Inside corner wall crack repair

[Mercellus Bohren]

We had some foundation repairs done recently and our house foundation is so= lid for the time being.

A long crack formed down the corner of an inside wall when the foundation s= hifted. It's closed back up now that the foundation has been repaired. The = crack started at the crown molding at the top of the wall to the shoe moldi= ng at the bottom, on an inside corner. We'd like to patch that up and repai= nt the room.=20

Do we need to completely remove the old drywall tape before patching it up = and re-taping?

[Joe]

solid for the time being.

shifted. It's closed back up now that the foundation has been repaired. Th= e crack started at the crown molding at the top of the wall to the shoe mol= ding at the bottom, on an inside corner. We'd like to patch that up and rep= aint the room.

p and re-taping?

Logically, yes. If you need more information, download the 579 page 'Gypsum Construction Manual' by USG. Answers to more questions than you will ever ask in that tome.

Joe

[Brian V]

If it's directly in the corner just run a bead of caulk and paint over it.

[DD_BobK]

solid for the time being.

shifted. It's closed back up now that the foundation has been repaired. Th= e crack started at the crown molding at the top of the wall to the shoe mol= ding at the bottom, on an inside corner. We'd like to patch that up and rep= aint the room.

p and re-taping?

How about a photo? An overall shot (to give placement & perspective) and some closeups.

How wide is the crack? Did the tape pull free from one sheet or the other? Or did it simply rip is the corner.

If the tape (paper?) just ripped & still soundly adhered to the sheets..... I'd use a flexible caulk if the crack was 1/4" (that's probably a bit on the large size) or smaller.

cheers Bob

[Steve Barker]

for the time being.

shifted. It's closed back up now that the foundation has been repaired. The crack started at the crown molding at the top of the wall to the shoe molding at the bottom, on an inside corner. We'd like to patch that up and repaint the room.

re-taping?

I'd caulk it with a paintable caulk, run my finger down it and be done.