Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Cracking around front door after being painted 16 months 3May 06, 2013 10:27 am Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Cracking around front door after being painted 16 months 4May 06, 2013 10:40 pm chippy That is very common. In double brick houses the frames are bricked in. There is often a very small amount of movement in the frame. Over time from closing the door this movement allows the joints between the frame and wall to crack a little bit. The painter looks like he was fairly liberal with the no more gaps which doesn't help as when the crack forms it's often not along the edge of the quad but further out at the edge of where the no more gaps finishes. If the margins are still even around the door then nothing has moved, so it won't be a structural issue just cosmetic. OK, many thanks! That is reassuring! Just 2 questions: a)does this mean that anything can be done (using a better filler, etc) to give a more permanent solution? b) would your answer regarding whether it could be a structural problem change if I also mentioned that cracking between the wall and cornice has reappeared in the relevant area sorrounding the front door - though to be fair, even when just painted, you could see where the cracks had been filled in (a sign that they hadn't been properly filled in?) Before the painting: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Now: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Joe, it depends on your certifier but we are noticing the ones we deal with are really cracking down. So i would recommend you follow your approved landscaping plans to… 4 10973 My garage door has started playing up recently. Sometimes (and getting more frequent) when I press the button to open it, it wont. The motor is an ATA GD0-6V3. Red and… 0 2674 1 6630 |