Crack [verified]s In Plaster: Walls

🔹 – Could be minor foundation settling. Monitor it with a pencil mark. If it grows, call someone.

🔹 – Usually just shrinkage or settling. Cosmetic, not structural. Fill, sand, paint. cracks in plaster walls

🔹 – Normal movement. The header is doing its job. Patch it. 🔹 – Could be minor foundation settling

Here’s how to read the cracks:

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🔹 – The keys (those blobs of plaster squeezed through lath) have broken. This needs plaster washers or a full repair, not just spackle.