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Should I be worried about this wall crack??
martin2345uk
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So at the beginning of this year I made this post about some interior cracks in the walls of my mum's house and the general consensus was that they are normal for a 1970s house that hasn't been redecorated in about 20 years.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6338265/what-tradesman-is-required-to-sort-these-various-interior-cracks#latest
But today I went there with an estate agent, and I thought I would have a look at the wall on the other side of the first living room crack. The other side is the built in garage, which is directly under the spare bedroom.
On the other side of the breezeblock wall I saw this crack (it's not actually level with the inside one, it's a couple of feet further towards the front of the house).
Sorry I have no idea how to make these photos smaller! To me this looks frightening. I don't really know what to do. The estate is still going through probate.
Any wise words...? :'(
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6338265/what-tradesman-is-required-to-sort-these-various-interior-cracks#latest
But today I went there with an estate agent, and I thought I would have a look at the wall on the other side of the first living room crack. The other side is the built in garage, which is directly under the spare bedroom.
On the other side of the breezeblock wall I saw this crack (it's not actually level with the inside one, it's a couple of feet further towards the front of the house).
Sorry I have no idea how to make these photos smaller! To me this looks frightening. I don't really know what to do. The estate is still going through probate.
Any wise words...? :'(
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If you google shrinkage cracking in AAC blockwork, you will see it's really common. It should stop at the brick course. It can be kept to a minimum when building by using a weaker mix for the blockwork and using bricktor in some of the beds, but this didn't normally happen.0
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Okay, so it's not Structural Engineer Visit time just yet..?0
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I wouldn't get an SE in for that.3
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