Is the house newly built?
Timber houses typically shift somewhat during the initial period when the timber dries/shrinks. Especially houses that are built quickly (as most houses are today) often develop such cracks.
If that is the case, you should be able to repair the damages and hopefully avoid them in the future. If the house is not newly built, I find it strange that it cracks so much.
Timber houses typically shift somewhat during the initial period when the timber dries/shrinks. Especially houses that are built quickly (as most houses are today) often develop such cracks.
If that is the case, you should be able to repair the damages and hopefully avoid them in the future. If the house is not newly built, I find it strange that it cracks so much.
Carefully cut a small "ditch" and fill with latex. Make sure to press hard enough with your finger when smoothing the latex so you create a slight recess. Then spackle over and paint. That's what I've done in our house in several places where the previous owners didn't install a support strip behind the drywall seamslarsdavid said:
Since the crack in the picture goes so far into the wall, I would guess that the board on the wall does not extend to the lining but ends where you see the crack. At joints between boards, a kind of fabric or paper is used to prevent the joint from cracking; here, the joint is so large that a little soft sealant was not enough and probably there is neither fabric nor paper.
I would choose a window and scrape clean the putty and sealant to see what it looks like underneath.
Soft sealant has the advantage of withstanding larger movements than putty but is harder to make smooth. If there are large areas, it is also noticeable after painting because the texture is different, and the sealant does not absorb in the same way as putty.
I would choose a window and scrape clean the putty and sealant to see what it looks like underneath.
Soft sealant has the advantage of withstanding larger movements than putty but is harder to make smooth. If there are large areas, it is also noticeable after painting because the texture is different, and the sealant does not absorb in the same way as putty.
