Surface repair assembly including non-metallic repair patch

A surface repair patch assembly for closing an opening around a fixture adjacent a surface, the surface repair patch assembly comprising:

• a curable repair compound;
• a flat sheet being comprised of polymeric material having a first side, a second side, a periphery, and a plurality of openings extending from the first side to the second side of the sheet, the openings are arranged about the sheet so that a network of strips of material is formed, the strips being joined by an array of junctions, the strips capable of being plastically deformed in any direction so that the sheet may be shaped to correspond to the contour of the surface, the polymeric material being one selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, polyvinyl resins, blends of cellulosic fibers, and copolymers and mixtures thereof,
• the second side of the repair patch including an adhesive,
• the sheet including a removable section having a border defined by a first line of detachment, said removable section of said sheet being joined to said sheet by tearable segments forming said first line of detachment, the first line of detachment facilitating removal of the removable section from the sheet upon fracture of said tearable segments,
• the openings in said sheet being sufficiently large to facilitate embedment of said sheet in a curable repair compound whereby said sheet and curable repair compound are mutually supporting each other to hold their position in a stable configuration on a surface before the repair compound is cured.