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How can I make cracks on internal walls of my house invisible?
The walls are generally painted-over plaster. The cracks are long,
hairline cracks usually less than 1 mm wide. They aren%26#39;t increasing in
size (they resulted from the plaster being made to dry out too quickly
a few years ago).
I%26#39;d prefer to repaint rather than put wallpaper up, but I%26#39;m open to
any reasonable suggestions. (I%26#39;m wondering whether repainting would
even work, so if anyone has experience about that,it would help.) I
dislike artex.
Are there maybe products specifically for disguising such cracks? (Any
such products would have to be available from a shop in London.)
Thanks in advance,
iffy
iffy,
In what country do you live?
aceresearcher
Dear Iffy -
There are ways to repair cracks in plaster walls. IF you are not
adverse to a little work I have a full length description on how to
repair the cracks with plaster. Let me know if this suits your needs
and I will post a step by step instruction on how to repair. The
list of supplies should be easily found in London.
Thank you,
Morningstar
Hi Iffy~
DoItYourself offers several excellent articles on repairing plaster.
For basic step-by-step directions, visit:
http://doityourself.com/patch/repairhomeplaster.htm
For information on why plaster may crack, how to prevent it, and how
to repair it, go to:
http://doityourself.com/patch/plastercracks.htm
For another good article on the subject, visit:
http://mhschaefer.com/plaster.htm
A brief, but informative article:
http://www.remodelonline.com/directories/home/tips/home_repair/01500447.html
In each of these instances, you will need to repaint the wall once the
repair is made. Although there are some products made for repairing
cracks in plaster, the %26quot;old fashioned way%26quot; is still the best way.
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iffy,
there already exist paints in the market that can cover hairline
cracks (i think ICI has a range -do consult your local Hardware store
folks).
But for any wall with minor cracks, its really best to put some putty
over it and smoothen out the wall before you re-coat the wall (at
least 3 coats) with new paint.
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