To follow on from the above a week ago, I made a claim through my insurance company and thankfully there is no current subsidence. I think the way ahead now is to contact some local builders and hear what they have to say. Below is a communication following the surveyor visit:
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The house was built in 2006, we had it redecorated 2 years ago and in places it's showing the same traits as it was before we got it decorated, IE cracking where ceiling meets wall.
7. We’ll pay claims where your buildings or your contents are damaged by:
Subsidence, heave & landslip
By ‘subsidence’ we mean the downward movement of the ground underneath your buildings,
which isn’t caused by the weight of the buildings.
By ‘heave’ we mean when the ground underneath your...
The cracked brickwork basically runs down the right hand side of the red line/drain pipe. At no point does it deviate around the ‘corner’ to the flat next door.
Hi Woody,
The crack is only on the front elevation, not round the side towards the 2 flats.
I’ve thought about an insurance claim but wanted some opinions/advice first.
That may have been badly worded. A picture paints a thousand words, I'm the 3 storey on the left, as you can see from this angle the other drainpipe is attached but to another 2 properties (flats)
Hi Woody,
Many thanks for the response.
So, should I be overly concerned please?
I assume a builder would be able to repair?
Thank you for taking care the time to reply.