Device and associated crack repair system

Abstract

As a result of fashions and improved methods, increasing numbers of users are choosing to renovate or redecorate property. The renovation work typically focuses on repairing existing surfaces and buildings rather than building from scratch. In addition frequently walls may be redecorated or stripped of wallpaper, as users tend towards painted plaster as decoration. As a result, plasterwork may be exposed which is damaged, or cracked. Repairing these cracks is time consuming, and often is ineffective long-term, as some cracks will return when movement pulls apart filler used. A user will need to cut back the plaster, and to prevent reoccurrence of the crack will need to bind the crack together, typically with plaster repair tape. The present invention provides a device and associated crack repair system; said device cutting a crack surround channel, and said system providing a multi-stage process for sealing said channel enclosing said crack.

1 . A device and associated crack repair system; said device cutting a crack surround channel, and said system therewith providing a multistage process for sealing said channel and closing said crack. 
     
     
         2 . A device according to  claim 1  including a rotating cutting head, cylinder or roller. 
     
     
         3 . A device according to  claim 2  wherein said surface will be prevented in use from cutting a channel deeper than a pre-defined depth. 
     
     
         4 . A device according to  claim 2  or  3  wherein the surface or head is provided at a distal end of the surface's housing. 
     
     
         5 . A device according to a preceding claim wherein the housing furthermore includes a hinged handle. 
     
     
         6 . A device according to a preceding claim wherein a vacuum cleaner may be connected in use to the housing. 
     
     
         7 . A system, including a device according to a preceding claim, wherein a user will cut a channel over and around a crack, at a pre-defined depth, and use tape of an appropriate width to the channel to bind the crack.