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thank you for the response. I keep wondering if shrinkage in the blockwork would cause such a wide crack. It's between 5 to 8mm and I thought that shrinkage cracks are smaller. What do you think? Unfortunately I can't tell what is happening in the walls below the loft since these were...

thank you for your response. The property was built in 1983 and i assume (based on other sites in the area) that the soil conditions consist of 2-3 meters of sand which overlies chalk found at greater depth.

Hi all, we are in the process of buying a detached property built in 1983 which extends over 3 floors. We noticed that there’s a large vertical crack of 8mm width at the top and 5mm at the bottom of the loft wall. The crack goes through the mortar and blockwork as shown in the attached...