Why do wall corners/ceiling corners crack in winter?

[Jimmpa]

Hello! We bought a 1.5-story house in 2021 that was built in 2019. Another family lived in the house before we purchased it. We have noticed more and more that it cracks in the wall corners and ceiling corners when it gets cold outside (winter season). Also around some doors on the ground floor. Then, when spring/summer comes, the cracks close up and are barely visible. Is this normal? If not, who can we contact to look into this?
Best regards

 

[mikaelzzz]

Hello! We bought a 1.5-story house in 2021 that was built in 2019. A family lived in the house before we bought it. We've noticed more and more that there are cracks in the wall corners and ceiling corners when it gets cold outside (winter season). Also around some doors on the ground floor. When it then becomes spring/summer, the cracks close up and are barely visible. Is this normal? If not, who can we contact to look into this?
Regards

Hello
Completely normal, houses “move” a little.
Sometimes a house even “settles” a bit in the first few years.
More so if you have a wooden house. Wood is a living material.
Gypsum, which is otherwise a dead material, is screwed into the frame.
Nothing to worry about, but it can disturb the perfectionist’s eye.
Latex can work wonders, with the risk that it “bulges” a bit in the summer instead.

 

[Jimmpa]

Thank you for the answer. It's a wooden house. Then it should be fine. So we can wait another year and then seal the cracks, and it should hold and look nice? 🙂

 

[Hybro]

My wooden house built in 1982, has the same movements every year. The foundation is properly drained. I believe more that the outdoor air is drier in the cold season than in the warm. And then the wood shrinks mainly in width. Therefore, the visible movements occur mainly in the corners indoors.

Sometimes you hear loud bangs when the wood moves.

 

[Argastesnickaren]

When the heating is on indoors during the winter, everything dries up and shrinks. A house is at its driest just when you turn off the heating in the spring.

 

[Jimmpa]

My wooden house built in 1982, has the same movements every year.
The foundation is properly drained.
I believe more that the outside air is drier in the cold season than in the warm season.
And then wood shrinks mainly in width.
Therefore, the visible movements are mainly in the corners indoors.

Sometimes you hear loud bangs when the wood moves.

Ok, so it's nothing unusual. Is it best to wait another year and then seal the cracks?

 

[Jimmpa]

When you have the heat on indoors in the winter, everything dries up and shrinks.
A house is at its absolute driest right when you turn off the heat in the spring.

👍 so it's nothing strange then?

 

[Argastesnickaren]

👍 so it's nothing strange then?

Nope, higher humidity both indoors and outdoors in the summer.