It’s fine to fill screw holes and other small wall dings with patching compound, but for larger drywall repairs, it’s best to use a joint compound that sets up by a chemical reaction. These are ...

I’ve been helping my son finish the basement in his 3-year-old home. We can only work on Saturdays, some Fridays and any paid days off he can spare. It’s been a lifelong dream of mine to help my kids ...

Other than dings with the vacuum, moving things around, or mounting art and fixtures, drywall damage will occur. Water damage, stress cracks, and settling also cause drywall damage. Stress cracks are ...

From proper framing and taping techniques to understanding textures, here are some tips to help you through drywall repair.

Dear James: My son just left for college, and his bedroom walls are pretty worn with quite a few holes. When the paper surface gets damaged from an impact, it doesn’t take much for a hole to form ...

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Can drywall be carbon neutral? Start-up CleanBoard plans to use a solar-powered factory to make wall board from entirely recycled materials. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...