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Hi all, first post, Accidently took a spill down the stairs this morning in my apartment, not a great way to start the day, and lucky all i came out with was a pretty messed up knee, Im a young guy so i'll manage... anyway picture my 215 pound 6'3'' body slamming into a half inch of sheetrock, not pretty. So now I'm left with about a 36 by 18 inch hole at the foot of the stairs. My apartment is by no means flawless, previous renters have obviouslly put their share of holes and dings in as well, so really all i'm looking for is a decent, sturdy repair and hopefully not even have to tell the landlord about it. I've kind of familiarized myself with the process of drywall repair by reading some different websites but all of them show a hole about the size of my fist. The hole ends on a stud on one side and was wondering what kind of problems this could pose. Some help/support would be greatly appriciated. Thanks Guys. Have a picture i can email out if you want to see it.
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Good Morning Steve,,Glad to hear that you are okay so now let us consider the wall.
The first step is to remove the damaged sheetrock. You should be able to break out a chunk of the damaged sheetrock large enough so you can see where the studs are on both sides of the wall cavity. In this case you will be bridging one stud and bridging a cavity on either side.
I prefer to use a 3' level as a straight edge and mark a horizontal line for both the top and bottom as level as possible. By keeping the cut line level it keeps the hole square, which makes cutting the repair panel much easier.
Use a sheetrock "stab saw" to cut the horizontl lines back to the studs on both the top and bottom, then cut the vertical edge lines flush with the stud on the inside of the hole.
Remove all the damaged sheetrock and check all exposed stud facings for screws or nails.
The two outer studs will still be covered with sheetrock which will not allow a nail surface. Measure the vertical height of the hole and cut a piece of 2x4 which you can fit on the inside of the stuc and secure in place with screws or nails.
Cut a peice of sheetrock to fit the hole, fit in place and secure with screws or sheetrock nails.
Mud and tape the joints.
Apply wall finish.
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If you need some help with finishing and taping, check out the site below.
Drywall Taping & Finishing For Beginners
Drywall Taping & Finishing For Beginners
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