Dear James: My house seems to be well-built, but the heads on the drywall nails are popping out and they look terrible. How can I fix them and avoid them in a new room addition I am planning? — Rick H ...
Q: I have been planning to paint a bedroom for several months now, but I’ve spotted a problem. Various dimples are popping up on the walls. I have tried to repair them by putting spackle in there, but ...
Q-Our house was built about six years ago, and for the last year or two we have been plagued with some of the drywall nails popping out or working loose in several places throughout the house. We ...
It doesn’t happen often, but a popped nail in your drywall can stick out like a sore thumb. That’s why drywall screws are preferred. The only good thing about a popped nail is that it tells you where ...
Dear James: There are lots of nail pops on our drywall joints. When we have our new room addition drywalled, what should be done differently to avoid this? — Mandee L. Dear Mandee: Even after you try ...
Q. A few of the drywall nails in the main hallway and living room of my 7-year-old home keep popping out, and as soon as I repair them they pop out again. I tried using better nails and drilling them ...
As Jeff Thorman homerenovisiondiy demonstrates, fixing a fist-size hole in your drywall doesn’t have to require cutting ...
Dear James: My house seems to be well-built, but the heads on the drywall nails are popping out and they look terrible. How can I fix them and avoid them in a new room addition I am planning? -- Rick ...