I am wondering if anyone has any ideas regarding a problem my daughter has with her bay window wall.
The external wall under the bay window is pebble dashed with a stone cill sitting on top then a upvc double glazed unit sitting on top of this, where the protruding bay wall meets the main house wall it is cracked vertically down both sides and it seems to be getting worse as the years go on, and when you push against the cill you can feel movement. The house is a terraced house in the middle of the street which was built in the 1900. She has had a couple of builders round to call and one said the wall just needs rebuilding and tying back into the main structure quoting £550 + vat where as another builder has quoted ( verbally ) anything up to £3000 + vat as he says the wall is sinking and needs better foundations laying and having to take the window out before anything can be done with the wall. She is going to contact her insurers in the morning but i was just wondering if anyone had any ideas ( is it subsidence ? ) and also of the different oppinions and quotes of the builders ?
Sorry about the length of the post but their was no way of condensing it. Any help and advice would be most greatful.
The external wall under the bay window is pebble dashed with a stone cill sitting on top then a upvc double glazed unit sitting on top of this, where the protruding bay wall meets the main house wall it is cracked vertically down both sides and it seems to be getting worse as the years go on, and when you push against the cill you can feel movement. The house is a terraced house in the middle of the street which was built in the 1900. She has had a couple of builders round to call and one said the wall just needs rebuilding and tying back into the main structure quoting £550 + vat where as another builder has quoted ( verbally ) anything up to £3000 + vat as he says the wall is sinking and needs better foundations laying and having to take the window out before anything can be done with the wall. She is going to contact her insurers in the morning but i was just wondering if anyone had any ideas ( is it subsidence ? ) and also of the different oppinions and quotes of the builders ?
Sorry about the length of the post but their was no way of condensing it. Any help and advice would be most greatful.