Home Improvement
I wrecked the ceiling/ wall bringing down a sofa. I’m a new home owner so not sure how to fix this. I have the paint since we repainted everything.
Not sure if I should use the pink stuff or something else. Any suggestions?
EDIT - Thanks all for the advice and suggestions. I was able to rebuild the corner using spackle and have sanded it. I put on the first coat of paint and am quite confident this will look as if there were no damage at all.
Put a screw to hold that corner bead to the stud and then use drywall mud. I keep a bag of Easy Sand 5 in an airtight bucket. One bag got us through 14 years of three rather rambunctious kids. I think it cost about $15
The pink stuff is cool and all but it's expensive and dries out in the bucket
edit: you could just pick a bucket size, fill it with the hot mud and throw the rest of the bag away to still get more value than a homeowner ever will with pink stuff style spackle.
The pink stuff (spackle) also never really hardens, can't stand it for even small repairs.
Drywall mud is where it's at for patches.
spackle is more foolproof i guess, but drywall mud is absolutely where it's at.
Try to flatten the metal bead back into a 90 degree as best as you can(hammer with flat wood?) then shape with some Bondo or drywall mud, whatever looks good enough to you.
Once its painted again, you wont even notice if its not perfect.
Use spackle (drywall mud), not bondo. Sand, wash and paint.
Great tips just want to add a few. Yes use drywall mud, slop it on, not too thick. It will contract. Didn't try to get it perfect with the spackle knife. Use coarse and fine drywall sandpaper or a sponge. The sponge will help get the corner crisp, if you use paper, wrap it around a square block. Use very light pressure. Give it a day or 2 to dry before sanding. Use a quality printer before painting.
Some people will say you should make sure all the loose bits are chipped away, in my experience you may end up taking much more down than you want. Try and get anything raised chipped away and some peel stop primer will help to hold it down and prevent future chipping.