Cracks here there and everywhere :-\

[Rachel5485]

Hi, i'm after a bit of advise to ease my mind.... I live in a 1960ish ex council end terrence house, its not a traditional brick build as such its part concrete but not the ones with metal\steel in, if that makes sense? My problem is there are cracks appearing everywhere. Mainly in the ceilings along where the seams\joins are and the corners. There are also cracks in the plaster in the conservatory and porch (built about 7years ago). There's a few outside too.

I rang my insurance for advise they said it didn't sound like subsidence or anything to worry about to and to get a builder to look over it as if they thought it anything to worry about they would send someone out to look. I got a builder who I think I can trust he said its nothing to worry about just "decorating cracks" and there was definitely no obvious signs of subsidence. Just to treat\fill them when I next decorate.

But as the owner and "responsible adult" of the house I still feel unsettled about it. If there is subsidence or movement I'd rather face it now before it gets serious.

Lots of pics to follow.

Thanks in advance

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Landing ceiling

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Landing ceiling

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Bedroom wall

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Bedroom wall

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Bathroom

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Downstairs utility

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Utility room

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Porch

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Porch

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Kitchen ceiling

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Kitchen ceiling

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Conservatory

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Hall ceiling

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Outside wall

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Porch where it joins to main wall

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Crack in kitchen drain surround

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Living covin crack

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Conservatory wall

 

[tony1851]

Speak with a counsellor rather than a builder or surveyor.

('Woody' lives in your neck of the woods - he's one of the resident surveyors on here and he does site visits and gives advice for £1.75 an hour).

 

[^woody^]

Cheeky northerner

Anyway, down to business. All those cracks say normal shrinkage to me. They are straight and follow plasterboard edges. Very common in your type of system built house.

This wont be the full hourly rate, but you can paypal me for my 2p worth. No blow it, its a freebie.

 

[Rachel5485]

Tony... Counsellor... I agree completely I do seem to be cracking up slightly....

Woody so as the builder I spoke to said it'd be just a case of just repair when I get round to decorating then or wait a bit a see if I 'crack up' anymore?

 

[Rachel5485]

What about the crack on the outside wall and drain are they normal shrinkage too?

 

[^woody^]

The gully surround is more than 40 years of ground movement, the one by the window is the concrete beam joint which wants some mastic, and the brick cracks are nothing worth typing about.

BTW, a counsellor wont have anything to do with an ex-council house. Nor will the council. It's yours now, get the filler out.

 

[Rachel5485]

Ok so I can stopping worrying now then?

As for filling my own 'cracks'... Well with the gutter like mind I have i shall not comment in case I need anymore advice off the forum....

 

[tony1851]

I thought this was supposed to be a family forum

 

[Rachel5485]

That's why I'm behaving like a good girl

 

[Nige F]

The brickwork and ceilings are par for the 60's = just like my latest mansion Not the building industry's finest decade

 

[Rachel5485]

The brickwork and ceilings are par for the 60's = just like my latest mansion Not the building industry's finest decade

Glad I'm not the only one "cracking up" then!?


They do my head in, i'm sure they get bigger by the day..