A good patch is one you can't find a month later. That takes more than filling the hole: the new mud has to be feathered out wide enough that it doesn't show as a bump, and the texture has to match the wall around it.
Repairs we do every week
- Doorknob holes and furniture dings
- Cracks at the corners of doors and windows
- Screw and nail pops in walls and ceilings
- Loose or cracked corner bead
- Holes left after moving TVs, shelves and fixtures
Small holes, large patches
Small holes get a backed patch and a few thin coats. Larger damage gets cut back to a clean rectangle, fastened to framing or backing, and taped like new drywall. Either way, we sand between coats and finish to the same texture as the rest of the wall, so all that's left is paint.