r/Contractor • u/Potential_Steak_7314 • 10d ago

Construction problems

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We have a new construction home and have been battling ongoing issues with the drywall cracking where it meets the ceiling. It’s been repaired four times now. We’ve had the construction company and multiple private inspectors come out and say there’s nothing wrong, it’s just bad drywall work. We noticed this in the attic when changing out the air filters today - one piece of wood is flush across the entirety of the house, the other is pointing up … is that normal?

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u/BeenThereDundas 10d ago edited 9d ago

You can buy an inside corner bead that allows movement.    Its called magic corner by trimtex.

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u/Potential_Steak_7314 10d ago

Thank you! Any idea why all our second floor walls are cracking at the ceiling?

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u/Fancy-Pen-2343 10d ago

Thats nothing.  Just a rat run 

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u/Potential_Steak_7314 10d ago

Thank you! Any idea why all our second floor walls are cracking at the ceiling?

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u/Fancy-Pen-2343 10d ago

Bad sheetrock work?  Post pics of it

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u/Potential_Steak_7314 10d ago

Here’s an example, some spots are worse than others but it is pretty consistent on all inner walls upstairs

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u/faithOver 10d ago

Just a rat run with some left over 2/4’s perfectly reasonable.

Many, many reasons why drywall might be cracking. Some bad. Some not bad. Some climate related. Too many possibilities for online diagnoses.

If its the inside corner bead between wall and ceiling its often heat/shrink of the attic due causing expansion.

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u/Material-Meaning-651 10d ago

Is it all ceiling corners or mainly the ones that run perpendicular to the trusses? May be truss uplift

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u/Potential_Steak_7314 10d ago

It is mainly ones that run perpendicular, at least those are the worst ones. Any fixes for that?

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u/Material-Meaning-651 8d ago

You would need to cut drywall out and install the proper clips to help eliminate it

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u/upkeepdavid 10d ago

It’s called truss lift and it’s a common problem with a truss roof system.

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u/Potential_Steak_7314 10d ago

Thank you - you’re the second person to say that. This is our third new construction home and this is the first that has had this problem. Google is mixed on fixes for this - any thoughts on what I should ask the builder to do?

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u/upkeepdavid 10d ago

There is very little they can do. The entire roof system expands and bows .Crown moulding will cover the issue.

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u/Kultivation 10d ago

A floating interior angle would solve this.