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NE Kingbird St Drywall Crack Repair

Settlement cracks at the windows, taken through every step until they disappear.

Before: NE Kingbird St Drywall Crack Repair: before and after
After: NE Kingbird St Drywall Crack Repair: before and after
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The project

Every step, no shortcuts.

Settlement cracks had opened in this bedroom: one in the corner beside a window, another under the wide window on the next wall.

The room was masked off first. Each crack was opened up and taped, then built up in coats of compound, with a fan drying each coat before the next. The coats were feathered out wide and the finish blended into the wall texture.

We filmed the repair step by step, and the photos here follow it in order: the corner crack first, then the window wall.

Drywall · Camas, WA

Settlement cracks at the windows, taken through every step until they disappear.

Photos

The job, photo by photo.

Before: The settlement crack under the window corner
The settlement crack under the window corner
Before: The corner crack up close, before work starts
The corner crack up close, before work starts
Repair: Corner masked off, repair under way, fan drying
Corner masked off, repair under way, fan drying
Repair: Corner crack opened up and taped
Corner crack opened up and taped
Repair: Compound coats building over the corner
Compound coats building over the corner
Repair: Fan drying the corner between coats
Fan drying the corner between coats
Repair: Corner coats feathered out
Corner coats feathered out
Repair: Finish coat on the corner wall
Finish coat on the corner wall
Done: The crack corner, finished — no trace left
The crack corner, finished — no trace left
Repair: Masking off the window and floor before the repair
Masking off the window and floor before the repair
Repair: The second crack, under the wide window — patch drying, fan on it
The second crack, under the wide window — patch drying, fan on it
Repair: Finish coat under the window, texture blended
Finish coat under the window, texture blended
Repair: Drying under the window, fan running
Drying under the window, fan running
Done: Finished wall along the windows
Finished wall along the windows
Done: The room finished, carpet back in place
The room finished, carpet back in place
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