How to Repair a Crack in Drywall

Step by step tutorial on fixing a drywall crack. A couple tips:

1. When texturing or feathering, mix in a little water if you feel the mud is too thick.

2. You may want to soak the paper when applying, or add a little water to the mud. This can help the paper bond better.

3. At 2:16 the monkey noise is from my kids watching Jumanji. It's a classic.

4. If your wall doesn't move or is solid, you may not need to put in the drywall screws.

5. I only mentioned it, but I put the screws ~1.5 inch and 6 inches from the cracked wall on both top and bottom in the studs. If your crack is vertical, you will place in the studs near the crack.

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[dorenah]

Great, easy to follow, and short video without skipping out on the steps. Thank you for the primer reminder. I just patched a hole in my drywall and was going to get into your paint matched, but now I know I need to grab some primer!

[SusanMcKee-bq]

I have cracks to repair thanks to my interior foundation repair. They were small until the house was lifted. Thanks for the helpful hints.

[abdulazizalnamlah]

Thank you so much! I'm currently preparing to drill my wall to hang some painting and was worried about creating cracks. This majorly reassured me!

[emilykirkwood]

This is incredibly helpful and useful. Thank you for simple, straightforward, concise information!

[Elena-mkbf]

Great job! I am getting ready to do this kind of project, too. I hope the day will come when the builders will do a better job and the inspectors do their job, so homeowners don’t have to suffer and use their time on fixing the things the builders didn’t want to do cutting the corners. 😢

[Reve_Hyrulier]

Thanks so much
I moved into recently renovated home and we have about 2 cracks like that and now i can fix them with thanks

[monie]

great video! To the point and no fluff! Thank you so much!

[DanEmCarter]

I watched this video before fixing the cracks in my wall for the first time. This is a great video and helped me get them done!! Thank you!!

[johng]

Really nice repair ~ if I were doing it, I would have used quickset and mesh tape for the initial repair, than regular mudd for the finish coats as the repair would have been far stronger and less likely to ever separate in the future.

[donlimoncelli]

I have found that StepSaver Stress Crack Tape is better than paper or mesh tape.

Paper tears unless you are extremely careful sanding. Also it is a millimeter or so thick so it's not easy to make the fix smooth unless you use a lot of mud. Also, it is not flexible, so if your wall shifts later, the crack will reappear.

Mesh tape is strong and flexible but it has more thickness than paper tape so the checkerboard pattern shows through when you sand unless you use a LOT of mud.

Stress Crack Tape is thinner than onion skin. It is also flexible like mesh tape and is just as strong.

Your local Lowe's and Home Depot might carry it but my stores don't. However, Sherwin-Williams stores do. It is about $4.00 for a package which has 12 strips of varying widths, all about 6" long. You can use the size width you need and it can be cut easily with a pocket knife, scissors or putty knife.

[JayTurner-lgwh]

Only thing I would add is on the second or what we call bed coat of joint compound (where you use wider knife), you should offset the knife at least 3/4 of the knife width. In other words, don’t align the center of the knife with the center of the tape. You will have to make 2 passes, one on each side of the tape.

[johnmyers]

Very informative. All worked for me. Thank you very much.

[jalan]

Apply mud in thinner flatter layers....makes final sand easier.

[MandiiHeartsKookie]

question, how do you do this for smooth wall homes and not see it was repaired..

[ericknoblauch]

Instead of using the paper tape, there is a product called Crack Tape. Crack Tape is a very strong drywall tape that you have to cut with scissors, and has holes in it that the drywall mud goes through. Crack Tape is very strong and flexible. You also cannot rip Crack Tape with your hands or try to rip with a dryewall knife. I ordered it online.

[Twisted_Ghost_]

So like what causes these cracks ? I live near a army base some people tell me it’s because all the tanks shooting artillery and the vibrations causes cracks over time and my home is around 35ish old

[pisolo]

what to do if there is no stud to secure a screw?

[Tbone.]

*always good to wet the paper tape before installing or it could bubble.

[CelticShadows]

Why isn't it recommended to use the paint and primer? Sorry trying to learn.

[davidnee]

Now, 1 Years later, Has the crack come back?