March 07, 2016

Repairing Cracked Walls By Jitu

Building new or old is almost certain to have cracks in the walls or wall either small cracks to severe, causing cracks in the walls is very diverse, because the walls can move, composition plaster on the walls and the stirring pattern, acian composition and the way the process, the quality plamir walls, and so forth ...

in addition to cracking the problem in an assortment eg wall mossy wall, to the wall of mossy already we discussed in the article address the mossy wall, another problem that is especially perforated wall on the wall that is old age.

the walls were cracked is very unsightly and should be repaired as soon as possible to avoid more severe problems. Here are some easy steps to identify and repair the walls were cracked so as not to spread and become more severe.
Identify the level of cracking the wall
There are several types of cracks on the walls commonly identified in the home, whether home which is still new and the house is long. Here are three types of wall cracks:

Crack-like strands of hair (Hairline Cracks)
Cracks wall very smooth and resembles a strand of hair is called Hairline cracks. The walls were cracked with this type is not a serious problem. However, if you intend to fix it, you can use the injection with urethane or epoxy.

rift wall creeper (Spreading Cracks)
If the rift walls that appear on the walls of your house tends to be fairly many, long, until branching - branches and vines, this indicates that the problem is quite serious rift wall, which can cause cavities and wall collapse at any - time. So, do not ignore the damage to the wall and immediately make repairs.

rift wall width (Wide Cracks)
For walls that have cracks width but does not spread and metastasized to other parts, you can fix it with sandpaper or epoxy sand filler or a patch with spackle.

Paska know the type of cracking the wall, it's time you start doing repairs on the walls were cracked.


Tools needed:

  • Plamir wall / Putty
  • Plaster
  • Sander
  • spackle
  • Cat

How to fix the walls were cracked:
Clean up the cracks in tembol
on cracks or crevices in the walls, usually there is mildew, dust, and debris. Before you start repairing and patching walls were cracked, you should clean the dirt in the cracks. Use knives, sharp objects, or even a vacuum cleaner to suck up dust and dirt on such cracks.

Fill the gap with spackle or mixture of cement
To patch the walls were cracked, needs to be seen how big the cracks of the wall. You can use spackle or cement mix. Apply this material with the help of a putty (putty knife) to remove the remaining - the rest of the fillings spilling, and level with the wall.

Cover former wall cracks with plaster drywall
Once the cracks in the wall finished patched, you need to close the patched with drywall plaster. You need to cut the plaster tape into long strips and quite wide enough to cover the former crack.

Apply return spackle over the cracks in the wall
Again, use a putty knife to place and leveling spackle with a thin layer on top of the wall evenly. Putty should be leveled many - times to patch the result cracks do not look thick and protruding from the wall.

Sandpaper on the part already covered with spackle
sandpaper with a pattern down the entire wall already patched to keep the fillings former flatter, does not cause lumps and make the former wall surface remains smooth cracks and ready to be painted. Repeat the process spackling and sanding until the results obtained are smooth and flat.

Apply the paint in the former the cracks using the same color as the wall
Areas that have been completed patched and smoothed with sandpaper, would still leave scars because of the color of white patches striking because the former sandpaper, which looks extremely contrasting with the color on the other wall. For that, you can repeat to paint it the same color with the color of the walls.

If you have trouble finding the same color, and not worry if you use colors that are not similar, it would seem the former patch on the wall, then you can paint the entire wall with a new color, so that the former fillings will be masked by the color of the walls a new one.

additional tips:
for security reasons, use gloves and eye protection to fix the crack in the wall. You can also use a dust mask to avoid dust from the debris did not hit the wall face.
recommended several thin layers of spackle, rather than one thick layer of spackle. A thick layer will have the potential to crack back after it dries.

Source: http://www.architectaria.com/


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