Title: How to Cut Plaster Walls & Repair With Drywall | Home Guides | SF Gate
Headings: How to Cut Plaster Walls & Repair With Drywall
How to Cut Plaster Walls & Repair With Drywall
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Content: Remove the drywall. Put on a dust mask. Cut all the way through the plaster along the pencil lines with a knife. Keep a vacuum handy for dust removal. 5
Chip the plaster from inside the rectangle with a painter's three-in-one tool or use a stiff putty knife. Collect the plaster pieces in a garbage bag for disposal. 6
Smooth the edges of the repair, then set the drywall inside the rectangle and screw it in place with 1 1/4-inch drywall screws. Space the screws about 6 inches apart around the edges and about 12 inches apart in the center of the rectangle. 7
Lay drywall tape around the edges of the drywall. You can use paper or fiberglass mesh tape for this.