DAP INC 18742 Alex Flex PT Spackling, 16.0 Fl Oz, White

If you’re on the fence to buy this, just do it. Outstanding results thus far fixing those pesky drywall cracks in my older home. Applies and sands easy. Quick dry time. Keep in mind this does not fix any structural issues.

Odd as I purchased and used this product a few years ago from Home Depot. I repaired a crack in our sheetrock (wall) that appeared to occur due to settling of the house. That was over 3 years ago and the crack has not developed again. So I was so impressed with this product I wanted to use it again for a similar crack in our ceiling near a beam that I believe expands/contracts slightly during thermal cycles. However, I noticed Home Depot no longer carries this product but I was able to get it on Amazon so happy about that. I repaired the ceiling over 3 months ago and no crack reappearing yet. I should mention we have repaired both these spots in the past with normal sheetrock mud which resulted in reappearance of the cracks. This product seems to be a significant improvement over normal spackling/mud.

I hope this will stop the dreaded cracks that keep coming back. Time will tell. It is easy to apply and sands out great. I hope it stays flexible enough to resist cracking.

Used on an area with a reoccurring crack that I had previously fixed with regular spackle

Don't be misled into thinking that this product will solve all of your cracks in drywall problems. The cracks returned less than three weeks after using it.Also, it dried up in the container REALLY fast.

This stuff really does what it says. It's hard to find, and not normally stocked in hardware stores or big box stores. It has the elasticity it promises, and is easily sandable and paintable, very important characteristics!

We removed several tons of junk from an attic, and then the lath and plaster walls started in with more cracking due to the weight being removed. Regular sheet rock patch would be applied and small cracks would re-form. I recoated several times. After about 3 months of that, I moved to this product. Now there are no more cracks. I can attribute the lack of recurrent cracks to this product, or that the building simply was done reacting to the lost attic weight. One cannot say. Either way, I wish I started with this product first as it may have saved me some time.

The product was simple and easy to apply to the wall. Unfortunately this product claims to flex with fine cracks but after applying the product as directed, the crack reappeared in two weeks. The second attempt I left leaving it for a week before sanding and paint, the crack still reappeared within two weeks. Back to the drawing board and not with this product.