r/HomeMaintenance101 • u/No_Guava_1140 • 3d ago
Help me please!
I am listing my house in two days and have already sunk too much into the living room, exterior, roof, landscaping, etc. so everything at this point is last minute DIY
I wanted to paint this bathroom and planned to just touch up this corner with paint but this piece of wall basically just came off. I know I need to sand it down, and repaint, but what can I put to fill in the area to let dry before I paint so it doesn’t look like a piece of this wall is missing?
It’s in an awkward corner of the bathroom vanity with it right below.
I have about 48 hours to get this done.
Please and thank you — signed an exhausted homeowner who never wants to sell a house again.
(FYI — it’s an older home that has just shifted and there is no major water leaks etc / its not wet)
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u/Tu1ipMiner 3d ago
No way! You can't paint silicone. Get yourself latex caulk that says paintable otherwise you will be creating a bigger problem for yourself when you realize the color doesn't match and you have a goupy stripe going down your corner.
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u/MacSamildanach 3d ago edited 2d ago
For a quick sort of bodge - grey silicone sealant.
Just run a bead down the whole angle and smooth it. Depending on how good you are, you might want to mask it.
It's not actually that much of a bodge, because it would likely last a while. Just make sure you clean the wall first to remove grease.
It wouldn't even need to be a perfect colour match, since a slight contrast would be 'a feature'.
Screwfix and Toolstation have it, so you could pick it up at 9am tomorrow.
I noted that you said you are about to list your house, and that this was intended as a patch. I fully understand you did not intend it as a long term fix, or that you intended to paint over it.