Hello.
Noticed a crack on the kitchen ceiling, which is in a straight line for approx 6 inches. One side of the crack has dropped slightly, so there's a 1mm "edge".
I think the reason is due to something the bathroom fitters have done. In order to fit some of the pipework in, they re-config'd some of the joists. In doing so, they've removed a couple of the nails that attached the kitchen ceiling plasterboard to the underside of the joists. Maybe they thought that removing a couple of them wouldn't be a big deal.
So, my initial thought was to re-introduce a couple of plasterboard nails into where the new bits of joist are, to add a bit of support and stop the crack worsening. Unfortunately, the new bits of joist are approx 1cm less deep than the original bits, so there's a gap between plasterboard and joist.
I'm guessing it wouldn't be wise to bang nails into a gap, even if the nails reach as far as the joist? Failing that, I'm wondering what my options would be. Ideally, I'd like to avoid opening up either the bathroom floor or the kitchen ceiling as both are pretty new.
Cheers.
Noticed a crack on the kitchen ceiling, which is in a straight line for approx 6 inches. One side of the crack has dropped slightly, so there's a 1mm "edge".
I think the reason is due to something the bathroom fitters have done. In order to fit some of the pipework in, they re-config'd some of the joists. In doing so, they've removed a couple of the nails that attached the kitchen ceiling plasterboard to the underside of the joists. Maybe they thought that removing a couple of them wouldn't be a big deal.
So, my initial thought was to re-introduce a couple of plasterboard nails into where the new bits of joist are, to add a bit of support and stop the crack worsening. Unfortunately, the new bits of joist are approx 1cm less deep than the original bits, so there's a gap between plasterboard and joist.
I'm guessing it wouldn't be wise to bang nails into a gap, even if the nails reach as far as the joist? Failing that, I'm wondering what my options would be. Ideally, I'd like to avoid opening up either the bathroom floor or the kitchen ceiling as both are pretty new.
Cheers.