Repairing a Large Hole In Wallboard
You can repair a large hole in a wall by fitting in a patch cut from a scrap piece of wallboard. The patch will be held in place, or backed up by a backup plate. Follow the steps and illustrations below. Use a keyhole saw or a sharp utility knife ... [... more]
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Repairing Damaged Wallboard
The most common dry-wall maladies include cracks, holes, dents and popped nails. Fortunately, you can solve these problems easily with the right repair tools. To repair a dent in dry wall, use a small putty knife to spread a layer of spackling ... [... more]
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Patching Cracks in Wallboard
Oops! Your drywall has developed a crack in it. Never fear... with a little elbow grease and some patching materials, no one will every know there was a crack. How to patch cracks in wallboard. Various types of patching materials are available ... [... more]
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FATMAX Wallboard Saw
 FATMAX Wallboard Saw Stanley Fatmax Wallboard Saw, Features: Sharptooth technology cuts 50 % faster than traditional tooth design, cuts on both the push and pull stroke, sharpened tip easily punche [... more]
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How to Install and Finish Wallboard or Drywall Yourself
Installing drywall is an art but is not impossible for the average person to learn. Here are the basics. Determine how many sheets you will have to purchase and what thickness and kind. Local building codes vary but most ceilings must be at least ... [... more]
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Decorative Wallboard
Make one or a series of inexpensive hand-painted wallboards to decorate a large room. I want to turn the basement into a place for my teenagers to hang out. What do I do about the cement walls besides painting or papering them? Use a pencil to ... [... more]
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Stanley 15-206 6-Inch Wallboard Saw
Features: 6-inch wallboard saw for making cuts in plasterboards Self-starting point designed for plunge cuts Blade is epoxy-bonded and ferruled to the handle 3 times as durable as non-epoxy bonded blades Limited lifetime warranty Amazon.com Product [... more]
$5.78
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JAB SAW WITH BELT LOOP CASE
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Short Cut Drywall Saw
Short Cut Drywall Saw Stanley Goldblatt Short Cut Drywall Saw, Features: Aggressive 3 sided design makes fast, smooth cuts in drywall, induction hardened teeth hold up against abrasive drywall mate [... more]
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173 PC DRIVER & BIT TOOL CUBE ASSORTED 1 AND 2 BITS
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Repairing Small Dents in Wallboard
There is a dent in you drywall. Don't replace the whole piece. Every once in awhile objects that come in contact with wall board which can cause dents or scratches. These indentations are easy to repair. Here's how to do it. First, sand the ... [... more]
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Patching Small Holes in Wallboard
One of the kids kicked a small hole into the drywall. Guess what? It's a snap to patch up. You can repair small holes, up to 4" to 6", in drywall using drywall bandages. To make a drywall bandage, use a keyhole saw to make the hole into a [... more]
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