I have put up a lot of DIY stuff on the walls but have had to reposition most of it?

Question

Leaving drill holes that I have had to to fill in again, is it normal to get the positioning wrong all the time when you start doing DIY in the home?

Answer 1

There is an old adage - measure twice, cut once. Or in your case drill once.

A good idea is to draw the elevations of your room on paper (to scale) to help plan where thing go. Or mark them out on the wall with masking tape to ensure you are happy with them before proceeding.

As you say it isn't the end of the world, you just fill in the holes and touch up the paintwork.

Answer 2

Welcome to the club! Somebody already mentioned the measure twice (or three times) and cut once. Another method that works if the distance is not too far apart is to use paper or cardboard and mark the distance (avoids the mistake of goofing up or reversing measurement numbers).

Answer 3

Pretty common, you cant see what it looks like until its up. Try and lay it out on paper first, measure twice, drill once. use a little piece of tape and put it up on wall beforehand to see if you like arrangement. Lil joint compound and paint, youll never know the hole is there

Answer 4

I wouldn't say it is 'normal', but everything is a learning experience. More planning either in your initial layout design or in finding the studs properly is needed. Don't skip out on that.

Answer 5

Use those sticky hooks. Drilling a gazillion holes in your walls is stupid if you're one of those people that can't make up their minds.

Answer 6

Yep like everything it takes time to get good at it measure twice maybe 3 or 4 times. Or bloody women change their minds and make you move it.

Answer 7

No, it is not normal, but I suppose it could be for some people. Why don't you measure first?