"A hole in the wall.."

[Joe]

While playing WoW today, I went to get up for whatever reason. I generally push off against the wall to move my chair, which is just fine. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The equal was that the wall suffered as much force against it as the chair did, but the wall was stronger than the friction between the chair and the floor, so the chair moved.

Of course, who'd have thought that the force against the wall would perminantly weaken it? Today was like any other. I was going to get a drink or something, and I push off -- SNAP. I have a neat hole in my wall.

Eventually, I ripped off the large chunks of sheetrock and vaccuumed up the crumbs (for lack of a better term), but I have a neat hole under my desk now.


All that aside, what's the best way to clean this up? I'm not looking for a good cover up, as I already told my parents, but it's annoying to have a hole there. I'm thinking a big tub of spackle spread around it with a 2x4 covering the back of the hole (unfinished utility room is on the other side, so there is no insulation / other wall back there), and then pulling the 2x4 off when it dries. Does anyone, particularly Mythix the door guy, have any better ideas?

[CrAz3D]

cardboard, glue it on the inside of the wall (so there is a "pocket").
fill the pocket with mud & texture it to however the rest of the texture is.

[Joe]

You're funny!

[CrAz3D]

no, I'm serious.

http://www.billingsfirst.org/clientimages/19106/mswall.jpg
http://www.saxowsky.com/katrina/images/mud.jpg
http://www.wildwoodcottage.com/WWC%20Graphics/Joint%20compound.gif

That kinda mud.

[abc]

Too weak, use a 2x4 on the other side (behind the wall) and then putty the whole up. The putty will stay since the 2x4 is covering up a vast section of it.

[CrAz3D]

Too weak, use a 2x4 on the other side (behind the wall) and then putty the whole up. The putty will stay since the 2x4 is covering up a vast section of it.

seems like itd be hard to get a 2x4 there in between the 2 pieces of sheet rock (unless I missed something & the wall is only one sheet of sheetrock thick

[rabbit]

The other side of the wall has nothing on it (the room isn't done :X)

[Joe]

What rabbit said. There is no "other side of the wall".

And yeah, I meant that kid of mud when I said spackle.

[CrAz3D]

What rabbit said. There is no "other side of the wall".

And yeah, I meant that kid of mud when I said spackle.

goodluck with it wall breaker dude!

I did that once, only I was just mad & kicked the wall.

[abc]

lol, you kicked it.

What kind of man kicks? lol.

[Sidoh]

What kind of man kicks? lol.

One who's sensible enough in a manly rage to realize he won't enjoy a broken fist.

[abc]

Broken fist? On sheet rock? Nahh, 2x4 Yes. Sheet rock, Nah.

[CrAz3D]

I was sitting down, so kicking was easiest?...I never thought about it really.

Plus, I dont know where the studs are in the wall are

[abc]

Well, I know that, hah. I don't mean you get mad, and you get a stud checker to find where the studs are then hit the wall.. I'm just saying that if you hit the wall you may not break your fist, it's about 50% chance really..

[CrAz3D]

Well, I know that, hah. I don't mean you get mad, and you get a stud checker to find where the studs are then hit the wall.. I'm just saying that if you hit the wall you may not break your fist, it's about 50% chance really..

probably less.
I'd figured its a lot les likely to hit a stud vs. "open space"

[Mythix]

While playing WoW today, I went to get up for whatever reason. I generally push off against the wall to move my chair, which is just fine. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The equal was that the wall suffered as much force against it as the chair did, but the wall was stronger than the friction between the chair and the floor, so the chair moved.

Of course, who'd have thought that the force against the wall would perminantly weaken it? Today was like any other. I was going to get a drink or something, and I push off -- SNAP. I have a neat hole in my wall.

Eventually, I ripped off the large chunks of sheetrock and vaccuumed up the crumbs (for lack of a better term), but I have a neat hole under my desk now.


All that aside, what's the best way to clean this up? I'm not looking for a good cover up, as I already told my parents, but it's annoying to have a hole there. I'm thinking a big tub of spackle spread around it with a 2x4 covering the back of the hole (unfinished utility room is on the other side, so there is no insulation / other wall back there), and then pulling the 2x4 off when it dries. Does anyone, particularly Mythix the door guy, have any better ideas?

Any hardware store such as Lowe's or Home Depot carry patch-it kits that are under ten bucks. Basically a plastic disc you can tack against the backside of the wall and use your texture/mud to fill in. If that's not feasible the only other thing I can recommend besides getting another piece of Sheetrock to cut and fit would be to try a can of quick-foam to seal up the hole, if matching the back Sheetrock isn't a big deal to you most of the methods posted would work. Note with the foam-all or the mud you may have a little too much excess and it could require you using a piece of sandpaper to shape it down a bit. Since it's hidden and you don't seem adamant about reconditioning the entire surface I'd give the following options above a try.

[abc]

mmm, True

6 ft (72 inches)
16 inch stud spacing,
4.5 studs (virtually 5).