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RickSyesterday at 6:37 PM0 repliesview on HN

Cosmetically it's probably fine. The downsides all have to do with predictability and the ability to reason about what the wall is made of in the future.

A person who goes to eg hang a picture frame or shelf there will encounter a different material with different load bearing properties than expected. Pushing into the center of that area with EG a drill bit will not have the same physical response or give, and depending on how it was braced/integrated with the surrounding wall, the patch itself may be pushed or pulled out of place. Similar for anyone that leans on that area if it's at such a height.