Questions tagged [crack]
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How to plug a crack from heater exhaust vent on the roof?
I noticed a crack in the joint between my heater vent and the roof. The crack is wide enough (see pic) such that the wood attic flooring beneath the cavity has warped from the rain. I think who ever ...
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Are these cracks developing in a brick wall a serious issue?
Been a two month drought, tried to keep up with the clay underneath. House is on a slope, and it looks like it finally shifted. There are cracks developing in the garage floor as well, one spot in ...
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Why are there cracks on my ceiling beneath my skylight?
I have 2x Skylights in my kitchen. On the ceiling directly beneath one of them, there is some pretty nasty cracks/paint bubbling occurring.
There were very small cracks present prior to the ...
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Straight cracks on drywall ceiling
Long straight cracks in same section of the drywall ceiling. Is this due to poor drywall installation or structural?
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Are these bathroom wall tiles coming off?
I just spotted a crack in between two wall tiles in my bathroom.
Here is a closer look:
At the crack, the tile on the left is about 1 millimeter above the right tile (i.e. they are no longer aligned)...
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Fireplace Crack between Brick and Drywall
Recently bought a house and today noticed a bit of a crack running vertically along where the fireplace bricks meet the drywall. Also there is some paint cracking on the ceiling right above (maybe old ...
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It appears this support beam is shifting and the drywall is buckling underneath its weight, what would cause this?
It appears I have a support beam shifting, and the drywall is buckling underneath its weight. The beam has a crack appearing on one side where it butts up against the ceiling. There is a crack ...
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Is this a huge problem in my shower?
Floor grout crack^^
Wall cracks
New construction (built in 2022) - 1.5 years old.
Noticed cracks in my grout in the shower and then noticed a crack in the grout on the floor. I showered once in the ...
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How can I fix cracks in molding on exterior column wraps?
I am not sure how this happened But I noticed it only today. Can anyone tell me what an I do to fix this?
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patching crack in flagstone patio
My flagstone patio is developing cracks at the joints. I would like to know how to patch/seal them to avoid water from sipping excessively into the ground. I understand patching is not a water proof ...
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What is this bloated crack on my living room wall?
I just noticed this bloated and cracked surface in my living room in my rental apartment this morning. It was not there yesterday. It feels a bit moist and cracks easily. I've put a cloth duct tape ...
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Did my new flooring project just become a little more complicated?
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I was removing the carpet padding when I found cracks. Home is slab concrete foundation, 60 years old. Thanks!
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Must concrete foundation be dry to seal cracks and seams?
I have a 1960s concrete foundation. There are some small cracks in the floor. During the last [epic] rainfall, they started to seep water. I'd like to seal them. Also, the seam where the concrete ...
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Fix settlement crack between ceiling and wall
I’m fixing up around our house and am tackling this issue. I have a solid crack where my wall, kitchen ceiling, and angled living room ceiling all meet. Looks like someone last used a whole lot of ...
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Short-term Solution For a Crack Around a Corner Porch Column
My wife and I want to have this professionally repaired with a new column and new slab in a year when our little one is out of daycare and financials will be better able to handle it, but this crack ...
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Cracks in new construction home post tension concrete garage
We just had our walkthrough and we were informed by our builder of this long crack in our garage that was repaired with epoxy. Based on my research, it seems like it isn't a major issue. I am still a ...
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What should I do about crack in concrete subfloor? A foundation contractor has already stabilized the foundation
About two years ago I noticed some cracks in the drywall, so we had a foundation contractor come out and stabilize our foundation. They removed all the trees close to the house, added gutters and sump ...
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How to repair small concrete retaining wall
I have a small retaining wall between the walk at the back of the house, and a flower bed. The wall also support small pillars for a roof overhang.
There is a break in the wall, that over the years ...
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Adding an Electrical Outlet for Wall Mounted Towel Warmer
This question has sort of been posed but ... I want to see if I can have an electrical outlet added to my bathroom near the toilet and tub so I can install a Costway Electric Heated Towel Warmer Wall ...
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How do I fix a crack in an oak tread?
The 1"-thick oak tread on my spiral staircase has cracked as you can see in the picture. I can pull the two pieces flush by screwing (and gluing?) a board (or a piece of plywood?) from the bottom....
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Crack on inside of window on white plastic part
I noticed a crack on the white plastic part of my window towards the bottom. These are impact windows and were just installed in 2019. I want to see if this was cause for concern? Does this need ...
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Could this glass crack in a window have been caused by a physical impact?
I live in a rented apartment and have noticed a glass crack in a window, so I'm trying to figure out whether I damaged the glass or it somehow got damaged on its own (for example, by thermal stress), ...
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How to fix this ceiling crack [duplicate]
Removed a (non load bearing) wall.
I did not use dry wall tape and now this has happened. What is the best way to remedy this?
Are there products like flexible compound that are sandable?
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Crack in ABS drain pipe at slab
As pictured, this is my kitchen drain line and vent. It may be hard to see in the photos, but the 2" ABS goes into the concrete slab. Due to earth movement (my guess, and you can see the line ...
