How to fix a hole in plasterboard
Due to the nature of plasterboard, it can become damaged
quite easily. Plasterboard is soft and the slightest impact, such as moving furniture around, can mark the surface and even put a hole through it. This can
ultimately cause complications, resulting in problems with the framework and stud
work.
Fortunately, there are a few tricks you can use to
successfully fill a hole of this type. Additionally, if you take your time over
the repair and filling stage, then there is no reason why your repair shouldn’t
be very hard to spot. And, this technique can also be used to fill holes in hollow doors!
The method is as follows:
@clreliteplastering
Repairing a plasterboard hole
As you will need to do a bit of cutting, first run over the
area around the hole with a wire detector to make sure there aren’t any wires, pipes,
or other items that you may accidentally cut through.
Then, start squaring the hole up by trimming the edges of the hole to make it
square. Ironically, you must make the hole larger before you can go about
fixing it!
Depending on the shape of the hole, whether it’s circular or has jagged edges, you may need to use a padsaw, jabsaw, or hobby knife.
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@vjacunskas
1. Cut a repair patch
Now that you have squared up the hole, the next job is to
make a patch. You can either use a scrap piece of plasterboard or timber. Hold
your chosen patch material up to the base of the hole and mark its width, then,
once marked, measure and cut the patch to the correct width and then check that
it passes through the hole nicely.
Hold the patch to the side to mark its height but add an inch on top and
bottom. This is what you will use to stick the patch to the rear side of your
wall. Once marked, cut to the correct size.
@atlasallboard
2. Push the screw into centre
With the patch ready to go, the final job is to drill a small hole through the centre and push a screw through. The screw will be used to position and hold the patch in place until it dries. Once it’s dried and stuck in the hole, you can push the screw out into the wall void.
@atlasallboard
3. Add Adhesive
After that, you will need to add some adhesive to the inch overlap that you left on the longest side of the patch and around the sides using any sort of heavy-duty construction adhesive.
@atlasallboard
4. Insert the patch into the hole
Pick up the patch by holding the screw and tilt it to insert it into the hole. Even it up so that you have a decent amount of overlap at the top and bottom so that the patch will be held firmly in place once the adhesive has set. Use gentle pulling pressure whilst also moving the patch around slightly to ensure good contact between the adhesive and the back of the surface until you are sure the adhesive will hold the piece in place.
Once the adhesive has dried enough to support the patch, you can now push the screw out into the wall void. Leave this for a further 24 hours for the adhesive to completely harden off so then you can start filling.
@atlasallboard
5. Fill the hole
The final stage to this repair is to fill the hole with a suitable filler, such as Polyfilla. Once mixed, scoop out a lump using a small
trowel, and then apply it to the hole. Use the trowel to completely fill the
area of the hole by pushing it into the corners.
Add as much filler as you need to until the hole is filled in line with the
surface of the wall. Then use the trowel to get the surface as flat as
possible.
If you have any questions about how to fix a hole in
plasterboard or need further information about the products we sell at Howarth,
please visit your local friendly Howarth branch, or contact our customer
services on the number 01472 907051.You can also check out our wide range of plasterboard products on the brand page, here.
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