Fixing Big Holes from Drywall Anchors!

Quick and easy fix for big ugly holes from drywall anchors!

[thomasthetrain]

I loved the fact that you went straight to the point and not asking people to leave a like a subscribe at the beginning of the video like a lot of YouTube channels. Thank you for that.

[NurseJen_]

I am a first-time homeowner on a DIY budget. I’ve been avoiding a messy bathroom wall repair for over a year now because it felt too far above my skill level. I am learning so much from your videos that I finally feel confident enough to start working on it. Bought my materials and made a plan of action, so here goes! Thank you for sharing these tutorials!

[jeffcanyafixiy]

For some reason the owner of the company I work for thinks I know what I'm doing. (???) He asked me to do some drywall repairs in his home while they were vacationing. I got a text from his wife yesterday thanking me for the great work done in their house. I was a good carpenter but I owe 90% of my drywall skills to you Ben. I'm dead serious the content you put out really helps guys like me out.
THANKS man, take care. 👍👍

[eleyjadore]

For a someone who is absolutely clueless about joint compound and adding water, who also has only a few holes to cover up; this is perfect for me. Thank you!!

[CytoplasmicGoo]

I mainly do electrical work for a contractor and create an extreme amount of holes everywhere I go. I didn’t care much because drywall and mud guys fix everything. But then I started getting independent work and it was real costly to hire guys to patch all the holes I make. Your videos helped me a lot, it gave me confidence and with your tips and many hours of practice I now do my own drywall repair and taping in my side jobs. Recently I’ve expanded and started doing other types of work. I just finished a basement and the only thing I sub contracted out was the plumbing.

[manzelli]

Ben, you’ve taught me SO MUCH in the two months I’ve owned my home. Everything looks like hell in this place except the walls, thanks to you

[patriciagillespie]

Just after putting a couple of big drill holes in the wall for large handbag hooks to go in, my daughter changed her mind….aggh! So I hopped on YouTube to find a how-to video to repair & your video popped up with the perfect solution so thank you.
I also love that I’m a Vancouver Canuck living in Sydney Australia, watching a Vancouver carpenter show me my solution. Amazing!

[karl_andre]

THE DISAPPOINTMENT! of not seeing it painted :) Love your channel and you are the best drywall channel on YouTube. Thanks for the time and effort you put into these videos.

[robstevenson]

Over the years of doing renovations, I found that a short piece of 3/8” dowel with the end rounded over into almost a half-dome is my little helper for this sort of thing. I scrape off the loose bits as shown here, then tap the rounded end of the dowel into each hole to create a good deep dimple. Then follow the rest of the steps as shown. This way I know the loose torn bits are nowhere near the surface and can’t mess up the skim coat.

[robertpautsch]

This is pretty much what I have done in the past. As many others have noted the key to a small job like this is wearing the right socks. I have a pair like yours and find they are THE BEST for those smal taping jobs. Thanks for showing me that I have the right style for those small jobs.

[willpennington]

I can't find your video I watched before I began, so I thought I'd comment here. I repaired a section where a towel rack had been hung at least three times. There were anchor holes everywhere. I cut out 3" diameter circles in the drywall to make sure I'd get all the little holes and installed plywood backup pieces. Then I inserted 3" drywall circles and then mudded everything. I was worried after the first mud coat because I could see the outline of the patch, but by the third sanded coat it looked like a pro had done it. I ain't no pro! I'm a novice. Your videos are super! Thanks for the tips and lessons!

[Nephilimator]

that sanding / vacuum block is amazing.

[murkypuddle]

I'm very new to this, I worked for a guy doing drywall back in 2016 for a good solid 2 months and he was patient with me and taught me from the ground up. But I needed some extra cash recently and took on a small drywall repair job and I'm finding out that I have to just wing everything. I had to fix some drywall anchor holes in the bathroom, I originally tried scraping it like you but some of that drywall paper was fuzzing up and it was driving me crazy, so, I grabbed my belt sander and it worked so good, so fast, highly recommend it. Thanks for your videos, also. It really helps when I don't know something, or even when I think I know something!

[sids]

Got a notification of this yesterday. As your dedicated subscriber went to watch it and it wouldn't open. Glad to watch it now. You are the best. Thank you always for the wealth of knowledge and warm personality.

[readhistory]

On small projects like this you can use a damp spongue (a kitchen spongue is perfect) to smooth out the mud instead of sandpaper. There's less clean up because it doesn't leave any sanding dust on the wall, baseboard or floor.

[peterschmidt]

I like your technique to counter sink the edges a little. I’ve always used an old Robertson screwdriver that I hit on the tip. The butt of the handle is rounded so it makes an indentation roughly the size of a dime. If the holes are bigger, especially when screw in wall anchors are removed, I back fill the the holes with wadded up paper towel. FWIW

[RickInMaryland]

I started using Bondo to fill the big holes. I don't make it flush. I just want the Bondo to act as a backstop for the holes. When it dries, I then go over the holes again with spackle, smothing everything flush. When it dries I sand everything a little and then paint primer over everything before painting with the wall color. What I like about the Bondo is that it dries rock hard and will not move. When I would just fill the holes with mud, you could push the repair in with your finger and it would go right through.

[scaldinghotcoffee]

I forgot to like this video. But I can assure you I liked it.

[Willmsford]

I want to know about that vacuum sanding attachment thing!

[Ratlins]

Your videos have helped me improve my level of drywalling and painting immensely, thank you Ben.