Patch drywall easily with Homax products

Crap!  I could see it happening in slow motion.  I pushed a library step stool out of my way in the kitchen and it managed to roll 20’ to the stairs and bounce down….and crash right into the drywall leaving a good size hole.   I really am not good at patching drywall holes and making the texture come out correctly. 

Luckily, on my trip to Home Depot I found a couple of products from Homax that make the job easy.  First  Homax makes a wall patch that helps you cover the hole.   The patch consists of a self-adhesive mesh that holds a galvanized metal plate.   Three sizes are available: 4", 6", and 8"—luckily the 8” patch covered the whole.   By refinishing over the product you can create an invisible patch.

After you’ve covered the hole with a metal patch and sanded it smooth—you can texture over it by using one Homax’s spray textures.  You can get a variety of textures to match your existing texture.  Our house uses Orange peel.  A really cool feature of the new nozzle design is you can vary the density of the texture by simply turning a nozzle. 

Homax is kind enough to put some instructional videos on their website to help novices.

Other products include a patch for doorknob holes and a patch for holes around electrical outlets.