because of the vapor barrier.

[JoshuaJVazquez]

thanks

[DJRhinofart]

Thanks! This vid will help me out big time! Who knew Serengeti Sunglasses at high velocity were stronger than drywall!! Ooooops.

[KCTseng1]

Well the studs are 24" apart... any ideas here?

[HomeAdditionPlus]

@KCTseng1 You can either do the same process if you've already cut out the drywall or you can make a smaller square or rectangular hole and place furring strip pieces behind the hole edges. The furring strip pieces are installed so that you create a lip to attach the new piece of patch drywall to.

[joelombrdo]

This is the best video i've seen regarding how to patch a hole in drywall. Thank you for posting.

[anutypenterntainment]

@homeadditionplus well were do i go from this point considering its already up. and its not really drying been a couple of days.

[anutypenterntainment]

what if the wall is sheetrock with lath instead of studs. i taped and mudded it but i get a "bubble"

[HomeAdditionPlus]

@anutypenterntainment - If you are getting bubbles it is most likely you don't have enough joint compound behind the tape, or your squeezing it out as you fasten the tape on the wall.

[S11VII]

Hi, I have an orange peel textured wall, and I was wondering if cutting the wall would actually help because it cracks easily. It looks like there's a thin wall of orange peel texture over dry wall. If I were to paint over the plaster, would it look weird? I have a feeling it might look too smooth for the orange peel texture.

[MrVeeBlog]

After this is done, do you have any ideas on how to match the texture of the paint? I'm not sure what its called but it is not the popcorn stuff.

[ADAMKTN]

@MrVeeBlog If its a stucco finish maybe I can help. First off, make sure that your repair is feathered into the wall. That means making sure that your repair is as flat as possible, without completely removing your repair by means of sanding. You'll probably need to sand the perimeter surrounding the repair with an electric hand sander (remove several inches around the entire patch). Next, apply a skim-coat of drywall topping to the smooth surface.

[ADAMKTN]

@MrVeeBlog The next step requires a mudding trowel. Place the trowel flat on the wet topping and pull the trowel off of the wall to create your texture. If we are talking about the same textured drywall effect, it should have a random pattern of raised "peaks". If the surface isn't "peaked", and has a relatively flat appearance with crater-like cavities, simply sand the tips of the surface off. The sanding process is what creates your "highs" and "lows". Drywall topping takes a day to dry

[ADAMKTN]

@MrVeeBlog After the topping has dried overnight, prime it with a latex primer, and finish it with latex paint. Note: unless you have the original color that was designated for touch-up purposes, you may have a hard time getting your newly painted surface to blend with the existing wall color. If the color variance bothers you, repaint the wall from corner to corner. A small chip from the wall can be taken to any number of paint suppliers today, like Sherwin Williams, for color matching.

[durinca]

where was the insulation? If you don't have insulation why do you need a vapour barrier? Also, a "floating scab" on the top would have given you something to screw the drywall to on all 4 sides. You should never put a bevel against a cut (butt) edge as you did on the right as it does not match up and needs to be pre-filled before you can tape it. Also, never,never,never NEVER use fiber tape- It cracks on the joints every time!!! I have been a taper for 29 years I've seen it over and over.

[clghitis1]

This is nearly the exact repair I have in front of me, the only difference is mine will be at an inside corner. Should I remove and replace the corner tape?

[HomeAdditionPlus]

yes.

[clghitis1]

finished and it looks good as new, thanks for the guidance

[HomeAdditionPlus]

@clghitis1 Glad to hear it went well. If you get a chance go to HomeAdditionPlus website and give the site a thumbs up with the Facebook "Like" Button on the top right of any page on the site!

[hoaxtax]

I like the tutorial. Worked like a charm. Thanks!

[DiddlesMomma]

is it better to not use the beveled edge of the drywall?

[HomeAdditionPlus]

The beveled edge is for allowing the dyrwall tape to sit a bit recessed with the surrounding wall. This way by the time you add the mud layers it is flush with the surrounding wall area.

