How do I patch this?

4 years ago

This is not a great photo, but it's a hole in my drywall, about 3" x 1.5". The electrican cut it when he wired for the kitchen vent hood (that's the yellow wire sticking out). Our GC patched all the rest of the drywall, but for some reason he missed this. I really don't want to get him back out here for this little hole, especially since it will be behind the vent hood for all of eternity. Or at least until we sell the house. And I really don't want to buy a whole panel of sheet rock, cut it, apply drywall mud, wait for the coats to dry, etc. Any ideas on how to just close this up without all that hassel? Again, it is super tiny and will be hidden behind a vent hood. I don't care what it will look like.

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PPF.
4 years ago
Did the electrician leave the cutout?

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Holly
Original Author
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
@PPF The electrician left the cutout but they were very clear that they do not repair drywall. That was our GC's job. Now it's our responsibility >:(

Edited to fix a misspelling.
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Anne Duke
4 years ago
I’m missing something. If it’ll be hidden by a hood, why bother?
rwiegand
4 years ago
If it's behind the hood why do you care? Just put the hood up and forget it. Nothing bad will happen.

It's small enough (and invisible enough) that you could just put some drywall tape over it and skim some mud on . You could fill the hole with almost anything to give it a little more substance. Duct tape maybe ;-)
raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio
4 years ago
The only reason I would be concerned about it is if it is an exterior wall, in which case, even with the hood over it, it will leak cold air in winter - what I discovered after my kitchen remodel. So, if it is an exterior wall, I would put something over it to seal it - - cardboard and duct tape is probably good enough - and ask the electrician if stuffing some insulation in would be a problem (is the rest of the wall insulated?)
Holly thanked raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio
Holly
Original Author
4 years ago
@raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio Thank you! It is an interior wall, but the hole is where the old vent opening to the outside used to be. We moved the stove over 12 inches and it was too cost prohibitive to move the vent, so we decided to just use the recirculated air feature in our vent hood (with the charcoal filters), and we had our GC close up the opening. Then the electrician opened it back up again. ugh. Anyway, that was my concern exactly, that cold air would be let it through the vent that is still open to the outside. I think we will just stick some drywall in there with some drywall tape and call it a day. And maybe stuff some insulation in there too. Thanks!