How to fix a big screw hole to reinstall towel bar ?

Cut a square out and put a piece of square drywall to match . Tape with mesh tape and put wall repair on a little at a time . If you put too much then you will need to use a hand wall sander. Then paint.

Using a stud finder is a more reliable way than looking at a wall, or knocking on it, to determine where the studs inside a wall are located.

few ideas that may help..

If you are re-installing the same towel rack in the same place (ex: after painting) then you can use anchors in the wall and use the same screws to attach.

If you are planning to cover it up, then you can repair with a quick dry spackle and wall tape, sand, and then paint.

Hi Deepee. Put a little spackle in each hole. Allow it to dry completely according to instructions. Then sand it so that it is smooth. Wipe all of the sanding dust off with a damp cloth. And then you can paint with color of your choice. Good luck Deepee. I hope you are well.

In my daughter's home, there are pieces of wood behind every location where the towel bar or toilet paper holder are attached to the wall. These provide the necessaty and crucial stability, regardless of the condition of the wall. These pieces of wood could be painted, stained or designed to appear to be part of the towel bar. or part of the wall and mimic the shape of the bar that attaches to the wall. Just a thought and a possible solution. Good luck!🤞

This is a simple fix. Take your towel bar to the hardware store and get the proper size molly bolt. You can tap these in place with a hammer then attach the bar to them.

If this was a grab bar for safety it would need to go into a stud. Towel bars are normally placed where they look good. People usually don’t hang on their towel bars but they can loosen after a while.

Putting small wall decals over/around the holes may be an option for a temporary way of disguising them.

Can you not use bigger screws

You will have to fix those screw holes first before putting another one on. Yes I agree with Karolyn's answer. Cut a square out of the wall that incorporates those 2 holes. You can cut a square of drywall to fit right into your hole and then use spackle tape. If the holes aren't that big and the square isn't that big, you can use a mesh tape to put right over your square. Then spackle right over that. But just like Karolyn said, a little at a time...sanding in between. After you sand, prime and paint, then you will want to use a stud finder and put your towel rack into that.

If there isn't a stud where you need to put it, the key is buying a different set of screws than what comes in the towel rack kit. The screws that come with these kits are cheap set of anchors and screws that don't work well and always come loose. You want to buy good drywall screws! This prevents the same problem you had the first time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQWIZNlf9ZE

To piggy back off K. Rupp's solution, you appear to have textured walls. Check out the spray cans of "orange peel" or similar in the paint section to try and match the texture you have on the wall now.

here are some ideas to help you out

https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/145125/how-do-i-mount-this-towel-rack-that-was-ripped-off-the-wall

First sand the area down even. Then apply fiberglass mesh tape for drywall. Home depot sells it. Then fill the area with either drywall mud or use Dap Drydex spackle. Over fill then sand down with a sanding sponge. Then paint

Bigger sheetrock anchors :) They make them pretty much as big as you could ever need. I would check your local hardware store.

We had a towel rod that came down and left big holes in the wall. First spackle and sand the walls to fix the holes. We painted a piece of wood white. We hung a length of wood by screwing it into the studs behind the drywall. Hanging the wood gave a secure space to hang the towel rod, since there aren’t studs in that spot. Then we hung the towel rod from the length of wood.

This is a photo of our towel rod.

Definitely bigger and better anchors with wings that expand on the other side of the wall. I use these and they work great: https://amzn.to/2FM7g1j

Hope this Helps! Jeremy - https://do-daddy.com

I would patch with joint compound and maybe move the bar slightly to get new holes. Stop doing pull ups on the towel bar.

Hi Deepee,

I would suggest you buy a new and different fix Towel Rail (one that will cover the old fixings or put a shelf up to cover the holes, or maybe as the Rail came out buy a FREE STANDING Towel bar. Best wishes.

You'll need to patch, sand, and paint

Use toggle bolts in the same holes to remount the towel bar.

For anyone who is not as familiar with some of the terms mentioned in this thread, here is a good video demonstrating the differences between toggle bolts, molly bolts, and anchors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkcQr1lFU5M

You will need to fill the holes with wood filler and sand them down when dry. Then you'll need to paint over the area so it matches the rest of the wall. Next time you install a new towel bar - find a stud to screw it into if you can so this doesn't keep happening to the drywall.

Wood sparkle for sure will help with correcting a hole