These known methods and products require special tools and/or equipment, tend to be complicated or expensive, and are not easily used by all persons. Examples of such known methods and products are set forth in U.S. However, the known methods and products for repairing holes in walls do not always produce acceptable or attractive results. The patched or repaired hole must then be sanded and painted, and if too rough, causes many further problems. To repair such depressions or holes, depending on their size, persons try to use plaster, and if the holes are large, also use some type of netting or sheeting in an attempt to hold the plaster in place. This invention relates generally to wall repair and, more particularly, to a precise plug for and improved and simplified method of repairing a damaged wall.Īs is well known, if a door or other object is banged or slammed into a wall, particularly one made out of sheet rock, an ugly depression or hole will be made. The method of claim 6 wherein a surface formed by the covered misaligned front face of the precisely die-cut cube in the rectangular opening is sandpapered smooth and then painted to match a wall. A method for repairing a hole in a wall, consisting of the steps of: forming a precisely die-cut cube that is exactly 3⅞″ on a each side to be used as a plug using the precisely die-cut cube to draw an outline on a front surface of a wall around a hole to be repaired cutting along the outline to form a rectangular opening in the wall to be repaired inserting the precisely die-cut cube into the rectangular opening until a rear face loosely rests against a surface of an inner wall and a front face of the precisely die-cut cube is firmly held in the rectangular opening, slightly misaligned from the front surface of the wall and covering the misaligned front face of the precisely die-cut cube held in the rectangular opening with a covering material.ħ. The method of claim 4 wherein the precisely-shaped cube is exactly 3⅞″ on a side.Ħ. The method of claim 1 wherein an indented surface formed by the opposed surface of the precisely-shaped cube held in the rectangular opening is plastered over, sandpapered smooth and painted to match the wall.ĥ. The method of claim 2 wherein an indented surface formed by the opposed surface of the precisely-shaped cube in the rectangular opening is plastered over, sandpapered smooth and then painted.Ĥ. The method of claim 1 wherein the precisely-shaped cube is exactly 3⅞″ on a side.ģ. A method for repairing a hole in a wall consisting of the steps of: forming a precisely-shaped cube from a foam material to be used as a plug placing a surface of the precisely-shaped cube over the hole to be repaired and drawing around the precisely-shaped cube to form an outline around the hole to be repaired cutting out a rectangular opening through the wall using the outline as a form inserting the precisely-shaped cube into the rectangular opening until a rear face of the precisely-shaped cube loosely rests against an inner wall and an opposed face of the precisely-shaped cube is firmly held in the rectangular opening and plastering over the opposed face of the precisely-shaped cube held in the rectangular opening to repair the hole.Ģ. Wall patching device with collapsible membraneous bodyġ. Plug device and method and apparatus therefor Method for repairing extensive damage to plasterboard wall areas Repair method for drywalls and like construction materials Method for repairing a damaged portion of wallboardĭevice for repairing a hole in a plasterboard wall
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