It’s a bit of a long story but someone tried using spray foam to fill the hole around where my sink’s plumbing goes through and it seems like it essentially expanded too much and causing the paint to tear.

I was thinking maybe I could get some rigid insulation cut it to size, stick it in there, and spackle over it followed by painting it. I would probably cut the rest of the paint to the top because it looks as if it is going to tear eventually and it’s at an angle.

Any suggestions?

The gap is close to an inch in size.

  • @_bcronEnglish
    6•1 month ago

    Someone linked the correct way but if you don’t have tools and just want to do a ‘landlord special’ for the time being you can fill the gap with foam backer rod (looks like foam rope, stuff it in), then caulk over it. Bowl of soapy water, dip finger in and use finger to make a nice bead. This is the landlord special mind you, it’s not a good permanent fix, just makes it look less ugly until you get around to tackling it, and costs about 12 bucks

    • CabbageOPEnglish
      2•7 days ago

      This is what I ended up doing. I also used plaster to smooth things out. I think it ended up okay

      Thanks for the tip