My mud pan cracked clean in half yesterday when I dropped it from a second story lift in Denver.

Wesley Johnson · 2026-03-20T18:55:04.043476+00:00

I had to finish the seam with a 6-inch knife and a piece of scrap drywall, which my buddy said looked like I was trying to butter toast with a shovel.

thomaslewis6mo ago

Buttering toast with a shovel is a perfect way to put it. I've patched a pan with a piece of metal flashing and thinset before, just to get through the day. Sometimes you just have to make it work.

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valwest6mo ago

That sounds like a brutal day, man.

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river1824mo ago

Did you at least keep the pieces for mudding corners?

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