Consider the following scenario: You have just finished construction on your new home. It was a long, difficult winter and you spent countless hours working with the general contractor on this project. He came highly recommended and you have been very happy with his performance and that of his subcontractors. It is finally time to move into your new home and enjoy the fruits of those labors. Winter gave way to spring and summer and you noticed a crack appear in the joint between two gypsum panels in your great room. Two years and several repairs later, the crack continues to appear each summer. Your relationship with the builder has become strained and the finger pointing has begun. The drywall installer insists that it was a problem with the framing; the framer insists it was the drywall installer or maybe it was the trusses that were faulty. How can this issue be resolved, and what can be done to prevent this from happening on future projects?