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I've had a good read around the internet and this forum. I'd like a bit of confirmation on my findings from someone that knows a bit more than I do.
I've only been in my new house a month and over the past few days, since the cold has set in a load of hairline cracks have appeared on the internal walls of the house. (Pics attached)
The house is 1930's so I presume the internal solid brick walls were constructed with lime.
I believe these have appeared because of movement in the solid walls due to the change in temp, so the boards which are dabbed to the wall have also moved. The problem I have is how to repair them?
When I purchased the house I could see a few had already been filled in, but now there are like 20-30 in the living room (where we have the fire on so warm in the day and cools overnight), and the walls look unsightly now.
I could fill these in but I presume it would take a while and there is no guarentee they will re-appear or more will turn up. If I reskim the rooms on the original boards, this could also keep happening I presume?
Another option I believe is to take the walls back to brick and reboard then skim? What guarentee do I have that it won't crack again in the future?
Can I batton to the wall and then board on the battons? Or is that useless? What about lining paper? Is it good enough to hide any cracks that appear behind it?
Thanks in advance for any info from you guys!
I've only been in my new house a month and over the past few days, since the cold has set in a load of hairline cracks have appeared on the internal walls of the house. (Pics attached)
The house is 1930's so I presume the internal solid brick walls were constructed with lime.
I believe these have appeared because of movement in the solid walls due to the change in temp, so the boards which are dabbed to the wall have also moved. The problem I have is how to repair them?
When I purchased the house I could see a few had already been filled in, but now there are like 20-30 in the living room (where we have the fire on so warm in the day and cools overnight), and the walls look unsightly now.
I could fill these in but I presume it would take a while and there is no guarentee they will re-appear or more will turn up. If I reskim the rooms on the original boards, this could also keep happening I presume?
Another option I believe is to take the walls back to brick and reboard then skim? What guarentee do I have that it won't crack again in the future?
Can I batton to the wall and then board on the battons? Or is that useless? What about lining paper? Is it good enough to hide any cracks that appear behind it?
Thanks in advance for any info from you guys!