[BallinSnoop]

I know I'll probably try to fix it myself before you reply, but what do you do if there is an outlet between the hole and the stud?

[HomeAdditionPlus]

I assume the outlet is attached to the wall stud. You simply will have to make a cut out that goes around the outlet.

[bloodyalbo4life]

thanks very helpful fixed my hole in my wall perfectly!

[maxmassimo22]

i kicked a giant hole in my wall, i measured how big it is and how big of a square i need to make to cut it to acess the studs, it is really high up and your video is a whole on the ground, should i just use the same teqnique as you, the whole is about 19 inches by 12 inches

[HomeAdditionPlus]

Yes.

[xshanelle]

thank u for posting this video!! I'm going to attempt to patch up two holes this weekend for the first time all by myself! WIsh me luck! and thanks so much again :)

[scottiecheng7]

i have a hole that's about doorknob sized, from a doorknob, in my closet. the vertical studs are about 2 1/2 feet apart, and there is no bottom stud. what do i do?

[HomeAdditionPlus]

You can cut the hole to a large enough size to slide in 2 to 4 1"x3" material (furring strips) behind it. Then fasten the furring strips to the existing drywall edges, so that there is surface area to install a new piece of dryall into the hole area. Then use drywall screws to fasten the dyrwall patch to the 1x3s.

[stevo1487]

thx for the post man. i got a hole in my kitchen that i will be repairing soon. i think that you should take over those god awful expert village videos. if i run into any snags do you mind if i email you?

[HomeAdditionPlus]

@stevo1487, Sure no problem.

Mark

[camile16012007]

thanks man this video is clear and smooth and i did a way bigger hole in my wall!!!

[blarose19]

Excellent job explaining it for a first time DIY'er like myself. Thank you!

[MrMorales89]

what if the wall is textured? I have holes from losing my temper all over my room.

[narvaezjp]

Good video! I was wondering if this would help if my basement drywall has gone soft and I was thinking of making a hole just to the soft spots out. I had flooding issues before and the root cause of the flood has been dealt with (i hope). If not, can you direct me to a link in your video archive which would show me how to fix it?

[HomeAdditionPlus]

Yes, the techinques in this video will work for what you need to do. My only concern is that there could be mold behind the drywall much larger than the soft spots. You should do some sample test holes in a few other places besides the soft spots to see if you have a mold issue. If you do, then you will to need to remove all of the drywall.

[alextothehbro]

I think this should have showed putting in the screws and at least some of the sanding process but good video overall.

[misotired]

Thanks Mark! I ripped out my kitchen and the counter backsplash ripped out lots of the drywall. This video is the best on youtube that I was able to find. I have never known how to tape well, but after watching this I totally got it.  THANKS! I even used the 10inch knife to create some texture that matched the old knockoff. Cheers!

[TheDevii95]

Thank you so much, im 15 and i put a huge hole in my wall and my dad is makin me pay for all the tools and fix it myself and this vid helped ALOT :)

[HomeAdditionPlus]

Glad to hear this video was helpful to you!

[P3RSIANpinoy]

@TheDevii95 LOL, how did you put a hole in the wall?

[HomeAdditionPlus]

My wife ran the front of the lawnmower through it.

[spike656565]

Thanks so much. I have to repair a large hole that was made right next to my electrical panel. I was nervous about how to cut out the drywall (so that I could replace it) as there are many heavy duty wires behind it. Your video showed me the exact way to do it. Very informative and very easy. Thanks again!

[LeegroyTheLemur]

Thank you so much for the video, I got stressed out and began pounding on the door way but missed once and crashed right through the sheetrock

[Titobonmari]

thank you for the video :)

[BlondeWisdom]

So totally kicked a hole through my wall today... xD my dad is making me fix it... thanks for teaching me how :) I think i can handle it.. i hope...

[caite627]

how do you drywall around pipes?

[HomeAdditionPlus]

If the pipe is close up to a wall, e.g. baseboard heating element pipe, then just notch the very edge of the drywall. The notch won't be seen once there is a heating element cover over it. If it is in the middle of a wall, then you don't have much of a choice. You will need to splice around it.

