Plasterboard cracking at internal corners
Listed under: Interior, plaster and fibrous plaster, plasterboard, earthquakes, framing, linings, walls
Cause
Building movement; framing shrinkage
Repair
- if cracking or damage of the internal corners is not too severe fill gaps or cracks wider than 3 mm with gypsum stopping compound according to the manufacturer’s instructions then sand, seal and paint
Cause
Earthquake shaking
Repair
- you can download at no charge the BRANZ bulletin BU548 Repairing plasterboard after an earthquake
- if cracking or damage is not too severe fill gaps or cracks wider than 3 mm with gypsum stopping compound according to the manufacturer’s instructions then sand, seal and paint