Recent content by lucy74

Thank you, very helpful. I will call him today and see what he says. Will keep you posted!

Hi, thank you for coming back to me. I will give the plasterer a call. How should I expect him to fix this? Is it a case of taping the cracks now or does the plastering that he's done need to be removed and then taped?

Hi Ken Thanks for your reply. The property was built in the 1960s and is mid-terrace. I believe the ceilings are plasterboard. With regards to the old Artex, it wasn't removed or tested but skimmed over. Thanks Lucy

Hello I'm wondering whether anyone can give me any advice. We recently (mid/late August) had all of our walls and ceilings downstairs re-skimmed. Since then, a long, straight hairline crack has appeared in the kitchen ceiling. In the dining room, 2 long hairline cracks have appeared running...

Is that caulk applied in the same way as normal caulk and easy to paint over?

Thank you for the tip, I'll order some of that for the inside cracks. Do you think the cracked bricks outside are related/cause for concern? I will try to post pics tonight.

Morning! This is my first post so please bear with me - and apologies for the lack of technical terms! We moved into our 70s mid terrace home around 9 months ago. Back in October we noticed vertical cracks appear above our downstairs window and front door. We had a builder friend look at them...