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Wall cracks

When are they serious cause for concern?

I have the attached in a bathroom and was planning getting a decorator to sand/paint over but are these cause for concern and need further investigation? For info there is a flat above . 3 images are different views of one crack, the other is of the ceiling. 




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  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    your photos don't open
  • VT41
    VT41 Posts: 78 Forumite
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    grumbler said:
    your photos don't open
    Hopefully works now 


  • Just checking i'm understanding - the cracks are horizontal, yes ?
    And also some vertical between 2 walls - where the 2 meet together, yes ?
    And also along the ground ?

  • weeg
    weeg Posts: 1,078 Forumite
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    It's impossible to tell without seeing the full context. They don't look particularly worrying, but I'd need to see the whole room and the adjoining rooms before I could make a call on if they were structural or cosmetic.
  • stuart45
    stuart45 Posts: 4,946 Forumite
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    You need to put a few more details up as well.
    How old is the property?
    What are the walls contruction. e.g. Solid brick, cavity, timber frame?
    Exterior photos.






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