Dear James: My son just left for college, and his bedroom walls are pretty worn with quite a few holes. What are some tips to repair them so they look like new?—Lyle H.
Dear Lyle: Most homes today are built with drywall instead of more durable and much more expensive plaster. When the paper surface gets damaged from an impact, it doesn’t take much for a hole to eventually form from additional impacts. The interior material crumbles easily.




