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    Do I need to get the builder back out for this crack in external wall?

    @KenGMac and others, thanks all for your replies. Appreciate it. I will keep a close eye on it. The DIYer adventurer in me is tempted to chip away a few inches of roughcast and inspect the brickwork; ever friend and family member is telling me to leave it and keep an eye on it. I think I’ll...
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    Do I need to get the builder back out for this crack in external wall?

    Thanks all for the replies. I did the 'tap test' to check for a hollow sound and I couldn't hear any difference across the entire area. However, I think I’ll get him back out for peace of mind if nothing else.
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    Do I need to get the builder back out for this crack in external wall?

    Thank you for taking the time tonreply @^woody^, appreciate it. I’ve read on here that there can be a flex or an allowable movement with RSJ’s. Is that just people talking BS? @KenGMac, I’ll take each of your questions in turn mate. No, the crack does not reach the window opening. No, I...
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    Do I need to get the builder back out for this crack in external wall?

    Thanks @tony1851 for the reply. The furthest back I stood when I took a pic was the one attached. I’ve now put a silicon over it just to protect it from the elements so you can’t even really see it but I can scrub that off and take more pictures if need be. This picture was taken midway through...
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    Do I need to get the builder back out for this crack in external wall?

    Hi all. Looking for a bit of advice please. My wife and I had a ~4m RSJ installed under this wall approx 12 months ago. All spec’d by SE, signed off by BC etc. I have never noticed before but over the weekend I noticed what appears to be a small diagonal crack approximately 5ft above where it...
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    Lead flashing on flat roof - around bargeboard and soffit?

    Thanks @Ker-plunk , appreciate the reply. So uPVC should be removed, led apron straight all the way along the gable channeled in to the wall. Soffit then put back on over it? This would all have been done a very long time ago but I’m obviously keen to have it put right. Does anyone have any...
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    Lead flashing on flat roof - around bargeboard and soffit?

    Hey guy’s. Great job you all do on here providing home owners with impartial advice, thanks. We had some water coming in the ceiling below our flat roof extension a number of months ago. Immediately I thought it was the old felt (circa 20 years) and emergency roof sealed the seams etc to get us...
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    Flat felt to pitch tiled roof - worth the cost?

    That’s a lot more than I thought it would be, noseall. But thanks for the heads up. Looks like it’ll be getting a new sheet of felt and I’ll just need to learn to live with the anxiety! Cheers.
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    Flat felt to pitch tiled roof - worth the cost?

    Thanks Ian. I’m a keen DIYer but think I’ll be getting the boys in for this. Was just keen to see if there was a ball park cost per square meter. I’ll be getting a price or two in the next few days. My Plan B is to simply have a 3.5m by 2.8m section re-torch felted. Wondering if anyone can help...
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    Flat felt to pitch tiled roof - worth the cost?

    Hi folks, long time reader of the forum’s but first time post. Hopefully don’t p**s anyone off cause I know people on forums can get very annoyed when folk ask questions that have been asked before but I couldn’t seem to find an answer for this one. Recently moved in to a house in the UK which...
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