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Ray, I have a drywall / tape question for you. Any of you other board and mud slingers can chime in as well.....

T

therick

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I have 2 different locations in my living room ceiling that have small, short cracks. It appears that the drywall tape may be separating from the boards. My ceilings are 10ft with the "knock down" texture, not popcorn. the separation in both locations are only about 6 to 12 inches long. What would be the best way to secure this problem before it becomes a major headache? I thought about injecting Elmer's glue into it and seeing if that would hold but I thought I'd ask a pro first.

Thanks,
therick
 
at both spots where the cracks are causing tape blisters, if that is the case cut the old tape out then rescrew the drywall back to the joists and re-tape it, mud it then re-texture it.


If that's not the case the cracks could be from normal house stress, most homes move, old and new which cause stress cracks and these usually show up where the drywall meets drywall at the joints or angle, cut the old tape out where it's blistered, re-tape it, mud it then re-texture it, most hardware stores sell "knock down" spray in a can.

You could try the glue thing then re-texture it and see if it gets worst, if it does you'll be no worst off then you are now plus no hassle with all that mudding, also do a google search on drywall repairs, some good information there plus photos to show ya.

Let me know how it comes out Rick.

Ray
 
Do you have "scissor truss" type roof structure? If so, no amount of rescrewing is gonna help. The sheet rock needs to be re mounted so it is independant of the roof structure. They had to come in here and knock it all loose and re hang it so the trusses could move without affecting the sheet rock ceilings. All my tape seams were popping loose and that was what the problem was....looked like hell until they fixed that, Now everything is OK. Been in this place three years now. It was a new house, too.

If it is just a little stress crack, don't use regular plaster mud. Use white latex caulking. Works ok in moderation and the new textureing will stick OK. Have a bit of that in my corners as well.
 
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Therick,

If it is just a stress crack, just finger in some spackle to where only the crack is filled and lookin' good. Then spot prime with latex primer (or your paint) and once it's dry...spray it with the spray on bandage stuff called NuSkin. Touch up a coat or two with your finish paint. There used to be an easily found product called Good Bye Cracks but it is getting hard to find and the NuSkin is similar enough that it works fine. Happy patchin'!!
 
in drywall and working on homes that this whole forum could not afford if they put their money together and I didn't even get a thanks for the reply that I put together for you Rick, thanks, here's my drywall crew, Jessie, Todd, Jeff the owner and Scott, I'm taking the picture, notice the cheve side wall!
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Not a weekend warrior but a pro, General Ray!
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Just ticks me off when folks ask for help but never say thanks or at least give a thumbs up letting you know they are thankful that you spent time reading and thinking about their question like I did yours, really pizzes me off and I won't spend time with post like this any more, good luck Rick :thumbup:
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But that is why I asked you in the first place. I knew that you were the resident forum expert when it comes to drywall and muddin'. I really do appreciate the time you took to respond to my little problem.
I didn't mean to step on anyone's toes. Please accept my apology AND my sincerest thanks for your (and everyone else that took the time to post a response) information.

Sincerely,

therick
 
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