Dented and split corners in Manchester, NH
Where the traffic goes
Outside corners take every laundry basket, vacuum cleaner and shoulder that passes them, which is why the corner at the bottom of the stairs and the one into the kitchen always look worse than the walls either side. In a triple-decker with a narrow hallway they take a beating.
There is metal under there
A drywall corner is not simply two sheets meeting. There is a formed bead — metal, or vinyl in newer work — running the height of the corner, and the compound is built out over its edge to make the crisp line you see. When a corner takes a hard knock it is usually the bead that deforms or tears loose, and any filler applied over a bead that is no longer fixed will crack straight off again. The bead has to be refastened or cut out and replaced first.
Plaster corners and wooden beads
Older plaster work sometimes has a wooden corner bead, or simply a hand-run plaster arris with no reinforcement at all. Those are repaired in plaster rather than patched with modern compound, because a hard modern filler against soft lime plaster shears along the join. Different material, different approach, same finished line.
Worth protecting the ones that keep getting hit
If the same corner has now been repaired twice, the honest recommendation is a clear or painted corner guard rather than a third repair. It is not elegant, but a hallway in a rental or a house with children and a dog will win that argument eventually. We will fit them if you want them and say so if we think you need them.
Often turns up alongside
People dealing with Dented and split corners usually also ask about our a hole in the wall service, professional cracks over doors and windows and a brown stain on the ceiling services — call and we'll tell you which one your job needs.
Towns we cover
We take this work across the Merrimack Valley, including drywall repair in Bedford, Goffstown drywall repair calls, serving Hooksett, drywall repair for Londonderry property owners, Derry, drywall repair in Auburn, Candia drywall repair calls, serving Merrimack, drywall repair for Litchfield property owners, Bow, drywall repair in Concord and Nashua drywall repair calls, and the surrounding communities.
Send a photo of it
A photo of the damage is usually enough for a number the same day.
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