Spent 11 hours patching a single hole in my drywall

I had a fist-sized hole in my living room wall from when I moved a bookshelf wrong. Thought it would take maybe 2 hours to patch it up. First I tried using a mesh patch kit from Home Depot but the compound kept cracking. Had to cut out the whole section, add a backing board, cut a new piece of drywall, and tape the seams. Then the mud dried uneven and I had to sand and reapply three times. By the time I got the texture to match the existing wall I had wasted a whole Saturday. Has anyone else had a simple drywall fix turn into a nightmare like this?

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barnes.brian18d ago

My buddy Steve spent two whole days fixing one nail pop in his ceiling.

jessicaw1118d ago

Used to think it was easy, now I get why it takes forever.