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Drywall Repair & Finishing

Make Drywall Damage Disappear

12 lessons4 modules9h 30m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

This course covers the full repair workflow for residential 1/2-inch gypsum board: diagnosing and fixing nail pops, dents, and holes from a pinhole to a 12-inch blowout. You will learn which joint compound to reach for, how to tape and mud a seam in three coats, how to sand to a paint-ready finish, and how to match common wall and ceiling textures like orange peel and knockdown. Every technique is tied to real products, dry times, and tool numbers so your patch disappears once the roller passes over it.

Curriculum

Module 1: Drywall, Damage, and the Materials That Fix It3 lessons

How Drywall Is Built and Why It FailsPreview45m
Joint Compounds: Premixed, Setting, and Lightweight🔒50m
Tools, Tapes, and the Repair Kit🔒45m

Module 2: Patching Holes from Pinholes to Blowouts3 lessons

Nail Pops, Dents, and Pinholes🔒40m
Holes Up to Six Inches: Mesh and Patch Kits🔒50m
Large Holes: Backed and California Patches🔒55m

Module 3: Taping, Mudding, and Sanding to a Flat Finish3 lessons

Embedding Tape on a Seam🔒50m
The Three-Coat System and Feathering🔒50m
Sanding to Level 4 and 5🔒45m

Module 4: Matching Texture and Priming for Paint3 lessons

Identifying and Matching Wall Texture🔒50m
Priming the Repair Before Paint🔒45m
Painting, Inspecting, and Avoiding Callbacks🔒45m