Crack above bay window

[Viking jim]

Hi,

I recently decided to remove some curtains to find a surprise hiding behind them - a crack. Quick history - recently purchased the property in October, so do not know how long its been like this for.

I have no idea what am doing with these sorts of things, so greatly appreciate a point in the right direction.

The markings on the image was just me making a quick note. In the place marked its roughly 2cm deep and 0.5cm across. (It appears much deeper at the bottom)

No visible damage from the outside, or the other side of the window.

Is it best to get it looked at or just ignore it/fill it in & monitor?

Help greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

James

 

[vinn]

Why not knock off the plaster for about 100mm on either side of the cracks and take pics - and then:
Why dont you remove the curtains and stand back and take a couple of properly focused/lighted pics and post them on here?
Pics of the outside side of the bay would also help.

This is presumably the bungalow from your previous thread?
Is the wall solid or cavity?

 

[Viking jim]

Why not knock off the plaster for about 100mm on either side of the cracks and take pics - and then:
Why dont you remove the curtains and stand back and take a couple of properly focused/lighted pics and post them on here?
Pics of the outside side of the bay would also help.

This is presumably the bungalow from your previous thread?
Is the wall solid or cavity?

Hi Vinn.

Thanks for the reply. I've been trying to make time this week to take a proper look but have failed & it's hard to get half decent pictures in the dark. I'm planning to knock off some more plaster and take some more pictures at the weekend as per your recommendation.

Correct, it is the same bungalow.

I believe solid, & the EPC survey carried out before I bought the property says the same.

From looking through the paperwork the bay window was fitted around 2000 if that helps, so has been there for some time.

Many thanks

James

 

[Viking jim]

Why not knock off the plaster for about 100mm on either side of the cracks and take pics - and then:
Why dont you remove the curtains and stand back and take a couple of properly focused/lighted pics and post them on here?
Pics of the outside side of the bay would also help.

This is presumably the bungalow from your previous thread?
Is the wall solid or cavity?

Hi Vinn,

Sorry for the delay. The pictures aren't great but hopefully they will help. Please let me know if anythings too unclear.

As per the pictures I've noticed some cracking on the outside wall.

Appreciate any help/advice, as I'm clueless on these sorts of things.

(Apologies for the statue in the way of some of the pics as well)

Many thanks

James

 

[Viking jim]

A couple more

 

[vinn]

Thanks for the extra pics,

There's nothing serious to be seen.
The interior crack is over plaster laths which are great for allowing a little give - maybe the crack is a result of the PVC installation but there's no pressure from above for instance.
Simply patch it up, and observe again next year.
To be belt & braces, you could go into the loft & examine the bearing end of the Bressummer beam that sits just above the crack?

On the exterior, pic 75.3KB shows what looks like a little wood decay in the corner of the T&G soffit boards.

Pic 70.7KB shows cracks in the harling around the sill corner but nothing to worry about - squeeze some polyurethane sealer into the cracks and smooth off.

 

[Viking jim]

Thanks for the extra pics,

There's nothing serious to be seen.
The interior crack is over plaster laths which are great for allowing a little give - maybe the crack is a result of the PVC installation but there's no pressure from above for instance.
Simply patch it up, and observe again next year.
To be belt & braces, you could go into the loft & examine the bearing end of the Bressummer beam that sits just above the crack?

On the exterior, pic 75.3KB shows what looks like a little wood decay in the corner of the T&G soffit boards.

Pic 70.7KB shows cracks in the harling around the sill corner but nothing to worry about - squeeze some polyurethane sealer into the cracks and smooth off.

That's great thanks Vinn. You've put my mind at ease after a lot of worrying!

I've manged to fill the loft up, so getting there is a bit tricky, but will take a look in a couple of weeks when I've got a week off work to sort things.

Thank you once again

James

 

[Doggit]

As the bay was fitted in 2000, they would have had to cut the wall out to get it in, but as there are laths above the bay, I suspect they just cut out where the hole was going to go, but didn't properly make good the inside of the wall. I suspect you'll need to knock the wall off abover the bay, support the ceiling that they've formed inside the bay, and then replaster everything.

 

[vinn]

"I suspect you'll need to knock the wall off above the bay" etc. - Well I suspect that you dont know what you are talking about. Your above post is utter nonsense.

Your lack of basic building knowledge, and even the simple ability to read what is on the page before you is constantly lacking in your posts.

You are irresponsible posting wild flights of fancy, and pretending that its sound advice - what are you, some kind of wannabe building trade Walter Mitty?

Your carrying on this kind of pretension could cost some innocent DIY'er much money, & might even lead them into dangerous structural experiments.

 

[Doggit]

Thank you for being so insightfull Vinn, much appreciated.