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Although I am not a professional drywaller or finisher I have hung and finished my share of the goods. I do have a question for someone who can recommend how to repair the following problem. I have looked at a house in central NYS where the winter temperatures have gotten to 20+ below zero this past winter. The house is 2 X 6 framed with 1/2 inch drywall. During the deepest cold this winter corner seams have cracked on the outside walls. It appears only on the second floor. A previous event with the former owner is evident since one corner has a fillet of drywall compound showing the entire vertical length. Anyone lend a thought how to repair this correctly?

Some projects just can suck you in before you know what is happening. I recall a repair, that started out as an upgrade, I was doing for a client/friend on his beautiful Cape Cod home sitting atop a bluff on the National Seashore. I had replaced most of the first story windows with a good vinyl clad replacement product. With just one more to go on the North side I felt I was home free as a bright day turned into a cloudy one. I removed the old window and noticed mold on the sill and a growth in between the shingles and tar paper so I pulled a few shingles. By the time I was done pulling and ripping I was down to the sill plate cutting a section of it out, leaving a gapping hole in the North side of the house. It was now about 2PM with a threat of rain and a this hole in the side of the house. I had to call in some help to make fast work of a weathering job and window install before dark. I remember thinking "what happened", this was supposed to be a simple end to the job? Never saw it coming! A little wiser but still get caught now and again.