Aug 19, 2020 1:28 PM
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xuumo
Why?
Thispostisaboutacat
Frame the hole, cut a piece of drywall to match it, screw in a paint stir stick behind the hole, screw the patch to the stick.
tjinme
Kinda sloppily done, but illustrates the point..
Woestkonijn
Now do one for my Dutch cement wall please.
MrRalphy
That’s gonna crack like a bitch
atotalmoron
No more punch wall.
cadburyegg
Kyle's gotta Kyle. It's like asking an artist not to paint.
CrumbyCake
Just keep him on 1 monster a day to limit the strength of the punch
AndrewCanadian
It's easy when you do it incorrectly.
sadurdaynight
step 1 ... kick hole in wall
CreeewDeeeTaaay
That's one smart mudder!
willparry79
I could never do construction because of all the extra time I'd have to spend commenting on construction videos telling them they're wrong
NowYourJustBeatingOffaDeadHorse
Being a mechanic is the same, watching someone do 3hr alt in 3hrs. While I know a shortcut that only takes 1.5hrs.
ghotinchips
Kyles hate him...
billystar101
I love watching this video every time it's posted, just so satisfying
Rustedgrey
i... thought was was common knowledge. my grandfather taught me that when i was about 6. but so good to know, thank you for sharing. serious
railgap
this is a shitty patch
Zarf42
This is a garbage way to this BTW. Don't do this unless you are fixing an apartment right before moving out.
CanadianAF
Was expecting Ramen.
jjjack007
Ramen where the fuck are the Ramen?
Rkfinecake
I waited. Why would you patch a wall that way, when ramen makes so much more sense? ?
I know, right.
Extremefear
I was expecting cake.
GingerLaird
If it isn't made of Ramen it's made of cake, or meat. Welcome to reality.
kodiak931155
Or the house to secretly be a cake
erdettebrukt3000
SingaporeanHoodian
Stop... please...
SharkosaurusRex2025
me too!
DaveSamsonite
An easy reinforcement is to glue a paint stir stick behind it with 5-minute epoxy generously spread on both ends straddling hole from back
OneUpperSteve
Zero backing support for that patch. I always fix things as if when people find the repair later they wouldn’t curse at me.
SometimesIBuildThings
Now do it on a wall with fuckin' orange peel.
DarthAsshat
Or you could do I saw another imgur user did and use spray foam lol
ShavedApeBaby
Works like a charm you just need to remember to stick newpaper in the sidesof the hole so the foam stays in place.
Interesting, in the vid I saw the genius didn't do that but he had some wires to hold it into place at least. Lol
Mithi
Not sure how strong the paper is (I have proper walls) but tearing the fringes off might make it a bit less conspicuous.
booka5137
Amazing ?
soulessdrake
Still need to mud and tape it also with no support behind its still a soft spot on the wall.
avatarget
We call that a California patch. At least the guys I work with do.
MorgulTheFriendlyDrelb
Cut some plaster slightly bigger than hole, glue right size plaster patch onto it, glue around edges then push in diagonally,
push in diagonally then turn and pull out so that bigger piece stick to backside of wall and patch sits in the hole perfectly,
then just plaster the gaps roughly, wait a few days then sand. Much stronger than this.
Nlchacon
Dude where's the instant noodles!?!
anakedgoober
1/? My company does this daily. Be careful on the size of the patch. Personally this hole should have some backing i.e.strapping or 3/4 pine
Totaltully
of course you need the finish on the wall to match. Least one should do is to have a layer of spackle on the edge on the other side
Notme68
I've done it with a backing before - but can you use to trimmed pieces of drywall as a backing?
twozerooz
Better than nothing, but a strip of wood is best
detour512
8x8 western red cedar with SPAX 8" lags...for support...
Good idea to add a layer of carbon fiber, coated with military grade epoxy and an aluminum foil mind-ray blocker. Stands up to fire better.
baldm0mma
Totally not overkill.
2/? Because without the backing it makes it slightly weaker. And can be pushed in easier. We try not to go any larger than the size of a
scr1bbl3
3/3 ...n everything bagel.
MagicAndDuctTape
3/3 70 year old's prostate
huxleyy
Saw the opportunity, took it.
charhan
How about a red circle and a sticker “Do not push?”
JuggerGnome
3/3 truck stop glory hole.
3/3 single gang outlet box. Which is what we use this for mostly is moving outlets/switches
RearAdmiralObvious
As an electrician
Do you play STFC?
