Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair 1 Sep 06, 2020 2:05 pm Re: Ceiling Cracking 3Sep 09, 2020 7:58 pm ![]() Can you shoot a general photo of your ceiling? Which materials used to build your ceilings? I’ll try and get one tomorrow but it’s at my mums place. The ceiling is gyprock and they’ve used the ceiling tape at the joins. The ceiling was painted originally but when it began to sag and was re-fixed into place it was patched with some kind of patching compound. Re: Ceiling Cracking 4Sep 09, 2020 8:42 pm ![]() ![]() Can you shoot a general photo of your ceiling? Which materials used to build your ceilings? I’ll try and get one tomorrow but it’s at my mums place. The ceiling is gyprock and they’ve used the ceiling tape at the joins. The ceiling was painted originally but when it began to sag and was re-fixed into place it was patched with some kind of patching compound. Cracks between gyprock sheets are usually putty using a special mesh that serves as a reinforcement function. I think there is no need to invent something new here. Re: Ceiling Cracking 5Oct 09, 2020 12:25 am as in the comment above, I also believe that you need to buy this ceiling mesh. It was like that for me and it helped me a lot. It is a pity that now there is no photo. Then this grid is not visible if you care about the visual effect Hello!) Cracked paint can have a number of causes. For example, mud cracks usually indicate that too many layers of paint were applied on the surface or the wall was dirty.… 1 4845 ![]() https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/prop ... buildings/ At least a sensible option is mentioned to support prevention. “Another option is to put paving all around the… 0 1088 Noticed some of photos don't really show mortar cracks very well, so see below for some closer photos. 1 640 |