How to DIY drywall repair 5/8" sheetrock

Drywall repairs can be done easy with the right drywall tools. Adding a simple DIY Drywall patch to a radius staircase, was the call! After a quick inspection, this Drywalling project will require some 5/8" sheetrock , a handful of 1 1/4" drywall screws, a small roll of drywall mesh tape and a bag of 5 minute dry powder quick setting patching compound.

The wall surface is rounded or a large radius, so before the demolition of the existing 5/8" sheetrock ... back to the next nearest framing members [studs / header etc. ] with a sharp utility knife. First mark these framing members beforehand, so you can see where it is that you will apply the new screws or fasteners. Now the size of the new 5/8" drywall can be defined, cut and hung. Any DIY'er can perform this type of drywall repair with the correct info and a dust mask!

After the first coat of drywall mud has been applied and locked down the drywall tape in which has been fully covered, you can do a bit of clean-up and prepare for the finish coat. More often than not you can use a 6" drywall knife to mix and apply the rough coat, but a larger knife to smooth out and float the final coat of drywall compound with a 12" putty knife. Rather than mudding up and down though, because of the radius, the taping compound must be slathered on in a left and right motion as to follow the curve of the radius wall!

Concrete Couter-top Finished

This approach to creating counter space is growing daily and will give identical appearance as some of the other more expensive counter top options. Using concrete on top of cabinetry or even a pass through shelve, can certainly change the look in any room or office. Outside of the concrete color or veining techniques, the mixing and pouring is essentially identical.Here in this concrete counter form image with reinforced steel or rebar, we have used 4" lag screws to anchor the #3 rebar, staggered every 24"O.C. The counter or shelve here is formed to 2" in depth and 12" wide with the length being 10' long between the two end points of the adjacent walls. Because it sits atop a 2x4 framed wall, it will cantilever 2" to the kitchen area and roughly 6" pass the other side of the same wall into the living room. The image to the left here shows the importance of protecting the wood framing beneath with flashing paper to act as a moisture barrier and future dry-rotting adherent. The small spacers under our #3 rebar allows the new aggregate pour to completely surround the reinforcement steel for optimum strength.

DIY-Tools & Materials Needed for Your Counter Top Mix:

- plywood or melamine, plus screws to build the mold- bagged counter-top mix (or "scratch" mix below)- dyes or pigment if you're coloring your counter-top- grinder / polisher with water feed (can be rented)- diamond polishing discs of various grit- Tupperware or similar sandwich containers to make concrete samples- concrete mixer- concrete vibrating tool (can be rented)- dusts masks.... Now you are ready for your own Diy Counter-top Job