Recent content by MR V

@KenGMac good evening sir. i agree - the better option may well be removing the internal sill - and having a look at what is underneath. that is if it is possible to remove it in the first place!!!! i think the support is constructed from timber framing with chicken wire and finished with...

do u think it might be worth removing the pebbledash on the bay support to see the condition of the timber framing - and to see if it has somehow worked itself loose. maybe it could be fixed more securely using masonry bolts etc.

@oldbutnotdead yes - the lower internal crack from sill to skirting is identical to the external crack. the outside gap under the pvc sill is all the way around the bay - and seems to have occured within the last 12 months i think. i think there may have been a silicone bead but there was no...

@KenGMac yes - i think the cantilever / support has somehow loosened off the bricks and is now wanting to rotate downwards. it is the original support that was there when the timber windows were removed. its strange that this has only happened after almost 15 years since installing the PVC bay...

@oldbutnotdead we have lived at the property for almost 35 years. we had the original timber bay windows replaced with the current PVC bay windows in 2005. i do believe there are metal bay poles in both the upstairs and ground floor bay windows. we have had no issues with the ground floor bay...

hi folks. this is my first post on here. i really need some help on sorting out this problem. im hoping someone can explain the cause as to why the walls around this upstairs bedroom bay window have cracks in them. ive attached a link to some photos of the bay window...