My sister is hoping to brighten up her kitchen/diner and there are a couple of these cracks, caused by people going up into the loft from time to time and a bit of stuff stored up there. There's no question of it being re-boarded or the rafters being strengthened. Is there a flexible filler available, that could tolerate a bit of movement? She would have to get someone in, so it would help if she knew a bit more about the options.
Cheers Andy C
Only real solution is to scrim tape te joints and reskim
You can try decorators caulk but it needs a mm or two gap to work properly
Does that deal with the movement or will they simply open up again ?
No. A plaster skim can tolerate very little movement.
It will work - but shrinks as it dries. So will need several applications. But at least it remains fairly flexible.
Cheers
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