is this cause for concern?

madhatter83

My elderly parents just completed on their forever home 2 days ago, they had a level 2 survey done and it did not throw up anything on that. but apon moving them in I have noticed some cracks has been filled.

Its a 1950s bungalow that had a full length conservatory added about 20 years ago. The crack above the patio door seems to have been the biggest, and has been filled at some point, there is also some filling along the top where the wall meets the celling.

The other crack runs for about 3.5 meters from top of an external wall diagonally down , through a corner onto floor on other wall via a plug socket, this crack is hard to see due to filling but i will add photos. (this is in the same room, a few meters away from the patio door)

Other symptoms are the patio door frame seems to have dropped slightly meaning the door does not sit right, we found this out when removals took the door of and could not get it back on! its not been rectified by raising one end, also single door from kitchen into conservatory has slight scuffing on floor when nearly closing. But I am aware these could be heat expansion issues as it does get hot in there, or laminate flooring could have been put down on what was there before.

Father is elderly and has High blood pressure and is easily worried, don't want to stress them unduly - but do need to know if this is cause for concern and if we should be getting a structural surveyor in.

What do you think? Thanks for your help.

twopenny

I've lived in an old house and cracks like this were normal. Just plaster cracks that need filling every so often. You can actually get it near perfect done the right way.

Clean out old filler, refill, wipe excess off with a sponge then a barely damp paint brush gently swipe over the filler. When dry, sand with fine paper and decorate.

The one with the plugs I can't see well enough but I used to have some that went across ceilings and the window wall. All on the side that got the sun.

So I wouldn't be concerned.

Patio doors will drop with age and circumstance. Do you have a window doctor in your area? They can adjust doors easily by altering the hinges. Otherwise a local double glazing firm may have someone.

stuart45

Are there any cracks in the exterior brickwork?

sheenas

As above if a crack is deep and can be seen both sides of the wall that needs further investigation. The ones you shown all look like shrinkage and nothing to worry about

madhatter83

Thank you all for the reply's, we have not been able to check the outside wall of the longer crack yet as its behind a gate of next doors property as is a boundary wall, however the patio door has no signs on the outside wall, we will monitor but i will put it to the back of my mind for now.