Recent content by ray7027

Thanks inspectorD for the link. That sounds like my problem.

There is no tape it is just the drywall compound. I checked all 6 outside corners I have in the house and there are small crackes on all of them. Most are along the point of the corner, but two of them have small cracks the same place as the bottom picture. I think now that the problem is poor...

There is no second floor. Above are the roof trusses. I can access it.

There is nothing in that wall. I'm thinking that maybe it is just improper work by the builder. Maybe the metal corners were not secured properly. There were small cracks on the corners for a while, but recently got to this point. I guess the only way to check stucture under the coat closet is...

Thanks for the welcomes. I have posted in the walls and ceiling section with pictures, but all but one posted with the ceiling to the left.

I have a 28 year old bi-level. In the stairway on the lower part of the stairs t the wall below the steps there is a gap between the side of the steps and the drywall. Also outside of the coat closet at the top of the stairs there are bad cracks on the corners on the outside of the closet at the...

New to this forum. Looks like a lot of great information is available. I have quite a few years of DIY experiance, but you always run into something new. I have done everything except roof replacement, but will let contractors handle the tough problems. I do have an odd problem that I will...