Cracks at side of stair case

[andyfeeny]

We are just about to decorate but at the side of our staircase there is a crack in the plaster all the way up. Its a relatively new house and I cant see any obvious huge movement in the stairs. Is there something I could use to fill the crack before we paint? Do I need to get it re-plastered? The cracks aren't huge but I would just like to make it look neater...

Thanks for any help you can give me

 

[kevindgas]

most modern house are thrown together in weeks so nothing has time to dry.

as a result staircases often shrink a few mm's over the first year.

get some decorators caulk or filler to fill small cracks, sand once dry and apply a mist coat of paint to prep ready for proper paint job.

 

[roughcaster]

A length of wooden quadrant beading (small), pinned/stuck onto the stair stringer will sort the problem too.

Roughcaster.