Cracks in bedroom walls


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Old 02-21-18, 12:50 AM
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Cracks in bedroom walls

I have long and what appears to be deep cracks in my bedroom walls. Is the problem serious? How can I repair the cracks? Thanks.
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Old 02-21-18, 02:37 AM
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Welcome to the forums!

Is that plaster? or drywall? approximately how old is your house? Is the bed rm the only room with those cracks?
 
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Old 02-21-18, 04:52 AM
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Thanks! The wall is plaster. It's the only wall in the house with cracks that significant. The house was built in the late 1950s/early 60s.
 
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I normally just scratch out the crack and fill with a setting compound like Durabond or EasySand. If you use ready mix joint compound you'd need to tape and apply more coats.

Have you checked the foundation below that room?
 
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Foundation issues is always my first thought when I see cracks like that. Where are you?
 
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Is there a chance that the room has been remodeled, specifically was a wall removed? Roughly parallel cracks like that could be because the lath was not lapped properly before the strip was plastered? Is one side higher than the other or does the whole strip project a little below the rest of the lid? If this is the result of a wall removal there should be some evidence on the walls as well. If ypur foundation is sound and if this is the result of a wall removal then I think your best repair is to tape the cracks with paper tape, (not woven mesh) or FibaFuse tape. If this is not because of a wall removal then you should be fine grooving out the crack and repairing it with setting joint compound as marksr suggests.
 
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Thank you all for the recommendations. The room has not be remodeled or altered. I think the best course of action is to use the joint compound. Wish me luck!
 
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Be sure to use paper tape with regular joint compound.
 
 

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