FAST! DIY Drywall Hole Patch #drywall #diy

If DIY Dane can do his own drywall repair... SO. CAN. YOU! Patching a hole in your wall can actually be pretty satisfying, especially when you have few tools and tricks to make the job go a little faster and easier. You can tackle that home renovation yourself to save money, or fix that drywall in your apartment and get your security deposit back. In this one DIY Dane shares a few of the techniques he has learned over the past 30 years and shows you how to patch a hole in drywall including the easiest way to fit and secure a patch panel, how to tape the seams and apply the joint compound and how to apply several thin coats of joint compound for minimal sanding.

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Tools & Materials:
4" Joint Knife
6" Joint Knife
14" Taping Knife
12" Stainless Steel Welded Mud Pan
Mesh Drywall Tape
Paper Drywall Tape
Easy Sand 45 Joint Compound
All Purpose Joint Compound (Pre-mixed)
Foam Drywall Sanding Block

[anthonymoore]

Perfect video, finally someone that can explain and show you in 30sec instead of 30 minutes

[stevendavidoff]

As someone who does drywall quite often, this is a great repair! Also, you have a great attitude & you convey the steps simply. Very encouraging since there is a huge learning curve which makes it intimidating to beginners!

[colegamet]

professional painter here - love the vid man.
Another thing is that if your not a great mudder, you can be a great sander and have the finished product still end up good.

good stuff man!

[legend]

Thank you for actually putting some support on the drywall not just doing a blowout patch with no support behind it.

[LTBurger]

Thank you - I have watched a few shorts from different people and this is the first I have watched where people commenting are not sh*tting on your work while not providing a solution of their own at the same time.

I'll look at your full length video should I need to repair a drywall in future.

[inhairitancestudio]

I’m definitely doing this. I wish Home Depot was 24h

[lgzz]

Good beginner tips 👍

I’d always turned to mesh tape bc it’s sticky. But in hindsight, I was technically using it wrong this whole time 🫠 I mostly used all purpose w/ it, not quick set 🫣

These days I think it’s time we switch it up, to mainly using FibaFuse/Max, especially for these scenarios! Paper tape was always King anyway, but FibaFuse appears to be the best of both worlds! Less chances of cracking, it’s thinner, less muds needed, lays flatter less humps & sands better! Def my new goto 👏😃

[thearborbarber]

Dude thank you for an easy video. Everyone has to include 50 different ways and methods to patch something.

[AndyKingCo]

Looks good. I always pre fill before mesh tape tho.

[jakemcmahon]

Great video mate, keep up the good work

[jason]

Use a damp sponge to do your sanding cut down on dust.

[brandonhamby-gtev]

Should’ve filled the crack before tapping, if that spots ever bumped it’ll crack around the patch

[Jamofluffy]

What is it you’re using to fill the hole? Proper plaster?

[Heyyitspaulo]

What drywall mud do you use for these?

[Azeraph]

I don't bother with back bracing. I just cut it to fit really tight. Then use fiber fuse and gun the fused part dry. It doesn't matter what bedding compound to use. You're gunning it dry. Only heat gun the fused part if the patch is on painted walls and never keep the gun on a single spot for more than a second. Keep it moving. Once you see it dry. Sand down the edges with a heavy grit. 60 to 80 grit then slap a another bedding coat wider than the first coat and gun it dry. Sand it again and apply finishing coat. Use a finishing sanding block for the last coat. Each coat drying time gets shorter as you've heated up the wall. After doing a few like this. You can patch, coat and sand it in under an hour.

[subzerolotus]

What grit sand paper should you sand with?

[rickybobby]

I would have split to the stud, and then you would only have to use one strap.

[jacksonbray]

Personally, I haven't used any kind of tape in my drywall repairs and they work just fine.Can somebody explained to me why it's good to Umesh tape or paper type?I'm just curious.I'm not trying to insult people

[dubiousjesse]

Don’t you need to put joint compound after mudding with fast 20/40 and sanding?

[kingajg]

How long do I have to let dry before painting ?