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11-11-2011, 07:29 PM
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So in my bathroom there are two towel racks. They are next to each other, in a level, straight line. Like the brute that I am, I broke one from the wall. I would like to re-attach it but I have a problem.
The wall is sheetrock and any attempts to drill or screw into the hole will only make the hole bigger. I would like to be able to use the towel rack, and I don't want my security deposit to be used for something this lame.
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11-11-2011, 07:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: cincy ky | | | do you mean it's plaster? if it's drywall it's a fairly easy fix with a couple spring-loaded wall anchors and some spackle. if it's plaster, im pretty sure ur f'd.
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11-11-2011, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by basscooker  do you mean it's plaster? if it's drywall it's a fairly easy fix with a couple spring-loaded wall anchors and some spackle. if it's plaster, im pretty sure ur f'd. | exactly.
stop force-gripping the towel bar while trying to powerdump lunch and you won't have this problem.
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11-12-2011, 04:26 PM
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11-12-2011, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by fmoore200 So in my bathroom there are two towel racks. They are next to each other, in a level, straight line. Like the brute that I am, I broke one from the wall. I would like to re-attach it but I have a problem.
The wall is sheetrock and any attempts to drill or screw into the hole will only make the hole bigger. I would like to be able to use the towel rack, and I don't want my security deposit to be used for something this lame.
Any ideas? | Personally, I would cut a square hole. And then I would patch the sheetrock. I would tape the heck out of it, and if I were worried about stability, I would cut a rectangular hole, going all the way to the stud. OR, I would put a piece of steel mesh behind the hole, and use some spackle to adhere it to the sheetrock, and put...
...oh nevermind. Here's a LINK: Repairing and Patching a Small Hole in Drywall
Then you drill the correct size hole, and use one of those anchors bloodhammer was kind enough to post a photo of, above.
I think you can take it from there.
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11-12-2011, 07:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NYC | | Thanks a lot guys. Never worked with drywall very much, so all the input is appreciated.  |
11-12-2011, 07:50 PM
|  | Online | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunapee, New Hampshire | | | Go easy with the tape and mud if you try and patch it. Use all purpose mud, and paper tape. The fiberglass mesh is meant to be used with the quick set mud. Two or three light coats on top of the tape is plenty. Don't sand too much between coats, just enough to take off the lap marks and rough edges. I finished drywall for 15 years, so let me know if you have any questions.
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11-13-2011, 10:56 AM
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11-13-2011, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by MJ5150 Go easy with the tape and mud if you try and patch it. Use all purpose mud, and paper tape. The fiberglass mesh is meant to be used with the quick set mud. Two or three light coats on top of the tape is plenty. Don't sand too much between coats, just enough to take off the lap marks and rough edges. I finished drywall for 15 years, so let me know if you have any questions.
-Mike | Thanks Mike, but there isn't a huge hole in the wall. It looks like the weight of the towel and towel rack wore away the hole the screw was sitting in over time and it just kind of slid out. |
11-13-2011, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by fmoore200 Thanks Mike, but there isn't a huge hole in the wall. It looks like the weight of the towel and towel rack wore away the hole the screw was sitting in over time and it just kind of slid out. | Yeah, drywall isn't supposed to hold a screw directly. Use anchors and everything should be fine.
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