Crack in kitchen ceiling

I just noticed a crack in my kitchen ceiling close to where the wall /ceiling meet. It's about 12 inches long. Above the kitchen is a spare bedroom rarely used and the house itself is about 5 years old.

Is this something I should be worried about or is this a diy polyafill job?

Photos attached

dodzy

EvilWonka wrote: »

I just noticed a crack in my kitchen ceiling close to where the wall /ceiling meet. It's about 12 inches long. Above the kitchen is a spare bedroom rarely used and the house itself is about 5 years old.

Is this something I should be worried about or is this a diy polyafill job?

Photos attached

As you said, fill and paint. I'd be inclined to use caulk as it's flexible, smooth it out and paint when dry.

PeteFalk78

The key with caulking ceiling cracks is to get as much caulk into the crack as possible,
I used the caulking method shown here. I lightly rub over caulked crack with a damp cloth to remove the little residue at each side.
Let it dry and paint over.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYOygGYiLp8

PeteFalk78

PeteFalk78 wrote: »

The key with caulking ceiling cracks is to get as much caulk into the crack as possible,
I used the caulking method shown here. I lightly rub over caulked crack with a damp cloth to remove the little residue at each side.
Let it dry and paint over.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYOygGYiLp8

Thanks guys, I anyways freak out when i see cracks... Start thinking is subsidence!!

So I have gone around my house and found a number of vertical cracks under the corners of window sills and above window and door opening corners. There is also a small hairline vertical crack in the middle of the chimney breast... Are these normal shrinkage /settlement cracks.

There is no cracks on the exterior of the house.
Also all the walls with cracks have plaster board construction on the inside

dodzy

EvilWonka wrote: »

So I have gone around my house and found a number of vertical cracks under the corners of window sills and above window and door opening corners. There is also a small hairline vertical crack in the middle of the chimney breast... Are these normal shrinkage /settlement cracks.

There is no cracks on the exterior of the house.
Also all the walls with cracks have plaster board construction on the inside

They're most likely hairline cracks in the plaster. Action as above.

PeteFalk78

This is normal settling and aging. Every house will suffer from cracks from weight, heat, damp etc.

dmc17

EvilWonka wrote: »

So I have gone around my house and found a number of vertical cracks under the corners of window sills and above window and door opening corners. There is also a small hairline vertical crack in the middle of the chimney breast... Are these normal shrinkage /settlement cracks.

There is no cracks on the exterior of the house.
Also all the walls with cracks have plaster board construction on the inside

Looks like your house is falling down





Only joking, you see these in nearly every house. Shouldn't be anything to worry about other than having to fill them now and again.

dmc17

dmc17 wrote: »

Looks like your house is falling down





Only joking, you see these in nearly every house. Shouldn't be anything to worry about other than having to fill them now and again.

Nearly sent me running there!!

Thanks guys

EvilWonka

EvilWonka wrote: »

Nearly sent me running there!!

Thanks guys

Added some pics to close of the thread!!

PeteFalk78

Yep absolutely nothing remotely to worry about there. All standard cracks in the typical places.

PeteFalk78

PeteFalk78 wrote: »

Yep absolutely nothing remotely to worry about there. All standard cracks in the typical places.

Yay.... I'm going to sleep like a baby tonight!!