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Control Joint - Drywall

Control Joint - Drywall

Control Joint - Drywall

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I am looking at some cracks in drywall partitions in a warehouse building in India. Since the system is not very common, it appears that no control joints were installed and cracks have begun to appear in joints between adjoining panels (horizontal and vertical). These walls separate a conditioned production area from a warehouse and as a result, are subject to a thermal gradient.

The walls are very long and tall (about 100' long and 30' tall). Is it possible to install control joints in an existing wall? Normally, I have seen back-to-back studs with a control joint provided every 30' or so.

Does anyone have any other smart ideas to mitigate this? Or should they rip up a line of panels and install double studs and a true control joint?

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RE: Control Joint - Drywall

In office space where there is a line of door heads and window heads, I've used a 'J' moulding on either side with polyurethane caulk in the space.

Dik

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