Indoor Drywall Repair

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​I had a pipe leak in my bedroom, and the plumber had to cut two holes in the wall to find where the leak. I installed an access panel where the leaking pipes were found (you can watch that project here, and I repaired the drywall where the leak was not found.

The plumber did a great job cutting into the drywall. He cut out a big enough square so that there were two studs available to reattach the drywall piece back in place. If he had cut the drywall smaller, I would not have been able to attach the drywall to the studs.

Please watch the video to see how I used the original drywall piece to repair the hole in the wall.

 Materials:

• Joint Compound (link)
• Drywall Joint Tape (link)
• Drywall screws
• Joint/Putty knife (link)
• Sand paper
• Note: If the original drywall is not usable, Home Depot sells small sheets of drywall for these types of projects. You can usually find them across the aisle from the full size drywall (link)

How-to Steps:

Materials

Mark stud location with sticky notes so they are easy to locate once drywall is back in place

Remove old screws

Put drywall in place

The outlet was in the way so we turned off the power (using a voltage tester to verify) and unscrewed the outlet to get the drywall in place.

Screw the drywall to the studs

Sand any loose drywall

Wipe away dust with a damp cloth

Put joint tape on all sides

Use a joint knife to apply joint compound to wall

Let dry, sand, reapply joint compound if needed

Sand again

Paint to match the wall color

Done!

Please note: We are not sponsored by any of the companies/products that we used. These products were picked and bought by us.

FYI: We are not professionals, and we don’t claim to be. This is what we found worked for our project. Yours may need a little different approach. Safety first!

FYI: Home Depot affiliate links are being used on this page.

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