Filling holes in walls!

[VenalWinfrey]

Dear all

Recently I had a couple of 'accidents' at home. The result is that I now have a small hole in my bedroom, and living room walls. Does anyone know how I can fill these without spending a lot of money? I am assuming for the smaller hole I can just polyfilla this? In the bedroom the problem is a little worse, for although it's still a small hole, it has broken through the top layer of plaster and I can now see through to the structural wall slightly beyond this. In this case, do I need to first block up the hole from the inside, - say with thick cardboard or something of that nature - and then cover up the hole from the outside as before? Does anyone know of any good products to use? I am not very good at DIY but was hoping it's the sort of thing that anyone can do! Does anyone know of any good websites or shops to check for this kind of product? Should I just find a local DIY or hardware store? Basically I wanted to try to sort it out this weekend, as I am shortly going to be putting my property on the market. Any help, as usual, greatly appreciated!

Thanks

[gardenknowin]

If you visit your local DIY store (B&Q, Homebase, etc) you will find a vast range of fillers for all sizes and sorts of holes. For the bigger hole, it is best to do it in layers- let one set first. Polyfilla do a product which requires little or no sanding down (just a good flat filling knife)

[jake-the-peg]

Try this page:

http://www.acehardware.com/sm-patching-and-rep airing-drywall--bg-1299079.html

This looks like a nice little gizmo for the job though I haven't personally tried it:

http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/vothole.h tm

[BillyNoMates]

As has been said - for the smaller holes just a filler of some type built up in layers.

If the larger hole is in a stud type plasterboard wall, I tend to cut a piece of board - thin MDF or similar - just small enough to fit through the hole.

Thread a piece of string through a small hole in the board. Put something like Gripfill / No Nails and postion it into the hole and pull it until it sets.

This will give you a firm backing to plaster over , again in layers.

[bookermel]

Yes I would do as billy no mates says and I would buy filler in powder form and mix it myself it is a lot cheaper like that and easier to sand to a good surface. Mix it in a flat surface (board, tile or slate) by pouring a mount of powder onto your board making a well and pouring water in mixing with a filling knife till smooth (consistancy of firm but not hard ice-cream!!) fill in layers. Sand back using a sanding block if you just sand holding the paper you get either bumps or hollows. Its not too difficult you can do it! Lots of luck!!