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Ceiling truss uplift?
Truss uplift or standard drywall crack? There is a hairline crack that runs horizontally to this one for roughly 2 inches.
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What would cause a support post for a load bearing beam to bulge or shift?
Last year I had a wall removed (load bearing) and a 20' beam installed. The end posts where it is supported are covered in drywall. I noticed some cracks at a seam on the drywall (at a seam near the ...
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External door handle crack
My front door handle (external side) has a crack which makes it loose wobble and we’re worried it will fall off and we’ll get locked out. Is there a way to fix/ replace or do we need a professional?
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Is this crack normal house settling?
Our place was built in 1973 but we just moved in a year ago. We noticed a small crack around our lofted window (see pic) but thought it was ok. Just recently the crack has now extended down to our ...
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What could have caused this big hole in my brick wall?
The house is 2 years old.
What could have caused this big hole? Brick is crumbling and cracking.
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Are these cracks in our wall something to be concerned about?
There are a couple of cracks that have been in our wall for about 5-6 years. They haven’t gotten any worse, and I don’t see any other cracks anywhere else in our home. I was going to fill them in ...
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How can i fix these little v shaped cracks and pops in foundation?
I am not sure why these are here, but they don't appear to go below soil. There are a couple of them. How do I fix such a thing?
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How to fix this crack in the outside corner of my ceiling
This ceiling corner in my bedroom is sagging down. I saw that it’s tearing up from one end and looks like something was put in there to make the edges curved and is getting loose from there.
What is ...
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Why does the mortar and brick crack under corner of window?
my house is only 5 year old and recently i have been seeing cracks in mortar and brick under the corner of the windows around the house. these crack start from the corner where the window is and goes ...
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How to determine if drywall crack is from old tape
I'm trying to determine if this crack, recently painted over, is from a bad drywall tape job. The house is old (built 1959) and the crack seems to have occurred along the border of ceiling drywall ...
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How to understand if a wall crack is serious?
I am trying to determine how serious this wall crack is. I am open to all comments and suggestions. In particular, I was wondering:
How to assess the damage? Should I get professional help, if so, ...
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How could I repair this drywall crack that is next to the tub so that this won’t happen again? [closed]
I want to repair this so it doesn’t happen again, how would I do that?
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Crack in foundation, what to do?
I noticed a crack in the basement wall above ground next to the basement window. The crack goes all the way through the wall and is visible both inside and outside of the house. I have attached two ...
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Repair crack between wall and ceiling
I have a crack where the ceiling meets the wall. The ceiling is drywall and the wall is wood (log). At its widest point (on the right) the crack is 1" wide and it tapers to the left and runs for ...
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How does a stove crack like this? What does it take to make this happen?
Is this normal? Stove makes explode-like sound and cracks. Can this be fixed or do we need to replace it?
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Drywall cracking and popping near window
Not sure if this paint is bubbling or something else. The drywall seems to be popping up near our window.
What could be the cause and the best way to repair this.
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Bathroom Grout Cracking
The bathroom was renovated by the previous owner last year and has been seldom used. However, there are cracks found at the joints, e.g. along the red lines.
What might be the cause? Was it wrong to ...
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Is this crack something to be concerned about? [duplicate]
I noticed a small crack above window frame. The window is at the top of stairwell and I’ve provided a wide shot so you can see location. The crack is small but I just wanted to get an opinion on if ...
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Crack across front of garage floor
I have a crack across the entire front of my garage floor. I believe that the crack was caused by a poor drainage issue that has been corrected. The drainage issue also caused the pavers in front of ...
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SikaFix Foundation repair kit -are you supposed to cut the injection Ts and remove them and the concrete that covers them?
The instructions for this product seem to have been written by someone who had nothing to do with it
After watching their own vide it is not clear what happens with the Ts attached to the wall and if ...
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SikaFix Foundation Kit -the instructional video shows that cement is applied to the crack prior to the epoxy reason-does it work?
I am referring to this video which is non-sense to me
The worker applied cement to kind of cover the crack but you see her pushing the cement into the crack
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Replacing tile, cracked floor by door sill
We've lived in our house for two years now and recently noticed that some of the tiles by the front door were loose. The assumption was that they were not well mortared and that removing, cleaning old ...
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Does this foundation crack require immediate attention?
I am currently looking into buying a house built in the early 60’s and our private inspector noticed this crack in our foundation. The crack is underneath one of the basement windows and appears to ...
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How to fix the crack in the external wall?
I bought the house about a couple of months ago, the house inspector missed many things during the inspection.
Recently I noticed that there is a crack on the external wall. The crack is thin and ...
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Fiber cement fascia cracked at joint - how do I patch this?
I have a cracked corner of fascia where two fiber cement boards meet. How would I go about fixing this? I tried "DAP Platinum Patch" spackling compound, just to find out that it's supposed ...
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Structural engineer recommends fix
I asked a question a few weeks ago about a diagonal crack in one of our main support beams in our basement. With your advise I ended up have a structural engineer come take a look at it and he ...
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