?
bobziIIa
The patches that are fibre tape with a thin sheet of metal work great for fist size holes, even in high contact areas.
Dagren
Your company is crap. There's NO need for all of that paper. Just cut the correct size square and use aluminum backing {code}, then mud.
BorgClown
Your company is crap. There's NO need for all of that, just use real house materials like masonry instead of sticks, paper and plaster.
YOU said your company does CRAP like this. So there IS a need. STOP DOING crap work and taking people's money you CROOK! Learn your trade!
"masonry" for drywall repairs? Go away you hack.
Vortex153
Slightly weaker? If you just plastered the paper onto it without the drywall you’d get the same result.
HerrReinhard
There seems to be a little surplus that fills the gap when the patch is pushed in but i'd use something to screw behind, too.
Hambonerhandy
Jesus christ no. No no no no.
smallfruit
It’s a ‘California’ patch and it’s used all the time.
nubinMlemMaker
Thank you!
RyanSamLin
In the hole place a pc of wood drill both ends from outside of the sheetrock , place the cut sheet rock drill it to the wood, then plaster.
Example: https://youtu.be/m2CQEzCIY8A
Mac0397
Why not? For small holes it seems to be really efficient.
cp2chewy
There’s nothing supporting the patch so the slightest knock and all the plaster will crack
It's just not the correct way to do it, it's the lazy way.
Consider what happens when someone leans on the spot you patched. There is no back support and it will crack. You'll be doing it again.
ApproximatelyKnowledge
what is the correct way? genuinely curious.
Just cut the proper size square and reach inside the hole with a piece of aluminum stud {cut down to size} and then hold the stud and ...
screw it on one side, then screw it on the opposite side, now put your newly cut piece in the hole & screw it into the stud, then mud = DONE
guy73378
Cut a bigger hole that exposes 1/2 of both the left and right stud, then patch.
FunnyThingsHappening6677
What kind of walls are these? Can you even hang a picture without you house folding in on itself?
TheWarHymn
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! It's completely not waterproof, and will mold up the moment a little moisture builds up!
wheredoisign
AMERICAN!
LOLOCEAN
I was thinking the same thing, looks like the opposite of rigid.
StubbornRabbit
Naw, that will look like shit if you look down that wall.
BatsArentBugs
You gotta have a straight walk to begin with. My whole house is made of 88 degree angles. This would be conspicuously neat.
RacecarIsRacecarBackwards
Better than a hole I guess.
rufisium
no way! I think that guy would prefer a hole to a slight bulge in the wall
PrincessWillard
well don't look, and that won't be a problem
SomeOldConstructionGamerGuy
It's...Not...Done...Yet...3 coats mud and sanding, larger trowels to feather it out, you can't tell, only with a straightedge.
ribnag
If you live in anything more than 20 years old, that one little bulge will only stand out by virtue of being the tidiest spot in the house.
DainBramageIV
Should screw it to some backing, then not so much
Dimind
And to has no support structure.
isaypoopythingabecausemostofyouannoyme
Not as much as you think.
P0sterNutbag
To make it look good, you have to be a competent taper, the average do-it-yourselfer isn’t. Wouldn’t recommend this patch most of the time.
leodavinci1
Just have to feather the edges. Not hard. Not that much of a problem if walls are textured. Texture covers a lot.
DadJokesAreAlwaysFunny
That's what she said...
StormbreakerBRB
There will definitely be a bulge.
Gluseph
Anytime you want it bud
What
GrumpyNads
If it’s over a stud you would pull it in with a couple screws, right?
You wouldn't be able to punch a hole there if there was a stud. You would break your bones and only leave a dent.
1TrueKingInTheNorth
Sure, but it'll get me my security deposit back
Not if a halfway decent inspection is done. Doing things like this is a good way to lose the entire deposit and having no recourse.
Touche
StupidFreakingName
To this end: remember to save the cut out dry wall so they can paint match at the hardware store
cardinal29
"Gallon of your cheapest Landlord White, please!"
RolandLovecraft
Flat Brilliant white. Or Navajo White.
Navajo white is a Benjamin Moore color, no way I'm dropping brand name money. Behr from Lowe's is good enough
xuumo
Why?
Thispostisaboutacat
Frame the hole, cut a piece of drywall to match it, screw in a paint stir stick behind the hole, screw the patch to the stick.
tjinme
Kinda sloppily done, but illustrates the point..
