Temperature fluctuations: Expanding and contracting drywall can lead to small vertical cracks over time. Foundation Settlement: As homes naturally settle, walls and ceilings can shift slightly, ...

Fixing a hole in the wall is a relatively simple DIY project. Even the largest holes can be patched with just a few materials ...

Q: The walls in our 30-year-old house have developed cracks in a number of places where the pieces of Sheetrock butt. Also, in a couple of corners, one side of the tape has pulled. We want to paint, ...

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Dear James: I have an old house with plaster walls and many cracks that need to be repaired. How can I fix these so they stay fixed and are invisible? — Julianne T. Dear Julianne: Many older houses ...

Do you have a crack that goes across your wall, maybe over a doorway or a corner of your room? You might have tried to fix it, but it returns just a few months later. Perhaps you even had a ...

Celebs Ask Lou: How to repair cracks in walls “House Smarts” host Lou Manfredini answers viewer questions on household repairs, such as how to fix a crack in the wall, and how to cut crown molding.

A: It depends on the type and size of the crack. Hairline cracks take only a little patching plaster. Larger cracks require reinforcement with mesh tape. Cracks larger still, where the plaster keys ...

Living With Plaster Walls Whether you view plaster in an old house as a blessing or a curse, like original floors, windows or architectural millwork, it’s a valuable part of the fabric of an old home ...

Q. There is one area in my dining room, which is a modern addition to my 1898 house, where the drywall tape is splitting down the exterior corner. (This old house often has cracks in the paint that ...

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