The idea is you’re attaching the wood to the inside of the wall (the back of the wall) so now you’ll have a foundation to brace your new drywall patch. Once you screw through the wall and into ...

Pull on the screw so the wood is tight against the back of the drywall at the hole. Use the screw gun or drill to drive drywall screws through the drywall and into the strip of wood as if it were ...

We've hung and patched and primed and finished our fair share of drywall. Check out this compilation of tips to make your ...

In most homes, it completely surrounds us side to side and overhead. We take for granted the wonderful finish, texture and ...

Make sure you can work the wood through the hole in the wall ... of drywall you removed and saved to the plywood backing. Tape the joints with drywall tape and finish the patch with joint compound.

Move the furniture back into place ... to install all new wood trim and quickly rip off the old. Once all the trim is removed, you will be ready to install the drywall. Unless there are some ...