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Repair a non-structural hairline crack

Walls & drywall · Hairline crack
LIKELY CAUSE
Minor movement in finish
Success rate
0% success
Successful repairs
0
People tried
0
Repair time
30 min
Difficulty
Easy
Estimated cost
€0
Shared by
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Maya
Fix Score 88
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TOOLS
Required tools
Fillerscrapersandpaper
PARTS
Parts used
No replacement parts used.
REPAIR GUIDE

Step by step

  1. 1
    Confirm the crack is narrow and not rapidly growing
    Confirm the crack is narrow and not rapidly growing.
  2. 2
    Remove loose paint/filler
    Remove loose paint/filler.
  3. 3
    Fill with suitable flexible or fine-surface filler
    Fill with suitable flexible or fine-surface filler.
  4. 4
    Sand after curing
    Sand after curing.
  5. 5
    Prime and repaint; seek assessment if the crack returns or widens
    Prime and repaint; seek assessment if the crack returns or widens.
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