Patches made with traditional patching materials must be primed with a sealing-type primer before painting. Otherwise, the patched areas could show foggy spots throughout the finished paint job. But ...

It’s fine to fill screw holes and other small wall dings with patching compound, but for larger drywall repairs, it’s best to ...

Finishing a new wall or room with plaster or joint compound takes practice. If you have no experience with plaster or its near relative, joint compound, don’t learn in your living room. Experiment ...

What does it really take to get a smooth wall finish when repairing or updating a home's interior? A HelloNation article provides the answer by focusing on skim coating, a drywall resurfacing method ...

Plaster, a decorative wall coating of lime, sand, and sometimes fibers, has been around since the beginning of time—and so has plaster repair. Although subject to cracks and bubbles, it's a durable ...