Smooth the surface by scraping away any excess spackle with the knife. Don't go crazy removing the extra spackle, you need something to sand. Sand for a Smooth Finish. Once the spackling has dried ...

“Mudding,” the process of applying multiple thin coats of drywall compound to the joints and screw indentations in newly hung drywall, sounds messy, and it is. When done correctly, the result is a ...

Small holes are quick and easy to fix with joint compound and a putty knife. Medium and large holes are more extensive and also require a piece of drywall to use as a patch. Both the prep and ...

Small holes and cracks in drywall are common in almost every home at some point. They can be quite annoying to look at, but the good news is that fixing them is incredibly easy and quick. You’ll need ...

Drywall regularly sustains all kinds of damage, from holes made while hanging shelves and pictures to dings from protruding chair backs and door knobs, but luckily it’s almost as easy to repair as it ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Walls in every home get a few nicks, dings and holes. But these drywall can be fixed in a few easy, inexpensive steps. Brownsboro Hardware and Paint's Jim Lehrer shows how to ...

Q:I live in a home built in 1979 and want to create a smoother surface on my walls. They were finished with a textured finish of long strokes of finishing mud, which I have heard called a skip-trough ...

Q. Some of the screws holding my drywall to the studs are beginning to bulge, even breaking off the plaster covering the screw heads. I was told the screws are not screwed into studs. How can I fix ...

If you've got cracks in your drywall, there's no need to call a professional just yet. This DIY screw hack might be all you need... as long as you do it right.