Timeline for How should I repair drywall seams that have developed cracks?
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| Jun 16, 2020 at 10:07 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| May 15, 2013 at 15:04 | comment | added | DMoore | what is normal practice for diagonal cracks above doors? I have always mud and taped. Couple at my house I will probably do soon. | |
| May 15, 2013 at 14:57 | comment | added | DMoore | good to know that it can't be sanded - I would have assumed it was sandable. | |
| May 15, 2013 at 14:50 | comment | added | HerrBag | @dmoore I would dig carefully to the base of the crack and fill with the elastomeric compound, in several steps if deeper than 1/2". I added instructions into my answer. | |
| May 15, 2013 at 14:49 | history | edited | HerrBag | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 15, 2013 at 10:55 | comment | added | shirlock homes | @dmoore: diagonal cracks are a sign of settling and stress. | |
| May 15, 2013 at 4:21 | comment | added | DMoore | @Herr - do you dig out around the cracks at all or just fill with this? And if you dig do you tape? | |
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| May 14, 2013 at 20:36 | comment | added | user13005 | When they did the drywall, they apparently put it in incorrectly according to Handyman magazine. That plus high winds we had plus an army base which does bombing drills, all seems to add to the problem. I will try this elastopatch before I try anything else. Thanks! | |
| May 14, 2013 at 18:17 | comment | added | HerrBag | It should handle seasonal movement due to humidity changes. It won't handle anything structurally deficient.. | |
| May 14, 2013 at 17:42 | comment | added | DMoore | Does this work well for diagonal cracks above door frames? | |
| May 14, 2013 at 16:43 | history | edited | Steven | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 14, 2013 at 14:12 | history | edited | HerrBag | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 14, 2013 at 14:05 | history | answered | HerrBag | CC BY-SA 3.0 |