Plasterboard cracking at tight stopped wall ceiling junction

Causes

Framing shrinkage

Building movement; earthquake shaking

Listed under: Interior, plaster and fibrous plaster, plasterboard, earthquakes, ceilings, framing

Cause

Framing shrinkage

Repair

  • if cracking or damage is not too severe fill gaps or cracks wider than 3 mm with gypsum stopping compound according to manufacturer’s instructions then sand, seal and paint

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Cause

Building movement; earthquake shaking

Repair

  • if cracking or damage is not too severe fill gaps or cracks wider than 3 mm with gypsum stopping compound according to manufacturer’s instructions then sand, seal and paint
  • you can download at no charge the BRANZ bulletin BU548 Repairing plasterboard after an earthquake

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