š How to Repair Drywall and Fix a large Hole in the Plaster Wall the easy way
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Published 2018-09-18
Here is a simple way for repairing a large hole in plasterboard walls.
You will only need a few simple tools to repair the drywall.
A Straight edge, a Sharp stanley knife or similar, a Scrap piece of plasterboard (drywall), some plaster tape, a Plaster spreader, a short piece of timber, a few screws, an Electric Drill and a small drill bit, a Pencil and some premixed plaster filler, and some paint and brushes to cover the finished repair.
I was asked if I could repair some large drywall holes in the plasterboard walls of this rental property.
So I decided to make a short video, showing how I went about repairing the plasterboard, and restored them back to new condition.
On the day of the repair, I was onsite doing unrelated work, and didn't have all my tools with me.
I sourced some of bits I used from a dumpmaster bin out the front of the property.
š P.S. I have a better instruction video below, (when I had all my tools with me.)
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The Plasterboard is called Gyprock and its made by CSR, its coated on both sides with grey paper. (found onsite)
The tape is fiberglass and made specially for Plaster.
Screws can be anything as long as they are countersunk. (found onsite)
The wood I used was a piece of scrap timber. (found onsite)
Plaster spak. (found onsite)
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All Comments (21)
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How not to fill a hole lol,,, This guy is not a tradesman,,, What a bodge up. Not how I'd have done it,,, Someone should teach this bloke how to do it properly,,, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah...... Been in the industry for years and i have seen many a tradesman do heaps worse ( ie - Newspaper , Cardboard etc )...... This bloke is showing the basics and he got the exact result that ANYONE is looking for.... As for all the tools with their opinions - please troll someone else and go and buy a left hand screwdriver.....
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I wish I was old enough to drive so I could go to home Depot before my dad kills me
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I canāt be the only one watching this because I punched a hole in the wall right
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This video was so good that I kicked a hole in the wall on purpose to try this method out.
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my dad passed away a couple of months ago and i never got the chance to fix my room with him so here i am. trying to look at as many videos for fixing a drywall hole and i thank you for this video š„ŗ
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The goal in patching drywall is to make the wall appear as if there was never a hole. Well done! There are to many haters out there.
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Iāve seen a lot of comment trying to discredit this mans work but I see nothing wrong with it. I have a hole in my apartment wall that my girlfriend did. This isnāt a bad video by any means. Now Iām able to fix my wall without having to call someone over & having to pay or telling my landlord what happened. Thatās the best part of this video.
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So Iām just here doing community service for a dog shelter and I told the ladies I knew what I was doing (completely lied) when they asked if I could repaid a hole in the wall. That being said you were the first video I clicked on and Iām basically an expert! Very informative. Thank you!
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Mate, youāre an absolute legend. Because of this tutorial Iāve gone ahead and started repairing all damages around the house. Iām enjoying it so much that Iām thinking about switching my career choice to plastering. Stay blessed, thanks again.
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Donāt understand why people are so rude. There are many ways of patching a wall, heās showing you ONE way as stated in the description box, if you donāt like it, donāt watch it.
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Got mad at my brother in a argument punched the wall and now Iām here
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My husband uses these plans from Stodoys plans and is very happy with them. However. I love yours!
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Who else put a whole in there wall and is trying to fix it themselves? Just me? Ok
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I did the exact same repair with the small piece of 2x3 wood and some extra drywall. Except, I bevelled all the edges (wall and filler piece). About a decade later, I ran the repair by a drywall guy and he told me that instead of making the filler panel square, his recommendation was to use a round shaped filler panel utilizing an appropriate sized kitchen pot lid as a template. He told me that this would prevent possible filler cracking in the corners.
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My partner showed me a hole in the wall he was embarrassed by and used to cover with a painting. I told him it was okay and an easy fix. This video has proved that! Thank you so much for informing on how to fix it. š
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Good work sir, I'm plastering a hole in the wall today following this method. Hey and forget about the hater comments, your way uses common sense, tools on hand and the end result. Thank you
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Thank you for this easy to follow tutorial. My brother and boyfriend both died and I'm stuck here with all their tools and a house that needs repairs, and clueless. You're helping me not live in a physical disaster. If you have a tutorial for the rest of life stuff, that would be great.
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Good video! A lot of people are completely missing the point here, all of these āprofessionalsā criticising and proclaiming to know it all... I donāt believe the video is for you, I believe itās for people who have no idea like myself. Thanks for the upload š
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This is a tutorial I was looking for. I work in a school building where a few classroom walls have holes caused by the doorknobs. Now, I can easily repair them thanks to your video. Thanks again Garry
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finally repairing that hole in my wall since weāre under lock down.š
