Having an imperfection to the surface of your wall or ceiling can be considered a damaged drywall section that will require a drywall repair. There can be different types of damage to your drywall, and the specific type of imperfection can have varying looks and as a result they will need to be handled in a manner that is suitable to the damaged area. What exactly are these types of damaged sections you may ask? Well we are happy to cover them below. We will also go over how these repairs are done in a bit more detail further below so you can have more information regarding these types of drywall services.

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-Wall Dings

These are the most common types of drywall imperfections. A wall ding is usually an area that has been hit, or "dinged" by an object. A great example of this would be when a piece of furniture is being moved, and a corner of the furniture bangs into the wall, causing what will look like a dent to the surface of the wall. These are considered a minor repair and can normally be fixed quite easily on your own.

-Drywall Holes

A drywall hole is exactly as it sounds. An unsightly hole in the surface of your wall or ceiling. There can be many different causes to having a hole in your wall or ceiling. Similar to wall dings, holes can commonly be caused when moving furniture or other large and awkward items. However, unlike a wall ding, a hole is obviously where the object coming into contact with the drywall goes right through it, causing an immediate hole. The size and location of the hole will determine the difficulty of repair.

-Drywall Cracks

Cracks to your drywall are quite different compared to dings or holes. Unlike holes and wall dings which are caused by an impact to the surface,  a crack is generally formed over an elongated period of time. Cracks in drywall are usually caused by stress to the home or building nearby the area that has a crack. Quite often this is the result of home settling in place and is not a reason for concern. Cracks require a more skilled approach to be efficiently repaired. If you've experience a crack to your ceiling or wall, please don't hesitate and give us a call!

Fixing up a ding to your wall or perhaps your ceiling is generally an easy and quick fix. You can perform this on your own with the following steps, and you will require drywall mud, a taping knife, and sandpaper.

1. First you will need to smear the drywalling compound across the dent using a taping knife. Make sure to completely and excessively fill the dent so that the mudding is protruding off the wall like a bump. Allow at least 24 hours for dry time.
2. Once it has completely dried, you will need to sand it down. We recommend using a coarse piece of sandpaper to start with in order to remove the majority of the dried compound, but not all of it.
3. Switch to a fine piece of sandpaper to smoothly sand down the dried compound so that is blends in flat with the surface. You may need to repeat steps 1-2 depending on the size of the dent.
4. Once that ding in your wall has been smoothed over you're done! You will simply need to paint over the section to blend it in with the rest of the surface.

The appearance of a crack in your drywall can be an unsettling look to say the least. The thought of repairing these cracks can become intimidating as well if you have never had experience in dealing with one. We're happy to tell you that not all cracks need a serious repair! If you have a very minor looking crack that does not appear to go very deep, then we suggest trying to simply paint over the crack. This may not fix it, and the crack could come back within a short period of time. But there are instances where merely throwing some paint over it will fix it for good. If its a small crack then try this out before spending any money on further tools or materials, it could possibly save you some cash!

For cracks that unfortunately require a more serious approach, do not be alarmed! The process is not incredibly difficult, but it does however require the right tools and a little bit of know how. One important detail to make known is that when it comes to a drywall crack in need of a repair, do not simply cover it with joint compound and hope for the best, the crack will come back. Cracks need a strip of adhesive fiber glass tape to be applied along the entire length of the crack. Once the entire area has been covered with the tape, it will need to be mudded and sanded several times until a smooth finish is blended onto the surface. If you have questions about a crack you've discovered somewhere in your home or place of business then get in touch with us today, we're here to help!