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Stair Edge / Skirting - Cracking - Decorators Caulk
Hi,
I redecorated the stair case wall and wooden skirting about 4 months ago, we actually replaced the beading at the top of the skirting as it was in bad shape (having looked like it had been filled and re-filled over the years). We used decorators caulk and then repainted the walls and skirting. Trouble is after all the use the stairs have been given I have noticed the corner and some of the edge has started to crack. I assume it's the paint on top of the caulk, which has cracked due to movement. What's the best way to deal with this? My first plan was to sand the joint back down and re-apply some new caulk. I assume that over time I will be back to square one again with cracking. Is it a case of doing the caulk seal and NOT painting over it? Not sure how that will look, the skirting is gloss white but the wall is darker (toasted almond). I would appreciate any advice. Thanks, Mike |
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Stair Edge / Skirting - Cracking - Decorators Caulk
Mike Myers wrote:
Hi, I redecorated the stair case wall and wooden skirting about 4 months ago, we actually replaced the beading at the top of the skirting as it was in bad shape (having looked like it had been filled and re-filled over the years). We used decorators caulk and then repainted the walls and skirting. Trouble is after all the use the stairs have been given I have noticed the corner and some of the edge has started to crack. I assume it's the paint on top of the caulk, which has cracked due to movement. What's the best way to deal with this? My first plan was to sand the joint back down and re-apply some new caulk. I assume that over time I will be back to square one again with cracking. Is it a case of doing the caulk seal and NOT painting over it? Not sure how that will look, the skirting is gloss white but the wall is darker (toasted almond). I would appreciate any advice. Thanks, Mike Now you know why the beading was there. :-) -- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite |
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Stair Edge / Skirting - Cracking - Decorators Caulk
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote: Now you know why the beading was there. :-) Which was replaced with new beading as I explained, but thanks for the help anyway. |
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