On 6 Aug, 19:58, dg wrote:
On 6 Aug, 15:39, CJC wrote:



Hi, I was hoping for some advice on a crack I have in my bedroom. I
had my room plastered a few months ago and a crack has re-appeared so
I chipped out the loose plaster and filled it but it doesn't seem to
go away. The house is over 100 years old so my question is not about
should I be worried by the crack but simply some advice on what you
would do if you have a crack in your room which you wanted to hide so
that the finish looks better.

I was thinking of putting a unit in the corner with something like a
mirror on top, but was also of thinking about turning the corner of
the room into a focal point by put a couple of strips of patterned
paper or something along those lines up covering the cracks.

So really there is two questions, is there a way to definitely get rid
of a crack, if not what would you suggest to hide it so the rooms
finish is not spoiled by it??

Cracks will often reappear.

If you are confident that it is not a significant structural issue,
then the best thing to do is board out the wall with plasterboard and
scim it.

dg

Thanks for your comments dg and John but unfortunately I am at the
stage where the whole room is pretty much decorated, and for me to now
have to put these remedies into place would put me behind schedule, so
I will try the less drastic option of the silicon, though can this be
painted over? But thanks for the other two comments as I think I'm
going to have the same problem in my dinning room so will suggest to
the plasterer these options.