[twistedleg]

Thanks. Great Job! I've learned a lot.

[AdamValenzuela1]

thanks freind i accidently broke a huge hole of dry wall in my closet its so fragile that a little bit of pressure punctured it and now im covering it with a poster away from my mom i dont know wen im going to fix it

[jaypesos3]

Dude you are the MAN!!!

And like diesel049 said, I could finally make my wife happy... : )

[swarmobs]

Good video. You didn't need to make the hole that big... could have made it 1/4 to 1/3 the size and put a piece of drywall in with the paper edges only on the edge and then mud it in place and then sand it down after it has dried.

Did this about 9 months ago when I pushed the hand rail into the drywall before fixing it by putting into the stud.

Also should use tuct tape (red tape) to tape up the vaporu barrier and not duct tape but that will do.

[des921b]

Thanks, very helpful!

[briahnanicole]

now i know how to fix the giant hole in my wall!!

[GeorgiaGirl25x]

sweet now i can cover up the holes i made in my room. 0_0

[diesel049]

Now i can finally make my wife happy. I'm sorry but i'm gonna have to prentend it was all me. LOL

[Omegarush]

very informative thank you so much.

[akil430]

nice video....thank you

[TaleaniiandMaelean]

thanks

[Vavauboi]

youtube makes the world a better place, now i dont need to spend money on paying someone to do it for me

[colliemutt5]

Excellent video. I'll be rewiring my house soon and repairing the drywall around the old outlet holes. This gives me the know-how in order to get it done.

[QuincyBird1]

Now I can rerpair my ceiling tomorrow. Nice video, thank you

[killercaribou]

Great vid. Thanks.

[rocked6timestonight]

@ rockcorryman : I believe the man was attempting to show how to properly fix the hole, not jury rig it.

His method will prevent a rookie from cutting deep into the damage area, possibly hitting a live wire.

[BumbleBea84]

Wow! nice job...excellent video need to do a couple of those myself

[rockcorryman]

there is an easier way to fix that hole and that is to cut a smaller square and then place a batton longer than the width of the hole on the inside screw it in place from the outside then you have a fixing to place your replacment piece of drywall easy easy, you yanks dont know it all lol

[mrvirkus2]

then what are you doing watching this video

[ryanpires1234]

awsome!!!!! you may have just saved my life. i put a huge hole in my girlfriends wall while she was outa town... wish me luck!

[maximus14433]

good educational video for me as i want to posibly find a a job in this.

[exitboy2012]

I like how it blends in and you can't tell it was repaired!!

[cronic8350]

Awesome job. Someone who knows what they are doing and not cutting corners and doing it properly.

[wardubo]

very descriptive. good video

[cadrywall]

You can also by pre-cut 16" by 16" repair drywall squares at select Ace Hardwares, TrueValues, OSH's and Home Depots. There is also a print demo on there site at cadrywall.

[jayroxiegyrl808]

Great job

[UFCfreak028]

how much time should you wait in between coats before you sand it down?

[HomeAdditionPlus]

You should wait until the joint compound is totally white, which should take about 24 hours, depending upon temperature, humidity, and how thick you applied the joint compound.

[SPAZZUNAKI]

FINALLY , a drywaller who's not a hack.

[bunkonation]

i agree

[dlr1241]

Thanks Mark.

[cacarotoj]

you did a very good job. thanks

[cacarotoj]

you do a very good job  thanks

[donides1]

Very helpful

[ibanezjam]

thank you for the info it was a really good job

[danngree]

will this same techinque work for a very large hole, like a window that you want to cover up?

[HomeAdditionPlus]

Yes, however you should frame in a stud between the opening. The spacing between studs should be no greater than 16 inches on center.

[HomeAdditionPlus]

SHWELL11,

Yes you can use the same techique for fixing a large drywall hole in your celing.

[Schodroski]

very helpfull THANX!!

[B1ggMike]

Hey, i wanna say that this video really helped me fix the holes i put in my wall. had no idea what i was doing so it took about a year for them to get fixed.

thanks again.