Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A crack in a white plaster wall A crack in a plaster wall can look intimidating, and even be a cause for concern. While the sudden ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Spotting a crack on your wall ranks high in the category of “signs that could indicate your house is in ...

Cracks in drywall are not uncommon and in many cases are nothing to be concerned about. There's plenty of mundane reasons for them — a house's foundations settle over a period of time, or the ...

A question for Danny Lipford: I'm seeing a lot of small cracks in my walls. Do I have a structural problem? Answer: Most small cracks in drywall or plaster walls are not serious and are caused by ...

Q: Our home is on a hillside and was built with a walkout basement. The walls are concrete blocks on all sides except the wall on the low side of the hill. That wall is 2-by-4 wood studs. I have never ...

A crack in your wall isn’t always an indication of structural damage. Many cracks are perfectly natural and the result of your house “settling” — no reason for concern. At the same time, a crack can ...

I noticed that I have a crack running down my cinder block basement wall. Most of the cracks follow the joints of the blocks except for one, which split one block in half. I temporarily sealed couple ...

SCHERTZ — Builder Pulte Homes is facing homeowner complaints of shifting foundations and retaining wall cracks — again. This time, it's in the Fairhaven neighborhood just northeast of San Antonio.