A hole in the plaster may appear to many to be difficult to recover, but in reality it is a simple solution that the majority of home owners unable to repair. The repair technique described in this article a couple of hours, but if done correctly will leave you with a flat, seamless wall. There are seven steps you must follow to become a major repair on the plaster to achieve.
1. Demarcate the area to be repaired. Using a square attention to an area a bit 'larger than the hole to be repaired.
2. Plaster with a knife, cut around the four sides, as has already been marked, so you have a square hole in the wall.
3. Prepare a piece of wood to reinforce the patch. To do this, cut a thin strip of 1×2 or 1×4 slightly higher than the highest of the hole. Press the wood in the hole and position it so that the wood extends above and below the hole. Attach wood Drywall Screws> connected through the plaster around it.
4. Create a patch for the hole. Using a tape measure, knife and a square cut a piece of chalk to fit the hole.
5. Sure the patch is attached with screws through the panels encourage you already have installed. Lower the patch until it is flush with the wall.
6. Spread a thin layer of joint compound, the patch with a> Plaster knife. If necessary, apply the strips of plaster around the perimeter and spread on a thin layer of joint compound. Let the surface dry and then sand the area with a fine sandpaper grit.
7. Following the common fabric is completely dry, find another layer of fabric with the common plaster knife, blending in the repaired area with the wall. When it is too late to completely dry and sand again with fine grain sandpaper. After completing these steps, you should beunpatched.
All that remains to be done is now an area of paint and repair your task is complete. To do this you need to prime the newly repaired area first. You can use a latex-based primer to do this, as Kilz or Zins. After priming the repaired area and allow to dry, you're ready to coat finish. If you can touch up paint may not be perfect, because even before the paint will fade over time. If your paint does not go well, there are two other possibilities.The first option is to paint the whole room, there is another project entirely, or you can paint from corner to corner of the wall repair. I invite you to try to paint from one corner of the wall is repaired first, and if it goes well for the rest of the room, you can always paint the entire room.
So the next time you see a little damage to your Sheetrock if you follow these steps, you should have no problem to restore it to its original condition. Good luck.