"Banty" wrote in message
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In article . com, Frank
says...

On Feb 28, 6:46 am, "Eric" wrote:
Every couple of years, cracks in my drywall keep reappearing in more
or less the same spot. I resurface them with drywall compound, repaint
and sure enough, they come back.

The cracks are very small(possibly due to a weak spot susceptible to
freeze-thaw shifting of the house foundation) ..... is there are more
flexible product I could use to cover them up? Drywall compound is too
brittle and does not do the trick.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks ..... what a great forum! Wish I would have discovered it years
ago.

Eric

Eric N. Leclair

Use drywall glass mesh tape over crack.
Frank


I endorse this solution. I had a drywall cracking issue in one bedroom at
the
corner of my house where I had freeze/thaw foundation issues. The
foundation
was later upgraded, but the drywall cracking was repaired using the mesh
tape
before that, and held up well over a couple of seasonal cycles before
then.
Worked amazingly well.

Banty

I too recommend the fiberglass tape. I had an old house in Los Angeles
where one corner over a door cracked very badly every year. I must have
repaired that crack half a dozen times before I used the tape. After using
the tape I never had another crack over that door for the rest of the time
I lived in that house which was about twelve years.