Use a razor knife to cut down the center of the stud.
How to fix a hole too big in concrete wall.
If you re patching tiny nail holes you can cover up the repairs by dabbing on touch up paint with a soft cloth.
If you re patching a large number of holes and other damage prime the patched walls before repainting especially if you re choosing a semi gloss or shinier finish.
I am mounting some bike racks to a brick wall basically a special hook that you hang your bike on.
The holes in the metal bike racks are big enough for 8 screws.
Make sure your cuts are parallel to each other.
Clean the hole with a stiff fiber or wire brush.
Then make horizontal cuts with a drywall saw.
Patching such holes is a necessary part of keeping your concrete foundation wall in good repair.
To fix a large hole you will need to cut out a piece of the wall all the way to the center of each stud on either side of the hole.
The only way to repair foundation wall cracks successfully is by the injection process.
A huge hole in the cement wall that separates our garage from our basement.
Finally drill a small pilot hole into the fixed spot to guide the screw.
This will allow you to attach a new piece of sheetrock to the studs.
I purchased some lead plugs which were supposed to accommodate 8 screws drilled holes for the anchors in the brick and installed the bike racks.
Injecting a typical wall crack with an epoxy or urethane resin is done under pressure pushing the material from the inside all the way to the outside.
How to fix a big hole in a cement wall when a posted a little while ago about sealing and patching holes in my garage i conveniently left one small thing out of the narrative.
Using a golf tee.
Or rather one very large thing.
The injection process fills the crack from top to bottom from inside to outside.
Pop outs are small conical shape chunks of concrete that have popped out and left a hole behind.
First tap the tee into the hole and mark where it needs to be cut to become flush with the edge then remove it and cut it to fit.