Recent content by JoStu001

To follow on from the above a week ago, I made a claim through my insurance company and thankfully there is no current subsidence. I think the way ahead now is to contact some local builders and hear what they have to say. Below is a communication following the surveyor visit:

I’ll do just that, really appreciate your thoughts & advice. Thank you

Appreciate your response, thank you. I think my best bet is contact me insurance company, to be on the safe side. Do you think that's wise?

Great name! The house was built in 2006, we had it redecorated 2 years ago and in places it's showing the same traits as it was before we got it decorated, IE cracking where ceiling meets wall.

7. We’ll pay claims where your buildings or your contents are damaged by: Subsidence, heave & landslip By ‘subsidence’ we mean the downward movement of the ground underneath your buildings, which isn’t caused by the weight of the buildings. By ‘heave’ we mean when the ground underneath your...

Ok, thanks again, I'll take a look.

So I've just popped outside (nearly dark here now) and taken a photo, these are on the 'corner'? Thoughts?

Long Hi Woody, so it is, I'd not noticed that, thanks for pointing it out. Do you suggest I contact my insurance company please? Thank you.

The cracked brickwork basically runs down the right hand side of the red line/drain pipe. At no point does it deviate around the ‘corner’ to the flat next door.

Hi Woody, The crack is only on the front elevation, not round the side towards the 2 flats. I’ve thought about an insurance claim but wanted some opinions/advice first.

It does, sunrise until early to mid-afternoon.

That may have been badly worded. A picture paints a thousand words, I'm the 3 storey on the left, as you can see from this angle the other drainpipe is attached but to another 2 properties (flats)

That’s reassuring, your response is again much appreciated, thank you.

The drainpipe you see on the right is set back, it’s part of a pair of flats.

Hi Woody, Many thanks for the response. So, should I be overly concerned please? I assume a builder would be able to repair? Thank you for taking care the time to reply.