How do I fill a hole in the wall, that is the size of a closed fist?

I punched the wall while waiting in the phone for someone of FedEx to take my phone call. Now there is a hole in the wall about the size of my fist. How do I cover it?

You have to find a piece of drywall to fit into it. Get a drywall saw and cut away the ragged parts of the hole (or use a steak knife) - shape it into a nice square or rectangle. You'll want to angle the cut (bevel the edge to 45 degrees or so) so that the replacement piece can go in without falling through the hole - you'll similarly have to bevel the edge of the replacement piece so it fits flush with the edge of the hole. Once you get a good fit, fill the gaps with drywall adhesive and put a thin layer of drywall adhesive over the entire work. Smooth it over to a very thin layer. Let it dry, and then sand.

They have a mesh that is similar to screen at the hardware store. Cover the hole with that & use joint compound or drywall mud over it. It will take several thin coats & sanding in between to cover it. Good Luck

I am not going to try to explain the process of filling a hole, because i don't know it that well. But, an alternative is to put a painting there to cover it

Stuff the hole with news paper. Then you can plaster over it. The paper stops the plaster from falling down the hole.

Cut a piece of drywall square and about 2 inches bigger than the whole. Take a pencil and draw around the square and take a hole saw and cut the round whole along the pencil marks. Make a line on the wall and new drywall so you can get an exact fit when inserting it. Take a piece of strapping about 4 inches bigger than the hole and insert it into the wall holding on to it then take two dry wall screws and attach the strapping by screwing about 2 inches above the whole. This will give you back support for the new wall board. Take a screw and now screw the board to the strapping . Don't need too many to hold the new piece. Take some spackling and fill the hole or crack. Let it dry for a few hours and sand it smooth. Now take a final mix of spackling and do a final patch. Let it dry and paint it. Control your feelings and stop punching walls. Your lucky you didn't hit a stud or else we will answering a question on putting a cast on you hand.

Get some dry-wall from home depot, yes thats what its called.

cut the hole into the shape of a square.
take a board and cut it so its about two inches wider then the hole and put a screw in the middle of it to use as a handle the put one side then the other in the hole until its right behind each side the screw into place on either side of hole. Remove the center screw. NOW you have a nice backing to attach a patch piece of sheetrock to. Then just compound or mud in the cracks after its dry sand until smooth and paint! GOOD LUCK!!

A closed fist should fix it!

Tidy up the edges of the hole with a sharp knife. Soak some newspaper in plaster filler or spackle. Crumple it up and stuff it into the hole, making sure its just below the surface. Let this harden say overnight, or whilst you are doing your anger management exercises. Then fill over with spackle and smooth across with a straight edge. Rub down smooth and paint.

Get a board just big enough to fit in the hole. Tie a string to the center of the board. Pull on the string and secure the board behind the wall. "Tie the string to something in the room". Then fill the void with plaster of paris. It drys fast! Or you can cut small sheets of drywall and then use wallboard joint compound. Just don't try to fill a huge hole with drywall compound because it can only dry in small amounts. Unlike plaster of paris that will dry in thick applications. I would fill it with plaster.

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