I am renovating my son’s bedroom and trying to make the walls as nice as is reasonable before repainting. There are a few cracks like this in the paint. It looks like on top of the drywall there is paint, wallpaper, and then a few more layers of paint. The cracks could be at the seams of the drywall from expansion and contraction. They could be at the seams of the wallpaper. They could be something else. Most of the cracks come straightish down below the sides of windows, which makes me think drywall seams.
I gouged out one crack and filled it with joint compound to see how that works. Since the drywall is old, it was really hard to tell if this is at a drywall seam or not - there are places where previous work, maybe mouse damage, and who knows what else has made the drywall crumble from behind. These are the joys of an older house!
How would you handle this?
Have you tried stuffing instant noodles or rice in the cracks?
I get the feeling this is a joke. If it’s not a joke please elaborate!
I’ve seen some weird stuff to fix a aeky basement like someone shoving dryer sheets in basement wall rod holes to make a paintable surface for drylock (it didn’t work).
There is nothing holy in home repair anymore with all these short turnaround corners cut garbage flipped houses on the market these days.
tiktok trend of making a “cement” off food stuffs and and sanding/painting it
Ah I see. There truly is nothing holy. Thanks for the explanation!