Repairing Drywall Ceiling Seam Cracks

The long edge is 19 long.

Repairing drywall ceiling seam cracks.

Next put mesh drywall tape over the crack and press it firmly onto the ceiling. To fix a ceiling crack start by scraping away any loose material from the crack with a drywall knife. The back to front dimension is 30 which means there are over 7 sheets of drywall. I installed the drywall in 2007 and the crack first appeared about 4 years ago.

If you have a textured ceiling. Click the links to see what s inside dustin s toolbox. If the crack is discolored you could have moisture problems. The home mender shows us how to remove a buckled seam from a ceiling or wall apply new tape and mud.

We have a crack at the long edge seam of the drywall in the ceiling. To undo the damage done to the ceiling scrape off the loose tape and re tape the joint either with a drywall repair kit or paper tape and joint compound.