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Fri, Jul 31, 09 at 18:27
| I have some circular cracks/lumps appearing n the ceiling near a wall. They are appearing in a straight line and are about a quarter in size. I've taken a photo of the 2 most prominent ones:
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6962/ceiling.jpg Does anyone know why this is happening? Thanks! |
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- Posted by sombreuil_mongrel (My Page) on Fri, Jul 31, 09 at 19:44
| Those are "nail pops", when drying and temp changes act to drive the drywall nail back out of the wood framing. Generally, you have to fix and repaint. I usually drive another nail ( a ring-shank masonite nail) so the heads overlap; the new nail holds in the old one. Casey |
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| In a professional installation drywall would not be attached to the ceiling within a foot of a wall. The wall board would be pushed up to trap the ceiling board so the ceiling board could move without causing finish problems. Just remove the nails and patch the holes. |
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