How to deal with this cracking?

guineapiggirl13

How can I best deal with this? I was thinking I'd just pick off the bits, sand it and fill with caulk but I'm worried I might damage the wallpaper? What's the best course of action?

Thanks!

rob7475

Run a sharp stanley knive down the angle where the paper meets the staircase. you should then be able to remove the loose stuff. Run a bead of flexible acrylic caulk down the joint and you should be done

guineapiggirl13

Perfect! Thanks, I'll give that a go!

guineapiggirl13

Just to say thanks to the above poster, the Stanley knife worked really well. The gap was larger than expected so I filled it with expanding foam (this was fun!) before using the caulk and then painting. It's not a perfect job, my skills are still developing, but it's a huge improvement!