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October 23, 2007

Plaster Ceiling cracks

we bought a frame house about a year ago and in the past few months i've noticed a bunch of new cracks in the ceilings in the parlor floor. we raised the roof on the top floor by a few feet and I'm wondering if that could be triggering these changes. The construction was done with permit and engineer etc. If so -- any suggestions on what to do? If this is not the cause, any ideas on whether this is a normal "settling" issue for an old house? I'm fine with that, but it seems that there are an awful lot of cracks for such a short time. Any ideas/suggestions/insights welcome. Thanks!

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FYI permits and engineers dont prevent plaster from cracking. good workmanship does

Posted by: guest at October 23, 2007 1:42 PM

Plater ceilings need work over time. It's just the nature of 100 year old plaster to crack. If the plaster is still firm to the ceiling I wouldn't be real concern. If the plaster is starting to let go I would put some plater washers in place and skimcoat. If you need some help in the future with this, you can call me at 718-506-7621.

Posted by: Rick at October 23, 2007 2:37 PM

I thought plaster cracks were no big deal either, until I came home and found about 50 pounds of plaster on my pillow! It was as old as the house, full of horsehair and who knows what else. Glad I wasn't asleep at the time. You should definitely take a closer look and see if it's pulling away.

Posted by: guest at October 23, 2007 3:23 PM

I blame Okie.

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