DIY Wall Anchor Removal and Drywall Repair Tips : DIY Answer Guy

[vynylburn]

Holly crap, that was a great video. Thank you very much sure.

[jnattam]

SO HELPFUL!! Thank you!!

[diyanswers]

@jnattam Glad to help. Cheers

[Claoudette]

I wasn't looking for this particular video but found it useful. Neat trick brother man.

[heatherquas]

This was so helpful!! Thanks so much-now I don't have to bug my husband to do this for me. He won't believe I did it myself :)

[diyanswers]

@heatherquas Thanks Heather. Do be careful and let me know how your project turns out.

Cheers

Larry

Your DIY Answer Guy

[kdallen74]

Thanks for the info. I have a ton of these little monsters in my wall and am getting ready to repaint. My husband will be so proud that I did this the right way!

[diyanswers]

@kdallen74 Thanks for the thanks. If you need some help with any of your future DIY projects let me know.

Cheers

Larry

Your DIY Answer Guy

[burkekerri]

How do you handle if the anchor is metal?

[diyanswers]

@burkekerri Just take a pair of needle nose pliers, and pinch the two metal tabs together. Patience when doing this as you'll need to slightly pull out on the metal tabs as you squeeze them together. Then push the whole anchor through the wall.

Best of luck.

Larry-- your DIY Answer Guy

[righost12]

@diyanswers Hello. I created an account on youtube, then navigated back to this video just to say thanks for this. It's informative and to the point.

[kwgroth]

Worked like a charm! Thanks!

[nissyrae]

awesome thanks!

[c0wz]

thanks! just bought a house and these things are all over the place. Perfect tip will help make painting this place so much easier.

[indonev123]

Wow it's that easy! Very nice

[diyanswers]

Thanks! Glad I could help you out.

[diyanswers]

Hi Todd,

The best way to remove the anchor is to drive it through the wall.

Get a phillips screwdriver that has a head/tip a bit larger than the whole in the anchor. Set the point of the screwdriver in the center of the hole of the anchor, then hit the end of the screwdriver with a hammer.

This will drive the anchor through the wall, and leave the smallest hole to be patched.

EZ-anchors are the way to go in the future.

Thanks and I'll check out the question form

Larry

Your DIY Answer Guy

[schism206]

thanks a lot, very helpful & informative.

[diyanswers]

You're welcome. If you ever have questions about your DIY projects, let me know.

Bye the way, nice pickin Michael.

Take care and keep on playing.

[andrewjmclain]

Great!!!

[lorez71]

Good tip, I was staring at 20 plugs and scratching my head but this worked excellent!

Thanks eh!

[Seeriously]

That's exactly what I needed to know! Thanks for the tip!