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.

  • rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works
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    5 days ago

    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.

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      5 days ago

      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.