Fixing Cracks

02-13-2006, 09:00 PM	#1
Yalapaja Newbie   Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1	Fixing Cracks What the professional way of fixing cracks in ceilings and walls?

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02-14-2006, 08:50 AM	#2
slickshift Tired, Cold, and Damp     Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cape Cod Posts: 3,089	Fixing Cracks That depends where, why, what, and how big they are Most small, regualr, cracks in normal drywall it's skimming some joint compound over them

03-19-2006, 02:45 PM	#3
skits Member   Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 38	Fixing Cracks If you have the old plaster and lath, you can scrap them to give you a v shape (use an old beer can type opener), wash off the excess leaving the v damp and plaster over. MOST of the time this works (assuming your plaster is still attached well to the lath).

03-20-2006, 10:23 AM	#4
AAPaint Pro Painter     Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 42	Fixing Cracks Yup, really depends on what type of cracks, and what type of substrate you're talking about. I agree with slick, if it's drywall, we usually tape and skim depending on how big they are.