Hide a protruding screw (or nail) by first setting the fastener properly below the drywall’s surface and then applying two coats of easy-sand mud. Knock off a ridge of dried joint compound on a seam ...

Sandpaper is one of the more versatile items to have for any DIY project, useful for a variety of applications. Whether you're smoothing out wood to give it a fresh coat of paint or prepping metal for ...

If you’ve ever watched a pro finish drywall, you probably thought to yourself, “I can do that.” And probably the first time you tried it — and the tape didn’t stick, and the joint compound had lumps ...

So many things in our homes that we think of as “single-use” items actually have at least one alternative use—and they often have several of these secret superpowers. A perfect example: sandpaper. If ...

I hope most of us know that the solid walls in our homes are not solid at all but rather many individual boards blended together by applying paper tape and a material called joint compound. This ...

If you don't own an oscillating multitool, buy one and you'll wonder how you ever got along without it. It's a saw, scraper, sander, and grinder in one handy power tool. Oscillating tool uses are ...

The first step of drywall repair, according to HGTV, is to assess the damage. If the drywall damage is limited to a few small nail holes, the damage can likely be remedied with some spackle (also ...

If you have an older house festooned with this 1970s staple, here’s how to remove it or cover it up. Every decade has a “look.” You can turn on any random film or TV show and instantly know what era ...

Drywall, the gypsum plaster between sheets of thick paper, is integral to modern construction projects. It facilitates rapid and cost-effective building of ...