Wall repair device

A method of repairing a hole in a wall structure, the method comprising:

• providing a device for repairing a hole in a wall structure, the device comprising a body having a bore extending at least partially along a length of the body, a displaceable member associated with the body, a sleeve member slidably engaged with the body, and a plurality of arm members mounted relative to the body, wherein a webbing member extends between two or more of the arm members, wherein the device is configured to be collapsible upon impact to the device;
• inserting the device through the hole in a damaged wall member of the wall structure;
• displacing the displaceable member to cause the sleeve member to slide along at least a portion of the length of the body, actuating the plurality of arm members to move relative to the body between a retracted condition and an extended condition in which the webbing member is stretched relatively tightly between the arm members to form a substantially planar surface,
• bringing the webbing member into contact with an inner surface of the damaged wall member, and
• wherein the step of displacing the displaceable member involves pulling an actuating portion of the displaceable member out and away from a first end of the body causing guide members to engage with and move the sleeve member along at least part of the length of the body towards the first end of the body, and, when the device is locked in position, pushing the actuating portion of the displaceable member back towards the first end of the body so that the surface of the webbing member is maintained substantially planar.