Hello, this may or may not be the right place to ask this question but here goes.
We've been in this house since May 2008. When we moved in I noticed a few hairline cracks in the paint/plaster on some walls. For example there is a hairline crack in the dining room, on the wall that partitions with the kitchen. The radiator is on this wall. Dining room side the crack is right down the middle, starting about a foot from ceiling and all the way to the floor.
This one has concerned me too much as it doesn't look too severe. However, since about October/November 2008 I began to notice some more cracks, severe looking ones, along the stair case, landing and kitchen walls.
These three images are from the staircase where the cracks are VERY prominent. In some areas you can see a few millimetres difference where one part of the crack stands proud of the other half of it.
This is on the same wall but on the landing, along the top of the wall, where it meets the ceiling.
Again, these are on the same wall, but this time in the kitchen and again where the wall meets the ceiling.
I am concerned about these, but I'm not sure what has caused them or what I can do about them, or whether I need to take action or not?
Since we've moved in the only thing we've done that might be worth mentioning is having cavity wall insulation. Now when the guys did this, the house felt like it was under attack! The amount of drilling and vibration from the drilling, plus the filling, was quite intense.
But other then that, we've barely pinned a picture on the wall.
Would be very grateful for your advice and input.
Many thanks
Chris
We've been in this house since May 2008. When we moved in I noticed a few hairline cracks in the paint/plaster on some walls. For example there is a hairline crack in the dining room, on the wall that partitions with the kitchen. The radiator is on this wall. Dining room side the crack is right down the middle, starting about a foot from ceiling and all the way to the floor.
This one has concerned me too much as it doesn't look too severe. However, since about October/November 2008 I began to notice some more cracks, severe looking ones, along the stair case, landing and kitchen walls.
These three images are from the staircase where the cracks are VERY prominent. In some areas you can see a few millimetres difference where one part of the crack stands proud of the other half of it.
This is on the same wall but on the landing, along the top of the wall, where it meets the ceiling.
Again, these are on the same wall, but this time in the kitchen and again where the wall meets the ceiling.
I am concerned about these, but I'm not sure what has caused them or what I can do about them, or whether I need to take action or not?
Since we've moved in the only thing we've done that might be worth mentioning is having cavity wall insulation. Now when the guys did this, the house felt like it was under attack! The amount of drilling and vibration from the drilling, plus the filling, was quite intense.
But other then that, we've barely pinned a picture on the wall.
Would be very grateful for your advice and input.
Many thanks
Chris