fill a box hole in the wall?

[Yrrol]

Removed a switch and its box so now the hole remains in the wall.

What would be the best among these options:

1. Put a board on the backside and then fill in the rest with putty.

2. Put a board, cut out a round disc and place it in the hole against the back board, which would require significantly less putty.

Then I'm considering how to fasten everything, glue or screw? (9.2mm masonite)

 

[estwing]

option 2
apply a bead of adhesive and screw it onto a piece of plywood. then take the hole saw and cut a piece and screw it on.

putty.
best regards
estwing

 

[Tiger79]

Attach a board to the inside of the hole, into which you screw a round disc. Then just apply putty.

 

[Yrrol]

Well, then I wasn't so dumb after all when I started step 2 already yesterday by taking the hole saw and arranging a round disc.

But this thing with mounting adhesive, can you really rely on its durability? Not fun if it comes loose.

 

[byggare henke]

use both glue and screws. belt and suspenders

 

[Eljohan]

would have been better to let the box remain and fill with plaster

 

[Yrrol]

Maybe but then I wouldn't have been able to mount one the other way as intended.

 

[byggare henke]

no eljohan. just dumb to do that

 

[Eljohan]

no eljohan. just stupid to do so

for what????

 

[byggare henke]

because such a dosa does not stay still. a few weeks after refilling, you can see a ring where the dosa is

 

[Eljohan]

Have done it hundreds of times and there have never been any marks afterwards