Woestkonijn
Now do one for my Dutch cement wall please.
MrRalphy
That’s gonna crack like a bitch
atotalmoron
No more punch wall.
cadburyegg
Kyle's gotta Kyle. It's like asking an artist not to paint.
CrumbyCake
Just keep him on 1 monster a day to limit the strength of the punch
AndrewCanadian
It's easy when you do it incorrectly.
sadurdaynight
step 1 ... kick hole in wall
CreeewDeeeTaaay
That's one smart mudder!
willparry79
I could never do construction because of all the extra time I'd have to spend commenting on construction videos telling them they're wrong
NowYourJustBeatingOffaDeadHorse
Being a mechanic is the same, watching someone do 3hr alt in 3hrs. While I know a shortcut that only takes 1.5hrs.
ghotinchips
Kyles hate him...
billystar101
I love watching this video every time it's posted, just so satisfying
Rustedgrey
i... thought was was common knowledge. my grandfather taught me that when i was about 6. but so good to know, thank you for sharing. serious
railgap
this is a shitty patch
Zarf42
This is a garbage way to this BTW. Don't do this unless you are fixing an apartment right before moving out.
CanadianAF
Was expecting Ramen.
jjjack007
Ramen where the fuck are the Ramen?
Rkfinecake
I waited. Why would you patch a wall that way, when ramen makes so much more sense? ?
CanadianAF
I know, right.
Extremefear
I was expecting cake.
GingerLaird
If it isn't made of Ramen it's made of cake, or meat. Welcome to reality.
kodiak931155
Or the house to secretly be a cake
erdettebrukt3000
SingaporeanHoodian
Stop... please...
SharkosaurusRex2025
me too!
DaveSamsonite
An easy reinforcement is to glue a paint stir stick behind it with 5-minute epoxy generously spread on both ends straddling hole from back
OneUpperSteve
Zero backing support for that patch. I always fix things as if when people find the repair later they wouldn’t curse at me.
SometimesIBuildThings
Now do it on a wall with fuckin' orange peel.
DarthAsshat
Or you could do I saw another imgur user did and use spray foam lol
ShavedApeBaby
Works like a charm you just need to remember to stick newpaper in the sidesof the hole so the foam stays in place.
DarthAsshat
Interesting, in the vid I saw the genius didn't do that but he had some wires to hold it into place at least. Lol
Mithi
Not sure how strong the paper is (I have proper walls) but tearing the fringes off might make it a bit less conspicuous.
booka5137
Amazing ?
soulessdrake
Still need to mud and tape it also with no support behind its still a soft spot on the wall.
avatarget
We call that a California patch. At least the guys I work with do.
MorgulTheFriendlyDrelb
Cut some plaster slightly bigger than hole, glue right size plaster patch onto it, glue around edges then push in diagonally,
MorgulTheFriendlyDrelb
push in diagonally then turn and pull out so that bigger piece stick to backside of wall and patch sits in the hole perfectly,
MorgulTheFriendlyDrelb
then just plaster the gaps roughly, wait a few days then sand. Much stronger than this.
Nlchacon
Dude where's the instant noodles!?!
anakedgoober
1/? My company does this daily. Be careful on the size of the patch. Personally this hole should have some backing i.e.strapping or 3/4 pine
Totaltully
of course you need the finish on the wall to match. Least one should do is to have a layer of spackle on the edge on the other side
Notme68
I've done it with a backing before - but can you use to trimmed pieces of drywall as a backing?
twozerooz
Better than nothing, but a strip of wood is best
detour512
8x8 western red cedar with SPAX 8" lags...for support...
DaveSamsonite
Good idea to add a layer of carbon fiber, coated with military grade epoxy and an aluminum foil mind-ray blocker. Stands up to fire better.
baldm0mma
Totally not overkill.
anakedgoober
2/? Because without the backing it makes it slightly weaker. And can be pushed in easier. We try not to go any larger than the size of a
scr1bbl3
3/3 ...n everything bagel.
MagicAndDuctTape
3/3 70 year old's prostate
huxleyy
Saw the opportunity, took it.
charhan
How about a red circle and a sticker “Do not push?”
JuggerGnome
3/3 truck stop glory hole.
anakedgoober
3/3 single gang outlet box. Which is what we use this for mostly is moving outlets/switches
RearAdmiralObvious
As an electrician
anakedgoober
Do you play STFC?
