Cracks In My Drywall Ceiling

Homes with vaulted ceilings may develop these cracks in the higher areas as well.

Cracks in my drywall ceiling.

They are very deep and all across the ceiling. The house is forty years old and i am told this happened when someone walked in the attic and cracked the ceilings. My painter has filled the cracks several times for me but they keep reoccurring. Ceiling cracks accompanied by wall cracks could be the result of the house settling.

Prevent their recurrence by using fiberglass mesh drywall tape and setting type joint compound to make rock hard joints. A foundation issue or framing issue. This type of crack suggest that there may be a structural issue i e. Whether drywall plaster or concrete walls are susceptible to cracks even walls in newly built homes are prone to cracks which normally occur from settling.

Repairing cracks in walls the best way to repair a crack in drywall is to re tape the joint. Cracks that cause concern are those which run across the length of a ceiling and then continue down a wall along the same line. I have cracked ceilings in my kitchen dining room hall and sitting room. This occurs because there is a joint which gets drywall taped and then layered with two or three coats of drywall mud.

Basically a continuous crack going through the ceiling and the wall. Homes naturally settle as they age which can create crevices in the walls and ceilings typically above doors. A crack is continuous though the wall and ceiling. Ceiling cracks that run across the ceiling to the wall and then downward on the wall.

This is a sign of structural damage usually related to a weak wall. Fill the crack with new drywall compound and apply a thin coat of compound to the wall surface where the old tape was removed. If the crack is vertical and starts near the apex where the wall and ceiling meet it might be a sign that it was created when the foundation settled after construction. Additionally drywall cracks are often found where two pieces of drywall are butted together.

Homes are constantly settling as different construction materials expand and contract at different rates.