How do I repair sheetrock that keeps cracking?

One of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to just add joint compound or spackling to the drywall crack. Over time the crack will come back because the compound or spackling will never win the fight between it and your house settling. It’s like Pee Wee Herman challenging Mike Tyson. ***** Adding fiberglass mesh drywall tape to the crack is like giving Pee Wee anabolic steroids. ***** Center the tape on the crack. Since one side is sticky you can place it on the wall. Apply a thin coat of drywall spackling compound over your mesh tape. Just enough to fill the voids and make the tape adhere even more to the wall. Do not use drywall joint compound. Add the spackling by starting in the middle of the tape. Spread the spackling on the tape in a downward motion from the center. Then go back and add the rest of the spackling moving upward from the center of the tape.This stretches the tape along the crack and prevents it from wrinkling. Allow this coat to dry for 30 minutes and watch an episode of Peoples Court with a cup of coffee. The reason for the light coat is so you don’t have a big hump on your wall where the tape is located. Use your 6 inch knife to put on a second coat of the drywall spachling compound. Make the width of the new coat be two inches to the right and 2 inches left of the center of the tape. Then smooth out the spackling with your 6 inch drywall knife like you did in Step 2 (always starting in the center and moving toward the ends). The key tip I have here is to apply slightly more pressure on the side of the knife that touches the drywall. This pressure change will feather the drywall spackling compound and blend it into the existing drywall. Depending on your skill and how perfect you want the wall you may have to apply a 3rd coat. Let it dry overnight. ***** Lightly Sand ***** For small drywall repair jobs I like to use a fine grit sanding sponge to feather the edges of spackling compound. Lightly move the sanding sponge in a circular motion over the patched area. Circular motions will help blend the patch into the drywall. It will take a well trained eye to notice where you made your repair. Prime and paint.

Elmers or any white glue will hold

be sure to prime before painting. the repair will show (flash) if you don't