Q. An ice dam left a small irregular brownish area and a crack in a bedroom ceiling. How do I fix it? A. You don’t mention if it’s a textured ceiling, the width of the crack, if there’s any ...

Have you noticed a crack (or two) in your ceiling? We asked our in-house carpentry expert to explain what these different cracks might mean.

A crack crawling across your wall can be super concerning. Read these tips to find out if it's something that needs to be repaired right away or not.

How to fix cracks in plaster walls Like repairing a plaster ceiling, this DIY project only requires six tools, and you can do it yourself with a little time and patience, says Don Reed, custom ...

Q: My house has had no heat for four days, and now I see some cracks in the ceiling, usually following the edges of the tape that was applied to the drywall seams. They aren’t wet and are in a part of ...

A special stucco-repair caulk is also available from Quikrete. This comes in a toothpaste-type tube and can be used to patch cracks up to 1/2-inch wide.

QUESTION: I’m living in a new house that is only a few years old, and I have to fix some settling cracks in my ceiling. The problem is that my ceiling has a textured pattern that I can’t i ...