Mat, Where the chair has hit the wall and not gone through,all you need to do is fill in the dents with joint compound. That is the actual name for it. To do it right I'd apply with about a 4 inch trowel and then finish it out with a nice wide one like 10 or 12 inches. Then let it dry and sand it smooth. You can sand with paper or they make what are called drywall sanding blocks. I like these because they are wide and flat and do a nice job. You can also wash them out if enough junk collects in the grit.
As for the plugs in the wall it's your choice pulling or punching. Pulling would leave a slightly smaller hole and probably eliminate the chance of busting out a big chunk. Once you get the plugs out of the way, depending on the size of the hole to cover, you can just stick a piece of fiberglass tape over the hole. I'm sure someone will favor plain old drywall tape but the fiberglass is sticky on one side and also stronger. Whichever you use you'll have to cover with joint compound let dry and sand as well. When sanding over tape you have to pay close attention so you don't sand through the compound and expose the tape underneath. Joint compound comes in different sizes from a little tub that looks like a butter tub, about a pound or so all the way up to great big buckets. I seem to do a lot of drywall work so I buy the 5 gallon size buckets. It comes larger than that but the stuff separates and stinks if you let it sit for a while. Even if you don't have any tools for it you should be able to buy the tools and supplies for no more than 30 dollars. Have fun and don't worry about getting it on your hands. Compound washes off with good old water. Just use a lot of water so you don't clog the drain... ----- Original Message ----- From: Matt To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 8:16 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] how to fix holes in sheetrock? Hi, what do I need to buy to patch holes in sheet rock? These are my painted walls, and I have two problem areas. One is where a recliner has hit the wall, and punched holes, not all the way through, and the other is where they hung a towel rack in the house before I got here and they didn't bother to anchor it to studs, so the rack was always coming loose and I did away with it. There are these little plastic gromit type screw in to things which can either be pulled out or bunched through the wall to other side, but either will leave a hole. How do I achieve a smooth surface if I use wood dough or something? Matt [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
