Recent content by motlehh

Nah, no signs of moisture from what I can tell. I've just learned to assume that nothing was done right in this house. Ever since we moved here, we've run into all kinds of shoddy work. The previous owners made a lot of renovations to the house right before they sold it, but we learned pretty...

Gotcha...that does make sense. Is it safe to slap a new layer of drywall over an old ceiling like that? Just curious. We're hoping to vault our ceilings someday and it would be a bummer to have to deal with the popcorn and asbestos if it's still up there.

What do you mean about not getting a fresh layer of drywall? There are a couple of other random areas in our home where the edges of the ceiling look "lumpy" like that too, but no other cracks (yet). The lumpy area beside the crack does feel kind of crumbly, like if I tried to poke it or scrape...

Haha...I have never been a fan of the textured ceiling, but I can live with them. I'm not overly concerned about the appearance of the crack; it's in a corner of the house where we don't spend much time and isn't super obvious. My only concern is making sure it's not a structural problem!

Will do. If there is an issue with sagging or cracking joists, what kind of professional should we call? Should we contact a structural engineer first and then find a contractor or carpenter to do the work?

Thanks for the response! We live in a split-level home and yes, this is on the upper floor; sorry, I should have mentioned that in my original post. I had actually read about truss lift last night and wondered if this might be the case here. To be honest, I have never been in our attic so I'm...

Hi there, My fiance and I are new homeowners, and we're still learning a lot. Just recently, I noticed a crack that's about 16 inches long running along one of our home's perimeter walls, near the corner of our dining room. Our roof is only a few years old, so I was at first doubtful that...