Drywall Repairs In Your Brookfield Home

How to fix a hole in drywall

With practice, your drywall repairs can become quick and easy from drywall cracks to large drywall holes. Some basic items you will need to make any drywall repair in your Brookfield home include drywall saw, all purpose joint compound, drywall tape, sanding black, and a joint knife.

• The first step to patching a hole in drywall is to cut a square out around the hole.
• Next you will need to create a drywall plug. You will need to cut a piece of drywall 3 inches longer and wider than the square hole.
  
• Now from the back of the plug, score a line 1 ½ inches in from the edges, creating a border.
• Peel off the outside border, leaving the face paper on the front. This extra face paper keeps the drywall from falling through the hole for an easy drywall repair.
• Apply joint compound to the face paper edges and place the drywall plug inside the squared drywall hole.
  
• Now push the plug flush to the wall.
• After the first coat of compound dries, apply a second and third coat and let dry.
• To ensure drywall repair smoothness, sand out any scratches, roughness or uneven areas as needed.

Home Repair QUICK TIP: Use setting compound and a hair dryer to speed up the drying time, creating faster drywall repair for your Brookfield home.

Drywall Crack Repairs

Drywall crack repairs in your Brookfield home are quick and easy. You will need a utility knife, setting and regular joint compound, a joint knife, and paper drywall tape.

• First you will need to cut around the drywall crack creating a V-shaped groove in order to give the compound something to grip using the utility knife.
• Fill the groove with setting compound with the joint knife.
• After compound is fully dry, you will want to sand it out creating a smooth surface.
• Next, apply a thin layer of regular compound and paper drywall tape. Add an additional two or three coats of compound and allow to it dry.
• Finish your drywall crack repair by sanding out the rough edges alongside the edges of the drywall patch.

Fixing drywall cracks and holes in your Brookfield home can be quick and easy! For any questions about drywall repairs or to have a professional to it for you, call Milwaukee Handyman today, your drywall craftsman.