How to Quickly Patch a Hole in Drywall - Mesh Tape Trick

In this tutorial we will explore another option on how it can be used to provide extra strength and support inside the hole. This might be useful if you are trying to strengthen drywall anchor and need small area inside drywall to provide additional extra strength.
I used this mesh tape technique on multiple projects. I used it to strengthen drywall anchor, which was supporting heavy mirror and became loose. I have also used it to fill 1 inch drywall hole after removal of wall humidifier control.
Some advantages this method provides:
1) Your working are is smaller. When you use mesh tape on top of the drywall you end up with large working are, you then need to cover with texture and paint. If you can find original texture and original paint this is no issue, but if you can’t, like in my case, smaller area means smaller noticeable imperfections after the repair
2) You provide additional reinforcement inside the wall. By putting mesh tape inside the wall and mixing it with spackle, you provide additional strength inside the wall. This is especially useful if you are trying to repair loose wall anchors: you can’t move them to a different spot and need to specifically repair them in one particular spot.

Tools you will need needed

Other helpful Drywall repair tools, if you are planning to do multiple similar projects:

Some helpful tips:
You can clean up leftovers of drywall patch spackle with wet paper towel. Once spackle dries out you can only use sanding to create finish look. But you can use up paper towel 15-20 min after you applied patch, while spackle it is still wet, and this way you can avoid mess, created by sanding.
When you do first patch the hole may not blend perfectly with the wall. Leave it to dry overnight to let your draft patch harden. You can make another coat of patch next day, to create smooth surface and make it blend with drywall better.

Good Luck on your Project!!!

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[philnau]

I had to patch a 2" hole left on removal of an old light fixture - stuffing it with FibaTape before applying the patch was genius, the fix took just a couple of minutes. Thanks for the tip!

[breeandaharris]

Thank you so much! After years and years of my brother living in our family home and punching holes in walls there is literally at least ONE hole PER piece of sheet rock. Awesome tutorial! Thank you!

[lesliesimk]

Thank you! This was an amazing job for how to patch small holes for beginners! Easy to understand and easy to execute!

[MrVariant]

0:28 is clever, use curled up tape as filler while also being a reinforcement.

[pokey]

Excellent tutorial thank you so much! Very helpful!

[virathiyam]

Well done with the tutorial bro.. Qs.Can air still flow through these type of mesh tapes or is it fully blocked by a transparent adhesive layer?

[NaturalMonty]

11/26/21: My birthday gift! having trouble trying to fill small hole and watched a video that advised using Wood glue to fill hole--don't think that is wise, so using this method which seems the smarter way to go. Thank you.

[discosecret]

I use wood dowels when plugging holes larger than 1/4” in diameter.

[starlightinside]

Thank you. Simple. Concise. Appreciated.

[ts]

Is it fine to use other materials on hand like scrap fabric or newspaper for pre-filling the hole, or is it very important to buy the mesh?

PS what a soothing voice, you'd make a great audio book narrator.

[MaryBurnett-tdxm]

Exactly what I was looking for! Worked perfectly. Thank you!

[HaroldSchelling]

This was the video that I was looking for--many thanks--you answered my question about drywall repair. Cheers.

[discosecret]

Joint compound would be a better choice when holes are larger than a #8 screw, if you want integrity to your repair.

[masonlazore]

Mother Russia saved my ass with this video! Thanks 😊

[mirakleisner-hill]

Great video! But why does this guy sound like the fart cloud from Rick and Morty? 🤣

[contiflex]

Thank you for this excellent video, I was able to fix the huge holes in my wall.

[Doo-lx]

Good tip, using a wet paper towel to smooth out the spackle

[mothersson]

Could you use quick set powder instead of the spackle?

[PerfectTag]

Why wouldn't you put the tape on the top like normal after your little inside trick? Also for anyone that wants to patch a big hole, just cut it square and buy a small piece of drywall bigger than the hole and some cheap wood that you can cut bigger than the hole and place behind the wall for support of new drywall piece. Screw it in top and bottom about 3 inches away from hole, tape all the edges where drywall meet and put your mud on top. Let dry sand and and repeat mud application if you sanded too much.

[rangersasc]

you gotta love their cute little holes in these ad's then there is reality mine can house a fkn Bowling ball