Asked on Jan 20, 2019
How do you repair chipped wall corners?
by
Dee B
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Our large dogs have successfully ruined the outside corners of most of walls. Does the corner bead need to be replaced or can it be repaired to eliminate the cracked/chipped compound to make it smooth to paint?
If you are careful, it can easily be smoothed out b applying some new compound and sanding once dry. You might also consider clear plastic corner covers.
Ah, yes! Welcome to the world of big dogs. Gotta love 'em though! We have never replaced the bead. We've used compound fill, sanding that smooth, then paint/prime and now most of our corners have plastic covers on them to keep that problem from repeating. At least they didn't eat the wall. We've experienced that, too!
There is a quick setting spackle out on the market that works really well. You can patch an area with it, smooth it and paint really quickly. I have used it many times and have always been pleased with the results.
As for preventing it happening again, the plastic corner molding sounds like it would work and if you wanted to dress the area up a little bit you can buy it in white rather than just clear. Or even wood grain but if all the other trim is white I would stick to white.
I would imagine the best solution would be to use sheet rock mud (not official name of product). Spread it on moderately with a 4 inch scraper, let dry and sand as necessary. Repeat if not all the divits are filled in. Prime then paint.
I found this and it should solve your problem and protect the corners from your dog https://www.google.com/search?num=50&newwindow=1&q=corners+for+drywall&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjliYDojYDgAhXNIDQIHUYfA6EQsAR6BAgDEAE&biw=1024&bih=487#imgrc=6x11xsuf1oCCxM:
Go with the clear corner covers after repairing the wall. The clear is barely noticeable on the painted wall. (We have them.) If you go with white or wood, you will have a long strip of white/wood that will call attention to itself.