Hello,

Thanks for help and info. Appreciate it.

House is outside of Boston

Only renovation was new siding (wood horiz. clapboards) put on directly over 
the existing T1-11 siding year-before-last
Could this have caused ?  How ?

Last winter was fairly normal; some snow of course on roof, but nothing 
unusual.

Foundation is concrete.

Heat is hot air via ducts.  No wood or pellet stove

No new furniture.

No unusual work on outside of house other than siding last year.

Thanks,
Bob
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Type of basement or foundation???
Area of country???
unusually cold or wet winter???Heavy snow load on roof???
Type of heat?? Anything new???(pellet stove or wood stove)
Recent leaks???
New heavy furniture???
Recent renovations or other changes????

"Robert11" <r...@xnotme.invalid> wrote in message 
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> Hello,
>
> Thanks for help and info. Appreciate it.
>
> House is outside of Boston
>
> Only renovation was new siding (wood horiz. clapboards) put on directly 
> over the existing T1-11 siding year-before-last
> Could this have caused ?  How ?
>
> Last winter was fairly normal; some snow of course on roof, but nothing 
> unusual.
>
> Foundation is concrete.
>
> Heat is hot air via ducts.  No wood or pellet stove
>
> No new furniture.
>
> No unusual work on outside of house other than siding last year.
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Type of basement or foundation???
> Area of country???
> unusually cold or wet winter???Heavy snow load on roof???
> Type of heat?? Anything new???(pellet stove or wood stove)
> Recent leaks???
> New heavy furniture???
> Recent renovations or other changes????
>
>

If the siding was installed by hand with hammer and nails instead of a nail 
gun it may have caused it...As could  several men on ladders leaning on the 
wall or attaching staging to the wall with the weight of several guys on 
it...Just add some drywall screws to the area and repair the crack and I 
doubt it will come back...Hope that helps....