Crack on bathroom ceiling

OrbitHeadache

Hi does this look like a serious problem? Looks like a crack devolping around the light.

OrbitHeadache

How do I go about fixing this?

MikeJXE

It looks like a crack between 2 boards to me

If it has only just happened let it develop and see where it goes

Have you been doing anything above it like in the loft if it's upper floor ? 

grumbler

I see some blisters as well. Paper lining to hide some old problem?

What sort of ceiling is it? How old is the house?

OrbitHeadache

MikeJXE said:

It looks like a crack between 2 boards to me

If it has only just happened let it develop and see where it goes

Have you been doing anything above it like in the loft if it's upper floor ? 

No nothing above it, I am thinking it has developed because of lack of moisture possibly? Is a crack between 2 boards a big problem?

When I say nothing above it I mean no work being done!

OrbitHeadache

grumbler said:

I see some blisters as well. Paper lining to hide some old problem?

What sort of ceiling is it? How old is the house?

House was built in 1940 I think.

Nothing is being hidden by plaster lining.

Mutton_Geoff

grumbler said:

What sort of ceiling is it? How old is the house?

Artex. OP - don't sand it.

MikeJXE

OrbitHeadache said:

MikeJXE said:

It looks like a crack between 2 boards to me

If it has only just happened let it develop and see where it goes

Have you been doing anything above it like in the loft if it's upper floor ? 

No nothing above it, I am thinking it has developed because of lack of moisture possibly? Is a crack between 2 boards a big problem?

When I say nothing above it I mean no work being done!

No a crack between boards is quite normal, is the covering wall paper or artex ? If it's artex the tradesman made a poor job of cleaning off the bumps before fixing and the decorator the same

Leave it for a while see if it gets worse, no point dealing with that bit if the crack is going to get longer.

If it is artex then you would only need to brush some fine filler into the crack 

Edit

I notice house age,  the ceiling might not be boards it maybe lath and plaster 

diystarter7

Hi

How old is the property and is it one of those, up and over type?

Thnaks

plumb1_2

Imo that artex has been put on to cover a bad ceiling in the past. Most probably a crack between the boards, nothing to worry about.
I would get some filler and use your finger to fill it and then you can smooth it in the same direction as the swirl’s. Using a filling knife would leave an edge.

EssexExile

If that's the only ceiling crack in a 1940s house you are doing really well.