Name: How to patch a hole in a wall
Uploaded: 2014-06-18T06:48:27.000Z
Duration: 3 min 19 s
Description: Master contractor and all around good guy Ed Del Grande demonstrates how to fill in a hole and leave a nice, smooth surface ready to touch up with a paint brush.

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You can walk the walk, but can you caulk the caulk? We don't know what that means either, but master contractor and author Ed Del Grande will show you how to fill in a crack in a wall using a tube of caulk.

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Master contractor and all around good guy Ed Del Grande demonstrates how to fill in a hole and leave a nice, smooth surface ready to touch up with a paint brush.

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