Just call me Handy Mommy

Due to flooding last summer, our house shifted and created these AWFUL tape twists in the corners of the computer room. I mean, the whole corner of each wall basically came apart. The inspector said that it was just cosmetic damage and that nothing was damaged with the structure. However, I was NOT going to sell the house with it looking like that. So, after months and months of staring at it and stressing about it, I decided to fix it myself. I took the exacto knife (spelling?) to either side of the damaged wall and cut away the damaged sections. Then, I taped it up, caulked it with paintable Silicone caulk (ok key here people: USE SILICONE CAULK FOR EVERYTHING! I know that it is more expensive but come on...it will save you a ton of money in the long rup), and I repainted it. This picture was taken this morning after everything was all dry. Does it look like ANYTHING happened to those walls? No way. I saved us $2994 which the inspector said that it would cost to fix it (was $3000 but the caulk was $6). At least I can get a job as a part-time caulker if all else fails with the economy!!