![]() ![]() The layer(s) under the topcoat get brittle over time and expand and contract due to thermal and moisture changes differently than the more flexible topcoat. When repeated coats of paint are applied over other coats, then over a period of years, the chances of crazing (a pattern or network of hairline/ fine cracks) or alligatoring (a pattern similar to the reptiles scaly skin) cracking increases. Hairline type of spiderweb cracks due to paint issues Major track builders know that they will get a number of calls about these cracks in the first year or two and just consider it part of the construction business. ![]() Also, the wood framing lumber usually drys out some which causes the studs, joists, and rafters to twist or bow slightly. One of the common reasons for this is that many homes will settle a little in the first year or two. New homes will often develop a few cracks in the first year or two, but most of them will be at door and window corners or at the areas where the walls meet the ceilings, rather than on the ceiling itself. ![]()
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