How Do You Fill Cracks In Walls?
There are usually two types of walls. The walls in older homes were often constructed of plaster and lath strips. As the house settles or nails are driven into the walls to hang pictures the plaster can crack. Most of the time the cracks are hairline fissures which are easily repaired. Cracks in drywall can also be caused a house settling, by driving in nails for picture hanging if the nails are not put in where the wall studs are. Cracks can also be located where the individual drywall sheets are hung.Changes in moisture can also cause plaster to crack. If you have plaster walls with wide cracks, use a utility knife to clean the debris (crumbled or broken bits of plaster) out of the crack. If it seems like the wall around the crack is warped, reattach the lathe by nailing nails through both the plaster and lathe. Then the cracks can be filled. If you purchased the plaster paste as a powder, mix according to the directions on the package. Using a putty knife, fill the cracks with a sma
