I am moving out of a rented room in a week, and they are going to charge me £150 to repaint the white walls.
More importantly, I look a hook off the wall (one of the command stick-on ones) and it made a hole in the wall:
Any idea how I can fix this myself? I have no idea how much they would charge me. Would normal filler work?
Also if I took a sample of the paint into a DIY store do you think I could touch up the walls myself with a paint brush? I did spill red wine down one, so that is quite a big area…
Best Answer
You can seal the raw drywall facing paper with wall primer, then skim it with joint compound or spackle using a taping knife. Let it dry and lightly sand it gently with a block.
To fix the paint you'll probably need to paint entire walls. It's unlikely that you'll get a match of color and sheen that won't be noticeable, even if you feather and blend it well. You can probably find a suitable match using the hundreds of paint chips available at most paint stores. Bring a few home and compare in the room's natural light. Slight changes in color are often undetectable at corners, where the light dramatically changes the hue anyway.