Step 2: Use a four- or six-inch-wide drywall knife to apply joint compound over the patch. Be sure to apply enough pressure to force the compound through the mesh. After the compound dries ...

For medium-size holes, like those caused by door knobs or large nails, a drywall patch kit is going to be your friend. These handy sets will have all of the materials you’d use on smaller holes ...

Once you’re certain that you’ve got a snug fit, use drywall screws to attach the new drywall to the stud (or horizontal ...

Patching is a standard drywall repair. It doesn’t even require professional expertise—just a methodical approach and a little ...

For holes smaller than 3 inches, you can typically use spackling paste or joint compound with a backing patch to fix the area without cutting out and replacing drywall. For larger holes ...

Next, clamping the panels upright, we applied the repair materials as the directions called for, using the drywall knife if the kit came with one. We let the first coat of repair compound dry and ...

Removing all of the cracked drywall will make a clean, solid patch. Using your finger to pry out the cracked or crumbling drywall to try and see inside the wall to make sure you’re not about to ...

Now you have the backer piece in to screw the drywall patch to. In a real bind, you can use thick paint stir sticks. This backing trick of the trade saves you from having to cut a hole all the way ...

Are you renting an apartment and trying to fix those nail holes in the drywall ... Now that the nail or screw is pushed back into the drywall, you can use the drywall spackle over the spot to ...

Insert the cut piece of wood into the hole and use the drill and drywall screws to attach the scrap above and below the hole. Fit the drywall patch over the hole. If the patch is too snug in any ...

Remove the center screw you were using to hold the wood in place and screw the small repair piece to the wood. For a small piece of drywall similar to our example of 3?by 3 inches, you’ll only ...

use drywall screws to attach the new drywall to the stud (or horizontal member). Photo: Tom Fenenga for Bob Vila Step 3: Apply mesh tape over all the seams between the patch and the existing drywall.