Hi
I finally got round to decorating my attic room on the second floor
(3 story house)
When I removed the wallpaper some of the plaster was loose and when I removed it / it fell off I saw cracks running from the bottom corners away from the window in steps.
We have lived in the house for 13 years
The house was built in 1901
I noticed a few years back whilst painting that the brickwork had moved slightly (Less than 1 cm) and I repointed (See pictures)
I'm no builder but didn't think it would be subsidence as its so high up and there is nothing underneath
I also notice that the previous occupants had replastered over these bits so it must have been like this for over 15 years at least (It wasn't newly decorated when we moved in.
I was going to repoint the holes / gaps on the inside before getting the plasterers in but thought someone may be able to give me a bit of advice
Should I be worried about this?
Should I be getting builders in?
Like I say, I think its been like this for a very long time with no more movement due to the previous work done by the owners 15+ years ago
The previous owners had aluminium double glazing in and we have had PVC double glazing since but the windows were put in the old frames without much disruption
All help appreciated
Thanks
WTY433
I finally got round to decorating my attic room on the second floor
(3 story house)
When I removed the wallpaper some of the plaster was loose and when I removed it / it fell off I saw cracks running from the bottom corners away from the window in steps.
We have lived in the house for 13 years
The house was built in 1901
I noticed a few years back whilst painting that the brickwork had moved slightly (Less than 1 cm) and I repointed (See pictures)
I'm no builder but didn't think it would be subsidence as its so high up and there is nothing underneath
I also notice that the previous occupants had replastered over these bits so it must have been like this for over 15 years at least (It wasn't newly decorated when we moved in.
I was going to repoint the holes / gaps on the inside before getting the plasterers in but thought someone may be able to give me a bit of advice
Should I be worried about this?
Should I be getting builders in?
Like I say, I think its been like this for a very long time with no more movement due to the previous work done by the owners 15+ years ago
The previous owners had aluminium double glazing in and we have had PVC double glazing since but the windows were put in the old frames without much disruption
All help appreciated
Thanks
WTY433