How Do You Fix A Crack In A Plaster Wall?
Old houses are full of charm, beautiful details and incomparable design. Old houses, in my opinion are absolutely gorgeous. Old houses are also full of age related problems. One of those age related problems is cracks in those lovely old plaster walls. Cracks develop over the years in plaster walls because of a house settling, changes in temperature, changes in humidity, hammering and just plain old age. It really is pretty easy to repair a crack in a plaster wall. Step 1 Apply a layer of joint compound made for plaster walls. Be sure to push the joint compound into the crack. Use a spackle knife. The layer should be thin on the wall itself. Joint compound come in premixed and unmixed varieties. Joint compound can be purchased online and at some hardware stores. Step 2 Apply fiberglass tape over the wet joint compound. Use a spackle knife or trowel to press the fiberglass tape into the wet joint compound. Do not use paper tape. Paper tape isn’t as strong as fiberglass tape. Paper tape