RearAdmiralObvious
?
bobziIIa
The patches that are fibre tape with a thin sheet of metal work great for fist size holes, even in high contact areas.
Dagren
Your company is crap. There's NO need for all of that paper. Just cut the correct size square and use aluminum backing {code}, then mud.
BorgClown
Your company is crap. There's NO need for all of that, just use real house materials like masonry instead of sticks, paper and plaster.
Dagren
YOU said your company does CRAP like this. So there IS a need. STOP DOING crap work and taking people's money you CROOK! Learn your trade!
Dagren
"masonry" for drywall repairs? Go away you hack.
Vortex153
Slightly weaker? If you just plastered the paper onto it without the drywall you’d get the same result.
HerrReinhard
There seems to be a little surplus that fills the gap when the patch is pushed in but i'd use something to screw behind, too.
Hambonerhandy
Jesus christ no. No no no no.
smallfruit
It’s a ‘California’ patch and it’s used all the time.
nubinMlemMaker
Thank you!
RyanSamLin
In the hole place a pc of wood drill both ends from outside of the sheetrock , place the cut sheet rock drill it to the wood, then plaster.
RyanSamLin
Example: https://youtu.be/m2CQEzCIY8A
Mac0397
Why not? For small holes it seems to be really efficient.
cp2chewy
There’s nothing supporting the patch so the slightest knock and all the plaster will crack
Hambonerhandy
It's just not the correct way to do it, it's the lazy way.
Hambonerhandy
Consider what happens when someone leans on the spot you patched. There is no back support and it will crack. You'll be doing it again.
ApproximatelyKnowledge
what is the correct way? genuinely curious.
Dagren
Just cut the proper size square and reach inside the hole with a piece of aluminum stud {cut down to size} and then hold the stud and ...
Dagren
screw it on one side, then screw it on the opposite side, now put your newly cut piece in the hole & screw it into the stud, then mud = DONE
guy73378
Cut a bigger hole that exposes 1/2 of both the left and right stud, then patch.
FunnyThingsHappening6677
What kind of walls are these? Can you even hang a picture without you house folding in on itself?
TheWarHymn
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! It's completely not waterproof, and will mold up the moment a little moisture builds up!
wheredoisign
AMERICAN!
LOLOCEAN
I was thinking the same thing, looks like the opposite of rigid.
StubbornRabbit
Naw, that will look like shit if you look down that wall.
BatsArentBugs
You gotta have a straight walk to begin with. My whole house is made of 88 degree angles. This would be conspicuously neat.
RacecarIsRacecarBackwards
Better than a hole I guess.
rufisium
no way! I think that guy would prefer a hole to a slight bulge in the wall
PrincessWillard
well don't look, and that won't be a problem
SomeOldConstructionGamerGuy
It's...Not...Done...Yet...3 coats mud and sanding, larger trowels to feather it out, you can't tell, only with a straightedge.
ribnag
If you live in anything more than 20 years old, that one little bulge will only stand out by virtue of being the tidiest spot in the house.
DainBramageIV
Should screw it to some backing, then not so much
Dimind
And to has no support structure.
isaypoopythingabecausemostofyouannoyme
Not as much as you think.
P0sterNutbag
To make it look good, you have to be a competent taper, the average do-it-yourselfer isn’t. Wouldn’t recommend this patch most of the time.
leodavinci1
Just have to feather the edges. Not hard. Not that much of a problem if walls are textured. Texture covers a lot.
DadJokesAreAlwaysFunny
That's what she said...
StormbreakerBRB
There will definitely be a bulge.
Gluseph
Anytime you want it bud
StormbreakerBRB
What
GrumpyNads
If it’s over a stud you would pull it in with a couple screws, right?
Dagren
You wouldn't be able to punch a hole there if there was a stud. You would break your bones and only leave a dent.
1TrueKingInTheNorth
Sure, but it'll get me my security deposit back
Dagren
Not if a halfway decent inspection is done. Doing things like this is a good way to lose the entire deposit and having no recourse.
StormbreakerBRB
Touche
StupidFreakingName
To this end: remember to save the cut out dry wall so they can paint match at the hardware store
cardinal29
"Gallon of your cheapest Landlord White, please!"
RolandLovecraft
Flat Brilliant white. Or Navajo White.
cardinal29
Navajo white is a Benjamin Moore color, no way I'm dropping brand name money. Behr from Lowe's is good enough