How to Paint Garage Bedroom - Part 5 of 19 - Cable - Fixing the Walls

Fig.1 Joint compound

By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
500-watt lamp
Painting ladder 2-foot
Wall knife 4-inch
Westpac Materials All Purpose Joint Compound

Mrs D. wanted to repair a garage bedroom. She wanted the bedroom wall fixed, new baseboards to replace the missing ones, new ceiling and walls painted and she needed this job done as fast as possible. Her new tenet would arrive in three days.

This post shoes the five steps to repairing the wall damage from the moving of the coaxial cable to the top of the drier duct vent.

Step 1: Fig.1 shows the Westpac Materials All Purpose Joint Compound that will be used to repair all the damages in this bedroom/office.
Step 2: Fig.2 shows the wall has been cut, the coaxial cable is on top of the A/C vent and now needs to be filled with joint compound.  

Fig.2 Coaxial cable 
pushed down

Step 3: Fig.3 shows a wall knife that will be used to apply the joint compound to the wall.

Fig.3 Wall knife

Step 4: Fig.4 shows a 4-inch wall knife with joint compound to fill the crack in the wall.

Fig.4 Mud knife

Step 5: Fig.5 and fig.6 shows the wall is filled with joint compound.

Fig.5 Crack filled

Fig.6 Wall crack 
almost repaired

Step 6: Fig.7 shows a 500-watt lamp on a painting ladder, the light produces heat to dry the wall. The next post will address how the coaxial cable attached to the wall.

Fig.7 Drying time

How to Paint a Garage Bedroom:

• Part 1 of 19 - Room Dimensions
• Part 2 of 19 - Paint - Window Wall Shelf Removed
• Part 3 of 19 - Move Data and TV Cables
• Part 4 of 18 - Cable - Attaching Data and TV Cables
• Part 5 of 19 - Cable - Fixing the Wall
• Part 6 of 19 - Paint - Wall Damages
• Part 7 of 19 - Paint - Repairing Damages
• Part 8 of 19 - Paint - Mixing Paint
• Part 9 of 19 - Paint - Tape and Tarps 
• Part 10 of 19 - Paint - Cutting the Walls
• Part 11 of 19 - Paint - Rolling Walls
• Part 12 of 19 - Molding - The Tools
• Part 13 of 19 - Molding - Installing New Baseboards-1
• Part 14 of 19 - Molding - Cut to size and Nail To Wall-1
• Part 15 of 19 - Molding - Cut to size and Nail To Wall-2
• Part 16 of 19 - Molding - Baseboard Caulking
• Part 17 of 19 - Molding - Painting Baseboard Moldings
• Part 18 of 19 - Paint - Cleanup 
• Part 19 of 19 - Paint - Room Order

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