Downsizing a hole in drywall

Not · 2006-08-29T19:25:53+00:00

We have (had, I guess) a glass shelf in our bathroom, with glass holders mounted to anchors in the drywall. One came loose, and eventually the hole in the drywall became to large to set the anchor.Because of the unique glass holders, I cannot use a larger anchor, nor will toggles work with the screw I have to use. Relocating the hole would be problematic. So now I want to patch the drywall and restore the quarter inch hole.My plan is to use mesh on the back of the drywall, fill the oversize hole with plaster, then redrill. I've had good results using this technique for patching, but I'm a bit concerned that the new hole I drill will be almost as big as the oversized hole, and the anchor may not hold. Years ago, I think I heard that wood glue can be mixed with plaster to form a stronger surface, but my bottle of wood glue says nothing about this.So my question is whether mixing wood glue with the plaster will give a stronger repair and, if so, about what portion of wood glue to plaster is appropriate.I'm unhappy, because a few years ago we had two hardware stores near us, either of which would have provided good advice, but Home Depot has driven them out of business.

Aug 29, 2006 21 Replies

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