# dry walling help/advice **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 30, 2007, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dry-walling-help-advice/26802 "2007-03-30T08:33:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dry-walling-help-advice/26802/1 "2007-03-30T08:33:48Z")
so i have four wholes in various spots in my apartment, all of which were created due to intoxication, there is one the size of a fist, and the other three are the size of well me 6’1 190 (dont even ask) so my question how in the hell do i fix these, the bigger holes are between the studs and the smaller one is right next to them so any advice would be helpful thanks john ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dry-walling-help-advice/26802/2 "2007-03-30T08:37:04Z")
if your looking to have someone do it PM me and ill take care of it cheap ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dry-walling-help-advice/26802/3 "2007-03-30T08:41:24Z")
cut it out the chunk from stud to stud, put a new piece in(mounting it to the stud on each side. then spackel(?spelling) and sand away. should be fine. ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dry-walling-help-advice/26802/4 "2007-03-30T08:44:29Z")
^ yep. i can maybe do it on a saturday for a small fee plus supply cost ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dry-walling-help-advice/26802/5 "2007-03-30T10:10:07Z")
Cover with mesh drywall tape then mud liberally and sand until smooth. Don’t be afraid to re-mud and sand if need be. ---
**Author:** ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dry-walling-help-advice/26802/6 "2007-03-30T10:14:08Z")
[quote=“BikerFry,post:5,topic:26802"”] Cover with mesh drywall tape then mud liberally and sand until smooth. Don’t be afraid to re-mud and sand if need be. [/quote] lol the hole is about 2 foot by 5 foot pics up soon ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dry-walling-help-advice/26802/7 "2007-03-30T10:16:48Z")
:lol: If it’s shaped like a person like in a cartoon and you post a pic of it you will be \>\* ---
**Author:** ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dry-walling-help-advice/26802/8 "2007-03-30T10:22:26Z")
lets just say, your room mate say stop spraying the spray lotion at him or he will break your nose, he wont he will just push you through a stud ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dry-walling-help-advice/26802/9 "2007-03-30T10:26:08Z")
or sometimes deadbolted doors are really hard to kick through and you bounce off ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dry-walling-help-advice/26802/10 "2007-03-30T11:40:59Z")
[quote=“strokingnova,post:6,topic:26802"”] lol the hole is about 2 foot by 5 foot pics up soon [/quote] I made one of those in the dorms. I filled the wall full of pizza boxes, beer cans, newspaper, pizza crust, ramen noodle wrappers and shit. Mudded over it and it looked normal… id hate to be the person that leaned up against it for the first time tho. Anyway you need to go to Home Depot and get: 1 1/2" drywall screws A drill motor with a bit a tad smaller then the screw body several 2x4’s or just 1 to start a saw to cut the 2x4’s (Hapbor Freight will have a cheap hand saw) at least a gallonof spackling compound wide spackle knife several window screen style drywall sanding sheets You will have to span the hole (ON THE INSIDE OF THE WALL) with the 2x4. You cut the 2x4 about 12" longer then the width of the hole. Put the 2X4 in the hole vertically, rotate it horzontally so it spans the hole on the inside of the wall. Hold it up against the wall and drill a hole through the wall and into the 2X4 (dont be smart and skip the drilling, you will be sorry) Screw the 2X4 to the wall through the hole u just made. REpeat on other side. Each 2X4 needs at least 4 screws in each side. You can repeat this till you fashion a makeshift wood backing wall behind the broken wall. It would be best to cut all the pieces first and stack them inside the wall because you wont be able to rotate them once the hole gets smaller… you can sill slip them in if they are not tool long. Put a screw in the center to act as a a handle. You can then cut a new piece of sheetrock to screw to your wood backing and fill the hole shape. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dry-walling-help-advice/26802/11 "2007-03-30T11:44:33Z")
thats a really thorough fix. if this is an apartment that u rent. then just do it my way. if u own this place. then do it the way violator suggested ---
**Author:** ![IntegLS94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecd19e/32.png) [@IntegLS94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IntegLS94)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dry-walling-help-advice/26802/12 "2007-03-30T13:54:15Z")
strokingnova i’m right down the street from ya…i can help ya out this weekend if ya need a hand ---
**Author:** ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dry-walling-help-advice/26802/13 "2007-03-30T14:05:01Z")
[quote=“IntegLS94,post:12,topic:26802"”] strokingnova i’m right down the street from ya…i can help ya out this weekend if ya need a hand [/quote] sounds good, me and my friend jeremy are doing it tomorrow night, we will be drinking beer and hoping not to loose a hand to a circular saw and im having people over so either way it will be a good time, bring who ever you like if your interested ---
**Author:** ![IntegLS94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecd19e/32.png) [@IntegLS94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IntegLS94)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dry-walling-help-advice/26802/14 "2007-03-30T14:59:21Z")
a circular saw? isnt that a bit extreme…if your not careful you’ll cut the stud in half too haha ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dry-walling-help-advice/26802/15 "2007-03-30T15:12:52Z")
Circular saw? Are you fixing frame damage or patching drywall? All you should need is a utility knife, drywall knife, sandpaper, and a paint brush. ---
**Author:** ![87FOXGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ecd19e/32.png) [@87FOXGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87FOXGT)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dry-walling-help-advice/26802/16 "2007-03-30T15:41:26Z")
lol, this thread reminds me of one time me and my buddy were playing nhl hitz on his xbox in his basement. 😃 we were playing on a team against the computer, and it went into overtime :ohnoes: it was an intense OT session, and we finaly scored with three seconds left to win the game ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/87FOXGT/thankya.gif](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/87FOXGT/thankya.gif) We both jumped up in the air and as i was jumping he shoved me hard into the wall and i went head first into it and put my forehead through the drywall. so we just moved his moms painting over the hole and hoped his parents wouldnt notice when they came down :snky: it didnt work :biglaugh: ---
**Author:** ![IntegLS94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecd19e/32.png) [@IntegLS94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IntegLS94)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dry-walling-help-advice/26802/17 "2007-03-30T15:43:54Z")
[quote=“BikerFry,post:15,topic:26802"”] Circular saw? Are you fixing frame damage or patching drywall? All you should need is a utility knife, drywall knife, sandpaper, and a paint brush. [/quote] bikerfry is right…a utility knife is all you need to cut all the shit drywall out…cut the surface and it will split like nothing ---
**Author:** ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dry-walling-help-advice/26802/18 "2007-03-30T21:04:53Z")
the circular saw was a joke but there always fun to play with ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2007, 2:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dry-walling-help-advice/26802/19 "2007-03-31T02:33:35Z")
Use masking tape to cover the hole and just paint over it 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![TgDn32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tgdn32/32/7360_2.png) [@TgDn32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TgDn32)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2007, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dry-walling-help-advice/26802/20 "2007-03-31T06:30:52Z")
[quote=“Jon,post:19,topic:26802"”] Use masking tape to cover the hole and just paint over it 🤣 [/quote] If you’re gonna use tape, then there is no substitute. Duct tape ftw.