HELP please. need help with my kitchen wall

11 years ago

since my grandchildren were small and not so small I have been marking their heights on my wall. Not in any style or color or by child. It really looks awful I couldn't decide what to do about it (for at least 5 yrs) Can't leave and now one of the children have passed away I can't paint over it ). I am really afraid that if we start cutting it out it will crumble. Need some ideas how to preserve it.
Thank you Betty

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linda Kelley

10 years ago

Why don/t you make a giant ruler with a piece of board....make as tall as your last marking.....put next to the markings and copy onto board. Then hang up the board. You can paint the board, chalk paint, and add personality to it!

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Diane Land
11 years ago
What kind of wall do you have???
leslib2
Original Author
11 years ago
GYPROCK
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Diane Land
11 years ago
So it is very similar to drywall. This is not a hard fix. Go to your local building store and ask them about the patches and patching compound. You should be able to cut out the area and either patch in or replace a larger area and 'tape' it in then spackle over the tape. Here is a link to the Gyprock page and it tells you how to do it:

http://www.gyprock.com.au/Pages/Products/DIY/Rapid-Repair-Kit.aspx
leslib2
Original Author
11 years ago
I am afraid that when we cut it out the piece where the dates are will break. Not worried about rest of the wall.
leslib2
Original Author
11 years ago
Yes it actually is drywall
Diane Land
11 years ago
Can you spackle over the one section? Then paint over the spackle???
leslib2
Original Author
11 years ago
I want to keep the part with the height and ages. That's what I am afraid will break when we cut it out. Also how could I preserve it.
Jamie
11 years ago
Cut out around the markings with a sheetrock knife then replace with a new piece of sheetrock.
Jamie
11 years ago
Frame it
leslib2
Original Author
10 years ago
Thank you! What a great idea.
wcjo
10 years ago
Take the best photo possible of it first, before you decide to try anything. Then, if something goes wrong you will still have something. Maybe the photo could then possibly be transfered onto canvas or wood by a professional? It might be a treasured gift to the family? My condolences to you & yours.