To fix busted edges on the holes in your drywall, you have to cut away all loose paper and broken drywall and fill the gap with setting joint compound. Then you have to apply tape and several ...

whether they're from nail holes, furniture bumps, or doorknob impacts that make dents in drywall. Luckily, with a little patience and skill, it's an easy repair job to fill or patch this minor damage.

Also, if there’s a stud inside the wall near the hole, you’ll see that too. Cut out the square of damaged drywall. I do this with a basic drywall saw (link above) but many pros use an electric ...

you can successfully use a drywall patch kit. What you need: First, evaluate the hole. If it’s a minor dent or a pinhole, you can just get a little spackle and a putty knife and fill it in ...

Using a putty knife (or your fingers), fill the dent or small hole with any kind of lightweight spackle or drywall repair. Make sure that the damaged area is completely filled with the putty and ...

If any bits of drywall get dislodged and stick in the spackle, as happened to me, tease them out with the blade of your utility knife and scrape again. Don’t strive to completely fill the hole ...