Fixin' ain't shit but holes and tricks.

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One home improvement problem that I had to deal with on occasion at different places I lived, was repairing the drywall.  Every once in awhile something would happen to where there might be a hole in the wall about six inches in diameter and around chest height. No telling where it could've come from. After trying my luck at it, I actually became pretty good at getting it done. Below is a list of items that you'll need.

• Utility knife
• Drywall tape
• Spackle
• Putty knife 
• Extra piece of drywall
• 1x4 board 
• Drywall screws

Now this is one of the more frustrating and messy tasks I've ever had to do. Mostly because it has to be aesthetically pleasing by matching the rest of the wall. If you are trying to match the texturing, good luck. That part is beyond me.

There are two ways of going about this depending on the size of the hole. The reason is that with smaller holes you can simply take one or two pieces of drywall tape and place it over the hole. After placing that over the hole you take the spackle and smooth over it with the putty knife, let it dry and voila! Now you will never have to explain to anyone again about the time you threw that empty wine bottle at the wall because your audition tape for the Bachelorette didn't make the cut.

But bigger holes are a little more difficult. These are situations when the extra piece of drywall and board come into play, and you get to use that sick utility knife.

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First, what you want to do is draw a box as evenly around the hole as possible. Then cut out said box. Then comes the tricky part, you have to cut the extra piece of drywall almost the exact same size as the hole you cut out, but slightly smaller so that it will nest inside. With drywall you have to make sure the blade in the utility knife is extra sharp; If not it will crumble the drywall along the cut.



Now if the hole is close enough to a stud (the boards in the frame the drywall is already attached to) when you cut out the hole you won't have to use the board and can take the screws and drill right into the stud. But if it isn't, take the board and finagle it into the wall. But for the love of everything don't drop it, or you either have to find another one (and might as well give up for the day) or cut another hole in the wall at the bottom and have to fix that later as well, and ain't nobody got time fo dat.

When the board is in the wall and you haven't dropped it and you have your shit together in life, take the drywall screws and screw the board on both the top and bottom, from there you take the piece of drywall and secure it to the board. When you do, be sure that it matches the depth of the rest of the wall. Meaning that you don't want to have a big crater in your wall where everyone can tell you had to patch it. After the extra drywall is in there securely, tape and spackle around the edges, let it dry then paint over.

That's my fix if you ever find yourself needing to repair the wall after a long night of dance fighting to Alanis Morissette's greatest hits. Or whatever normal people do to end up with jacked up drywall.