Drywall tape peeling along ceiling edge

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I live in Seattle and it's currently wintertime. The house was built in 2014, we purchased this house in 2018 and did not have any nail pops or drywall cracks back then but the house was freshly painted so they probably just covered up a bunch of nail pops and cracks.
When it started getting cold this fall, I noticed a few nail pops in the ceiling on the 2nd floor of the house. A little later I got a crack along the edge of the ceiling and what appears to be drywall tape peeling in a couple of places.
I've checked the attic and there is no sign of water damage in these spots. There is some water near the edges of the foundation in the crawlspace that we are having addressed this spring by installing a french drain via a foundation repair contractor.
What's the best way to repair the peeling tape along the edge?
Is there anything out there that's better for edges than just applying more drywall tape?

Ed Beal · Answer

I don’t see any evidence of repair so it may warrant a little more investigation.
In the Pacific Northwest we have multiple possibilities that could cause this;
Carpenter ants.
Termites.
Wood rot.
I like to use metal inside corners. Sand the texture mud the corner in and retexture.
Since this looks new and things may still moving I would put a scale or ruler up there and take a clear photo. Wait a 6 months and re measure. If no change repair.
If there is a change .
Be on the lookout around the home for carpenter ants and termites.
This new of construction should not have issues yet but look for water running down walls (plugged gutters) things that could start wood rotting)
If you haven’t noticed any of our big 3 and the crack has not gotten worse now would be the time to repair.
It could have just been “New house settling” since the structure is not very old and we have had some high winds lately.

Drywall tape peeling along ceiling edge

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