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Default Cracking spackle around shower stall...ideas?


"John W" wrote in message
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|I have about 1/2 to 3/4 inch gap from where the wall board ends and the
top
| of my shower stal. When painting the room last fall, I filled in the
gap
| with spackle in several layers. Now, it is cracked where the wall
meets the
| spackle. I also caulked the area. Any suggestions on how to not have
it
| crack. Thanks
|
| John
|
|

a piece a trim molding works great to hide the gap and gives the shower
stall a little more character.

or use mesh tape and joint compound instead of spackle.