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Picked up a trick at the lumber yard that saved me $40 on a drywall patch
I was grabbing supplies at the Lowe's on Coors last weekend and overheard this older guy telling the cashier about using a scrap piece of drywall as a backing patch instead of buying those metal clips. I've been patching holes for years and never thought to just cut a bigger square, slide a piece behind, and screw it in from both sides. Tried it on a quarter-sized hole in my living room wall and it came out way cleaner than my usual mesh tape method. Plus I didn't have to drive back for special clips or spend extra cash. Has anyone else found a cheap trick from just listening to strangers at the hardware store?
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hugo_hayes9d ago
And that paint stirrer shim trick is a good one too, @shane244. I've just been stacking playing cards for years (which works but looks janky). Cutting a drywall patch like that feels like the kind of thing you'd only learn by accident.
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shane24410d ago
Hardware store eavesdropping pays off big time. Old timers always know the cheap hacks. Heard a guy at Menards explain how to use a paint stirrer as a shim for a crooked door frame. Saved me from buying a whole pack of plastic ones. That drywall trick is gold though.
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