You’re rearranging the living room, sliding a bookshelf into a new position, or helping a friend move a couch through the hallway. The furniture catches the wall, and suddenly you see it: a long scratch, a scuff mark, or a gouge that tore through the paint and into the drywall paper. Moving furniture is one […]
You push a heavy dresser against the wall to rearrange the room, and you feel resistance—then give, then a crack. Or a moving crew slides a mattress down the hall and the corner catches the wall. The result is a dent in your drywall: a compressed, sometimes cracked depression that’s visible from across the room. […]
The door swings shut, the knob catches the wall, and suddenly there’s a dent. Or worse—a hole. Doorknob damage is one of the most classic and predictable forms of drywall damage in Chicago rental apartments. It happens when a door doesn’t have a door stop, when the door stop fails, or when someone slams the […]
You hung a heavy shelf, a curtain rod, or a towel bar using a drywall anchor. It held for a while—then one day, the weight was too much. The anchor pulled straight out of the wall, taking a chunk of drywall with it. Now you’re left with a hole that’s bigger than the original anchor […]
You took down a floating shelf, a set of kitchen shelves, or a bedroom shelving unit—and now your wall has a row of holes that are too big for simple spackle. Shelf anchor holes are one of the most frustrating drywall repairs because they’re often larger than typical picture hook holes, sometimes clustered in a […]
A gallery wall that looked great for two years. A series of framed prints that decorated your living room. Then you decide to rearrange, redecorate, or move out—and suddenly your wall looks like a pincushion. Picture frame holes are one of the most common drywall repairs in Chicago apartments, and they’re frustrating because there’s rarely […]
A small dimple in the wall where a nail used to hang a picture. A cluster of tiny dots left behind after taking down a calendar or a child’s artwork. Nail holes are the most common drywall damage in Chicago apartments, especially during move-out season when tenants want to get their full security deposit back. […]