Just Renovated? You May See Drywall Cracks After the Winter

Let’s set up the scenario: you’ve lived in your house for a number of years, and you’ve decided it’s time to expand or to spruce it up a little. You call in an Orlando drywall repair and construction team to help you with the project, and before you know it, you’re living in a beautiful new space. However, once the winter has come and passed, you start to notice a few cracks in the seams around the walls. What is a homeowner to do?

While the “winter thaw” isn’t as much of a phenomenon here in Central Florida, we do experience some seasonal temperature fluctuation throughout November and December. As you probably learned years ago, dropping temperatures can cause materials to contract and shrink, while warming temperatures often cause them to expand again. You’ve probably seen this happen with the wood that makes your doors or decks. Unfortunately, this can also happen with your drywall.

Your home is constantly settling, though you (hopefully) don’t feel it. Your foundation shifts slightly, and new construction materials move to accommodate the shift. Such an effect is pronounced during the winter and the subsequent thaw, when your drywall and other building materials have to handle both the temperature shift and the foundation shift. That’s why you may see a few cracks in your beautiful new walls this Christmas.

So what should you do to remedy this issue? The Orlando drywall repair experts who took care of your renovations in the first place should be able to provide you with the solutions you need, or you can turn to another team of experts. It may seem like a quick and easy fix to smear some spackle over the problem areas and call it a day, but your walls won’t have that smooth, even look you desire. Leave the fixing to the pros.

The drywall repair professionals at New Ceilings have extensive experience with just about every drywall problem under the sun. Whether it’s nail pops, holes, or seam cracks, we can provide you with a long-lasting solution that makes your walls look as good as the day they were put up. To learn more or to schedule your free consultation, give us a call today at (407) 378-6040.