Ranchlands is one of the busiest communities for ceiling repair work in NW Calgary. Mid-1980s and 1990s homes with well-established crack patterns and older textures.
Ranchlands homes run from the mid-1980s through the 1990s -- 35-40 years of Alberta winters means the settling patterns are well-established. Cracks in Ranchlands ceilings are typically longer and wider than in newer communities, and they've often been patched (badly) once or twice with caulk or non-drywall compounds that don't hold. When those repairs fail, the crack is often worse than it started.
We do proper drywall repairs on Ranchlands ceilings: dig out the failed patch material, tape with mesh or paper tape (depending on the crack type), feather multiple coats of compound, sand smooth, and texture-match the surrounding surface. Done right, cracks in this vintage of home don't reopen.