minus-squareCanadianCorhen@lemmy.catoHome Improvement@lemmy.world•What is the best way to fix cracks before repaintinglinkfedilinkarrow-up23·8 months agoI dont think just filling it with joint compound would be enough, since its breaking from ongoing house movment. I’ve used Drywall Joint Tape to properly repair these, allowing ongoing house movement without these cracks reoccuring. Its defiantly more labor intensive, since you need to apply drywall plaster to spread over, then sand it down smooth, before doing a larger paint. linkfedilink
I dont think just filling it with joint compound would be enough, since its breaking from ongoing house movment.
I’ve used Drywall Joint Tape to properly repair these, allowing ongoing house movement without these cracks reoccuring.
Its defiantly more labor intensive, since you need to apply drywall plaster to spread over, then sand it down smooth, before doing a larger paint.