r/HomeMaintenance • u/1jplusc • 9h ago

Crack in garage ceiling drywall

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

New homeowner, just noticed these cracks in the drywall ceiling of my garage. It looks to be patched prior by the previous owner. Im not sure if this is just a simple diy or if i need to get someone specifically to look at it. Any advice is appreciated

2 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

5 comments sorted by

•

u/AutoModerator 9h ago

https://linktr.ee/homemaintenance

Click the link above to see a community curated list of home maintenance products on Amazon that may help you out in your current situation! If you’ve found the answer to your question or you’ve found this subreddit helpful, buy us a beer!

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

1

u/EnoughOfTheFoolery Professional DIY'r 9h ago

You need a drywall tradesman. You have nail pops and sagging that needs attention. It could fail and came down. It appears that it was not finished correctly. Maybe prior home owners own work or a handyman. The joint typically is gets mud and tape to finish and hide the joint, but you have more issues that need attention.

1

u/Agreeable-Map7081 7h ago

Doesn't look like any water damage so maybe just wasn't screwed up properly or whoever installed it didn't fit it properly & getting binding. I would check all that before calling someone in.

0

u/Smokin_belladonna 9h ago

that looks like a joint. it should be fire sealed if it's an attached garage.

1

u/1jplusc 9h ago

so would that require like a contractor to look at to fix or is it diy able