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    Why have these cracks appeared

    As title really. Are vertical cracks between plasterboard sheets just a fact of life, poor build quality, or a more serious problem? This is a first floor bedroom under a window. I'm assuming a flexible filler would give a year or so of fix, but tape and plaster would be better long term?
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    What's caused this patch?

    I don't think it's an alien hand print. It doesn't smell and it doesn't feel damp. Thanks
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    Crack through floor tile

    Hi, Noticed these cracks in the tile between the doorway of the kitchen and the utility room. Tile has been down since 2012 (new build) and I think it's a concrete floor. Any idea of the cause or how to fix? Thanks!
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    Last cracks question...

    So I've come to terms that there will forever be cracks in my house and I'm hoping to try and fix them all. I just have one more question about a crack type I am not sure about. The photos below are from the top pieces of plasterboard inside window openings. There are cracks where the...
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    Fixing plasterboard cracks

    These pictures are of the underside of the top of some bedroom windows. As you can see, there are cracks where the horizontal meets the vertical, but I have a couple of questions. 1) Why do the cracks suddenly go diagonal as they head towards the room? 2) what's the best way to fix this...
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    Sort these cracks permenantly

    Hi, We have these kind of cracks above most doorways and windows in our house. It was a new build in 2012 and I'm just putting it down to a bad boarding job (unless anyone knows otherwise). The walls aren't plastered and I think the cracks are at the board joins. There's a million...
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    Strange small plasterboard crack

    I'm used to seeing cracks where walls meet ceilings, around doorways etc, but I've just noticed one in my house that I don't know how to explain. It's on interior upstairs plasterboard wall, perfectly horizontal and about an inch in length. It's about a foot from the ceiling, but not near an...
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