Cracks in Paint on Interior Walls

[TFW46]

Originally Posted by gpr66

Hard to tell from pics, but to my eyes the top photo looks like a simple scrape more than an exposed drywall joint. The bottom one looks like moisture or contaminant as others have said.

The furniture looks really close to the wall, is it possible that something like an upholstery staple or similar on the back caused the scrape in the wall, and that something on the furniture (leather cleaner or treatment, etc) could have gotten on the paint below causing the rippling?

Also get a moisture meter if you don't have one, see if the drywall moisture levels are consistent or wetter in that particular area.

I clean the baseboards and spots on the walls with Clorox Wipes and sometimes those Wipes are pretty wet. I wouldnt think they could cause bubbling, but maybe they could.

What a great idea about a moisture meter. I'm ordering one from Amazon today. Thanks so much.

[gpr66]

Originally Posted by TFW46

I clean the baseboards and spots on the walls with Clorox Wipes and sometimes those Wipes are pretty wet. I wouldnt think they could cause bubbling, but maybe they could.

What a great idea about a moisture meter. I'm ordering one from Amazon today. Thanks so much.

I prefer to clean baseboards with one of those Swiffer 360 dusters (long handle for getting low) because it's usually just dust. For stubborn smudges etc. I use a magic eraser with tiny amount of water.

[TFW46]

Originally Posted by gpr66

I prefer to clean baseboards with one of those Swiffer 360 dusters (long handle for getting low) because it's usually just dust. For stubborn smudges etc. I use a magic eraser with tiny amount of water.

That's what I'm going to start doing, gpr66. Thanks.