carrottopper Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Hello, any suggestions on the best way to repair cracks in our walls? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Fill with painters calk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny202 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Hard to tell without looking at it but if its just cosmetic get someone to render it. Calk or filler never looks good as it shrinks. If you want to repair properly what they normally do is drill or chase (cut grooves) in the wall both sides and put steel in, cement over the top. I had it done here on a couple internal walls worked like a treat. Problem is here usually they bring tons of fill in and without allowing it to settle throw a slab straight on top of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 I have to side with woody on this. If you have cracks, rendered wall will likely just crack again. Calk is flexible, and will last much longer before cracking than will wall-putty or rendering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlyai Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 On 5/8/2022 at 6:40 AM, sometimewoodworker said: Fill with painters calk Hello, what is the Thai name please? When I search painters chalk I get a whole list of TOA products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 7 minutes ago, carlyai said: Hello, what is the Thai name please? When I search painters chalk I get a whole list of TOA products. I like this: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bankruatsteve Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 If the cracks are like cracks in glass (thin), I have had good results by simply painting over them and allowing the paint to fill. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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