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New drywall ceiling, cracks where wall meets ceiling

I Z
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago

Hey guys

I had A dropped ceiling in the basement that I demoed and had a contractor come out, install 2x4s and drywall the ceiling. This was completed about 6 months ago.

Last week I walked around and noticed a few of these cracks where walls and ceiling meet. I am able to slightly lift up the ceiling drywall in a few places.

I am thinking the drying of the studs and overall colder temp and lower humidity levels caused the studs to shift and maybe loosen the drywall screws a bit along with shifting everything so the mud cracked? Just seeing what you think cause of This is. Not enough mud on tape, not enough screws attaching drywall to the stud? Or just shifting of the studs due to conditions in the basement (humidity/temp)

thank you very much for your input!








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