61. Fill larger holes with a nonrusting metal wool. 62. Fill the hole about two-thirds of the way, then add water to allow a slow and gentle settling of the soil. 63. Fill the hole loosely with soil. 64. Fill the hole with mulch, and store the excavated dirt in a warm place. 65. Fill the holes with a little mortar. 66. Filling nail holes with toothpaste is dinking around the house. 67. Fill any holes you made with joint compound for an invisible filling. 68. Fill each hole with an exterior grade wood putty or wood patching compound, then finish by touching up with matching paint. 69. Fill the hole around each post with freshly mixed concrete and trowel the surface of this concrete so that it slopes away from the post on all sides. 70. Fill the hole with soil. |