A lot depends on the size of drywall that needs to be replaced. There are a myriad of ways depending on the specifics. Is it just a door knob hole that a small patch without a back support will fix or does it go stud to stud or even beyond studs ? What is the finish texture ? Orange peel/splatter, knock down, smooth ? Either way, it all usually starts with a keyhole drywall saw to remove the damaged piece and see what support is behind the area. A screw gun, 1 1/4 sheetrock screws and some lath or backing wood is often needed to support the new piece. Sometimes, I cut up to the stud and add lath to the edge of the studs so I can screw the new piece to the lath. (Lath is a pine or white wood stick that is usually 1 1/4 inches by 3/4 inches by any length.) In other cases, I use osb or plywood to bridge across the back of the hole.
I like to use a tapeless method where I peal back some of the top paper on the existing sheet rock and remove some of the gypsum from the repair piece leaving overlapping top paper. But, that takes extensive explanation and video that you will find on YouTube in many permutations along with many very poor explanations. Maybe someday I'll have a chance to make a video of my favorite patch technique since it is easy to do but hard to explain.
Lowes carries products for very small repair which is basically a patch used with sparkle, or you can find in with their paint section or lumber area 2x2 drywall squares for larger areas. These require mud and tape.
Cut around the damaged area to make it is sqaure, rectanglular or round or whatever the shape be. Use another piece of extra drywall scrap approx 1/8 inch smaller and using sqrews attach a small piece of wood across of your replacement cutout. Make sure you have about a good inch on each side.Set the replacement cutout into the area then sqrew them with the wood as braces behind , to attach to the wall .Using drywall sqrews on each end ensuring that the wood pieces are behind and the replacement piece is flush with the wall. You may need to find a tool that you can hold onto the one end of the wood through the narrow gap between the hole and the replacement piece , a long thin narrow pliers should work fine , Attach with drywall sqrews in the area where the woods is behind on each end . The replacement piece should come flush as you sqrew each sqrew.Fill the small gap in between ( 1/8") the hole with drywall filler once , let dry 12 hrs and do another coat to ensure the gap is completely filled , you may need to do it a couple more times if necessary . Allow to cure between each filling. You will see that where the sqrews are will also need to be filled as well just to hide the marks . Sand with 120 or 80 g sandpaper as you desire for a smooth finish. Sand once over all the area, and paint to match and away you go . No one will ever know it was replaced. P.S Always wear a mask when sanding to ensure it doesn't get into your lungs!It can be nasty stuff to cough up! Yuck!!
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A lot depends on the size of drywall that needs to be replaced. There are a myriad of ways depending on the specifics. Is it just a door knob hole that a small patch without a back support will fix or does it go stud to stud or even beyond studs ? What is the finish texture ? Orange peel/splatter, knock down, smooth ? Either way, it all usually starts with a keyhole drywall saw to remove the damaged piece and see what support is behind the area. A screw gun, 1 1/4 sheetrock screws and some lath or backing wood is often needed to support the new piece. Sometimes, I cut up to the stud and add lath to the edge of the studs so I can screw the new piece to the lath. (Lath is a pine or white wood stick that is usually 1 1/4 inches by 3/4 inches by any length.) In other cases, I use osb or plywood to bridge across the back of the hole.
I like to use a tapeless method where I peal back some of the top paper on the existing sheet rock and remove some of the gypsum from the repair piece leaving overlapping top paper. But, that takes extensive explanation and video that you will find on YouTube in many permutations along with many very poor explanations. Maybe someday I'll have a chance to make a video of my favorite patch technique since it is easy to do but hard to explain.
Here are a few tips....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdy9uRvpI-E
Lowes carries products for very small repair which is basically a patch used with sparkle, or you can find in with their paint section or lumber area 2x2 drywall squares for larger areas. These require mud and tape.
Cut around the damaged area to make it is sqaure, rectanglular or round or whatever the shape be. Use another piece of extra drywall scrap approx 1/8 inch smaller and using sqrews attach a small piece of wood across of your replacement cutout. Make sure you have about a good inch on each side.Set the replacement cutout into the area then sqrew them with the wood as braces behind , to attach to the wall .Using drywall sqrews on each end ensuring that the wood pieces are behind and the replacement piece is flush with the wall. You may need to find a tool that you can hold onto the one end of the wood through the narrow gap between the hole and the replacement piece , a long thin narrow pliers should work fine , Attach with drywall sqrews in the area where the woods is behind on each end . The replacement piece should come flush as you sqrew each sqrew.Fill the small gap in between ( 1/8") the hole with drywall filler once , let dry 12 hrs and do another coat to ensure the gap is completely filled , you may need to do it a couple more times if necessary . Allow to cure between each filling. You will see that where the sqrews are will also need to be filled as well just to hide the marks . Sand with 120 or 80 g sandpaper as you desire for a smooth finish. Sand once over all the area, and paint to match and away you go . No one will ever know it was replaced. P.S Always wear a mask when sanding to ensure it doesn't get into your lungs!It can be nasty stuff to cough up! Yuck!!