Saturday, December 26, 2009

How to Repair a Hole in a Wall


It can happen during a move or accidentally, one of the interior walls of our house suffers damage that creates a hole. If the size is too big we can not fix it easily.
The first thing to do is use a chisel to clean so the hole, without enlarge it a lot, but achieving a more regular surface inside.
The next step is to take a small piece of wood smaller than that hole to fill. Nailed on all sides except on the surface remains small-headed nails. The idea is that they are sticking a little, to give better anchorage for our cue.
Fill the hole halfway with plaster, then to have dampened inside. We place our timber now, taking care to let us face that has no nails. We complete the filling with plaster, helping with a spatula, taking care that the wad is flush with the surface. Let it dry for three days, and we can sand and paint.