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What is the best product for recurring drywall cracks?
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 |
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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 Paintable caulk, from any paint or hardware store. Smoosh it into the crack with your finger, wipe surface with damp rag, let dry, prime, paint. |
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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 |
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Frank wrote:
Use drywall glass mesh tape over crack. Actually, the paper tape is stronger and less prone to cracking. Chris |
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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 |
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"Frank" wrote in message
ups.com... 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'll add a vote for this idea. It even works well on plaster. Previous home: 15 years later, no cracks, according to new owner. |
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In article , Chris Friesen says...
Frank wrote: Use drywall glass mesh tape over crack. Actually, the paper tape is stronger and less prone to cracking. But it has less give. Banty |
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"Banty" wrote in message ... 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. |
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On 28 Feb 2007 03:46:20 -0800, "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. I think the choice between elastic caulk and mesh tape depends on how bad the cracks are, how many they are, and how much work you want to do. The caulk is proably more likely to have to be redone, but the mesh will be noticablly thick and noticeably meshy and will have to have a lot of stuff put over it to cover the mesh. And it might be easier to do the caulk 2 or 3 times than the mesh even once. There are caulk or spackle-type products, special for cracks, that are elastic. I forget the names but the paint store guy will know. Eric Eric N. Leclair |
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In article . com, "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. There's a dozen of products -- hard to say which will be best for your specific problem. However, it sounds like you need something a lot more flexible/elastic than what you've used in the past. Bear in mind, those products are likely not sandable! You'll need to apply it correctly, first time. Spend a few minutes playing with the gunk and an old bit of sheetrock, cardboard or whatever just to get the "feel" of the stuff. You probably don't want to go for the ultimate in flexibility (i.e. silcone) since that is neither sandable nor paintable. One problem I have found with many of the more flexible fillers is that they shrink during the cure. That's only likely to be a problem if the cracks are large. Alternatively, you might consider applying a textured finish to the entire wall/room. This can be done using relatively flexible mixes that may absorb the movement well enough. Even if some minor cracking does come through, it will likely be a lot less visible. Hairline cracks are a hugely less obvious on textured versus flat/smooth finishes. -- |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | Malcolm Hoar "The more I practice, the luckier I get". | | Gary Player. | | http://www.malch.com/ Shpx gur PQN. | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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I recommend caulk. I've sucessfully used it many times. The hard
part is that you really can't sand it down good, so you have to get it right when you are applying it. |
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On Mar 1, 10:36 am, wrote:
I recommend caulk. I've sucessfully used it many times. The hard part is that you really can't sand it down good, so you have to get it right when you are applying it. Thank you for all the helpful advise ...... I think I will go the white caulking route since it is paintable. I just have to make sure to get right as you can't sand it. Is there a type of paint that stays more flexible than others? It is nice to get a flexible base BUT if the paint cracks, I am no further ahead. Cheers! and thanks. Eric Eric N. Leclair |
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"Eric" wrote in message
ps.com... On Mar 1, 10:36 am, wrote: I recommend caulk. I've sucessfully used it many times. The hard part is that you really can't sand it down good, so you have to get it right when you are applying it. Thank you for all the helpful advise ...... I think I will go the white caulking route since it is paintable. I just have to make sure to get right as you can't sand it. The mesh mentioned earlier gets covered with drywall mud, which is paintable. Don't make the decision based on what's paintable. |
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"Freckles" wrote in message ... "Banty" 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. Are you saying you used paper tape and it cracked? |
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replying to Norminn, atlasodin2 wrote:
I caulked the crack and i let it cure than i patch it with compound and now it is back should i just cut out the section and put a new piece up -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...ks-199039-.htm |
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replying to Frank, atlasodin2 wrote:
I used fiber glass tape and it came back -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...ks-199039-.htm |
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On 9/27/17 11:44 AM, atlasodin2 wrote:
replying to Frank, atlasodin2 wrote: I used fiber glass tape and it came back Repeated cracking is most likely a symptom of an underlying problem. If you can find and eliminate the root cause, you can patch it once and for all and be done with it. -- Don't cling to a mistake just because you spent a lot of time or money making it. |
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On Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:52:57 -0400, Wade Garrett
wrote: I used fiber glass tape and it came back Repeated cracking is most likely a symptom of an underlying problem. If you can find and eliminate the root cause, you can patch it once and for all and be done with it. True. For a small crack, using acrylic latex paint able caulk is a good choice. It can remain flexible; preventing a crack form opening up. |
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On 09/27/2017 11:44 AM, atlasodin2 wrote:
replying to Frank, atlasodin2 wrote: I used fiber glass tape and it came back Structure failure like termites eating your sill plate or house is falling into a sink hole? |
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On Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 3:40:56 PM UTC-5, Woody wrote:
Structure failure like termites eating your sill plate or house is falling into a sink hole? BINGO! I'm betting he has a termite problem. He can repair that crack until the Second Coming and it will continue to crack until he gets the problem causing the crack repaired. (Speaking from experience from my brother's house.) |
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replying to Eric, Ronald Long wrote:
I've had lots of success using powdered joint compound mixed with "milk" for large reoccurring cracks. "Milk" is liquid latex for mixing thinset and grout for tile. It makes the mud flexible and paintable. Use it over the fiberglass mesh tape. -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...ks-199039-.htm |
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replying to Ronald Long, Lynn S wrote:
That sounds interesting. I have an area where I used ultralight drywall joining up to regular gypsum and a crack always develop there. That might work. Also Home depot has a tape that they say will stop cracks when used with elastoflex by Dap. I have tried the mesh and it makes it crack more. -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...ks-199039-.htm |
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On Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 8:14:06 PM UTC-5, Lynn S wrote:
replying to Ronald Long, Lynn S wrote: That sounds interesting. I have an area where I used ultralight drywall joining up to regular gypsum and a crack always develop there. That might work. Also Home depot has a tape that they say will stop cracks when used with elastoflex by Dap. I have tried the mesh and it makes it crack more. -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...ks-199039-.htm HD also has a spray product, some kind of elastic product that's for cracks. I bought a can of it years ago, but never used it. It also depends on how much movement there is, how big the crack forms, etc. If it's just typical hairline crack from temp expansion/contraction, etc. you may succeed with that. If it's an 1/8" gap do to settling and continued movement, good luck. |
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