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Filling in holes in the wall?
I'm moving from my apartment, and there are a couple of little (about 2-3 inch in diameter) holes in a spot of my wall. How do I go about filling that in, so that there's less taken from my damage deposit when I go?
Re: Filling in holes in the wall?
I don't consider those "little" holes. I think those things are exactly the type of thing that the deposit is supposed to be for. How did you come to have such large holes?
Also, is the wall textured? painted?
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Ditto. Holes that large will need to be patched with more than a tub of spackle or joint compound, which is what we use for truly "little" holes (i.e. nail holes from picture-hanging).
I took construction in high school, and they they taught us how to do this.The instructions look long, but it's really easy to do.
You'll need: poster board, string (not thread or floss, but something a little more substantial like a really thin rope string), dry wall mix, spatula, scissors, very fine sand paper.
Get a piece of poster board (the regular type, not the super thick kind) and cut the poster board in a circle that is a couple inches wider than the hole in the wall. Next, punch a tiny whole in the center of the circle. Take some string (about a foot of string or so) and pull it through the hole in the center of the circle of the poster board. Tie knots on one end of the string so that you can give a good tug on it and it stays in the hole of the poster board. Then, fold the poster board up so that you can slide it into the hole in the wall, but hold onto the string while you're doing that! Then let the poster board go (while you're holding the string) and pull on the string. Tug on the string so that the poster board is flush with the inside of the wall. Take some dry wall mix and use a spatula to cover the hole. Because the poster board is still flush with the wall, you can cover the whole up completely. Now, I'm not sure if you can just walk away from the project at this point or if you have to keep pulling the string for a few minutes. The instructions for the dry wall mix will probably tell you. After it dries, cut the string off. Using really fine sand paper, sand down the area so that it is flush with the outside of the wall.
We bought a new bedframe, and the holes were bumped in while we were getting the new one in and the old one out. I'm not sure if I should attempt to patch them myself, or if I should just let them take it out of my deposit. The only reason that I'm thinking about doing it myself is that since we moved in, we've heard horror stories about other tenants being charged obscene amounts of money (in addition to not receiving any of their damage deposit) for things like nail holes and not pulling out the fridge and stove to clean behind them when they left. I'm just really wary of leaving them there untouched.
The walls are drywall, with the type of paint that has no gloss to it, and gets scuffed pretty easily. I've found that a Magic Eraser is taking care of any scuffs or marks I've found, but those two holes are driving me crazy!