If the crack is noticeably deeper than the plaster or paint, that could also be problematic, as could cracks close to windows or doors, or spanning form where the wall meets the ceiling.

The ceiling collapsed in a student house after the estate agent was reportedly warned about a huge crack for weeks. The group of seven young women were left "shaken up" after the ceiling landed in ...

Remember, though, if you don’t address the cause of the cracks, they’ll just come back. Q We are going to paint our bedroom, but we want to do a different color on the ceiling and the walls.

The winter's heavy snowfall has taken its toll on at least a couple of homes in Fredericton. Cracks started appearing in the walls and ceilings of Stephanie Shanks's 40-year-old home following ...