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Here are some updated pictures, showing the wall as it is right now, and a cross section of a piece of the wall from before. The first picture shows the corner that connects to the middle beam... this section would be flush if we had thicker drywall (instead of 3/8"), but in the second picture...

Great success so far-- got a nice rectangular hole cut, out to a beam in the middle of the wall, and have already fitted a piece of 3/8" drywall in place. It looks like I'll need to get some 1/8' drywall to finish the job, though.... Home Depot doesn't seem to have any, I'm just looking around...

DRYWALL... that's what it's called :) That seems like a very manageable repair, good thinking. I assume I'll need to get some sort of jigsaw or something that cuts a very shallow groove... I'd worry about cutting through electric cables or something. Maybe Home Depot can rent one to me...

Hi everyone Last week, while coming down the stairs, I tripped over my cat, crashed into the wall at the bottom of the stairs and left a sizeable dent in the wall. I guess the wall is made of sheetrock, I'm not entirely sure, but that's my best guess. I'm wondering if I need to replace the...