How to Fill in Holes From Shower Doors

Shower doors can have many maintenance issues, and you may decide to replace them with a curtain and a rod. Shower doors hang on a frame that is usually screwed into the wall using wall anchors. Once you have removed the doors, the frame and the anchors, all that remains is ugly holes in the wall. Use the correct materials and tools to fill holes left in the wall after removing a shower door.

Spackling paste
Putty knife
Drywall sanding sponge
Tack cloth
2-inch paintbrush
Paint

Instructions

- 1
  Stick the putty knife blade into the tub of spackling paste and dig out enough to cover the bottom inch of the knife.
- 2
  Smooth the spackling paste over the screw holes and work it into the holes. Use the knife at a low angle to the wall's surface to smooth the paste. Completely fill the holes with the spackling paste. Allow the paste to dry for 24 hours so it can completely harden.
- 3
  Sand areas where the spackling paste was applied, using a drywall sanding sponge. Make the surface as smooth as you can. Apply a second coat of spackling to fill depressed areas around the screw holes. Allow the second coat to dry and sand again. Clean with a tack cloth.
- 4
  Paint the repaired area with a 2-inch paintbrush and paint that matches the rest of the wall.

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