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Thanks. I'll keep an eye on them all but you guys have put my mind at rest.

Ah ok that puts my mind at rest a bit thanks. It just seemed odd that all of a sudden cracks started appearing all over the house, hence my concerns. You are correct that was an extension. Albeit an extension from years ago. Given a couple of the bricks have cracked is that for the same reason...

Cheers Woody. Can that even happen in rooms where it hasn't happened in years and then they suddenly appear? On old plaster? What about the brickwork photos / mortar crack running up the join?

Hi all. Hoping someone can offer some advice here. Got a late 60s build semi and noticed a number of internal cracks appearing. Some of these are on newer plaster work that we had done 3/4 years back (the white walls in the photos) and some are on plaster from when we moved in (So I imagine many...

It seems to clip on in this instance but when I do this it comes off now. Hence my super glue thinking but didn't know if this could cause issues

It's similar to this. If you see the pull up section in the middle of the tap. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=bath+tap+splitter&client=ms-android-samsung&prmd=isvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiGlr3g79jKAhXCvRQKHcUvCqoQ_AUIBygB#imgrc=GY5F2kbCWp5BCM%3A

Morning all I wasn't really sure of the best way to describe this however I have a bath and shower that runs off the pipes. No electric shower etc. In order to run a bath I simply turn the bath taps on and if I want a shower I pull a small metal piece on the tap up and the water then comes out...

Thank you for all the responses so far. So I think one of my main concerns at the moment would be changing the unit and then finding additional problems that would result in potentially having to remove wallpaper / freshly painted rooms etc. Is there any way to check for these faults before...

Thank you. Is there anyway that I can test for these faults before changing the consumer unit or do they only become apparent by having the updated unit? In your experience how often does this happen that faults are found? Is an RCBO something that is fitted to my existing unit then? When...

Yeah im pretty sure I don't have an RCD from looking again. So given that what would you say is the best bet? I assume plenty of houses across the UK are in a similar situation? If the consumer unit was replaced what is the likelihood of any further work needed to the sockets etc? Is it...

I don't have anything on it that has a "test button". It looks similar to this one http://i52.tinypic.com/124fs6x.jpg apart from the on off switch is red and on the other side. I have 7 different smaller "on/off" switches of which they then have numbers below. ie 32a, 6a, 16a etc. It...

This may sound very daft but how do I know if I have an RCD or not? That BS standard on my unit does that give you any idea of the age of my current unit? What are the new metal units? Also one other thing which I have read online is people who have changed consumer units and then ended up...

Hi all, just looking for a bit of advice. Currently got a MK Sentry consumer unit which states to "BS 5486 PT 13". Is it recommended that this be replaced with a new unit to current standards? I know in an ideal world everything would be to current standards but my question is can anyone...

Perfect. Cheers.

Cheers. It was more for a very rough ball park figure. We have a lot of outgoings at present so just weighing up what we can do when.

I know it's hard to say without seeing it but what should I roughly be expecting to pay to have an artex hall stairs and landing skimmed over? It's not thick artex but definitely needs going over. Standard 3 bed semi size.

So is this something for me to be worried about if it is that or is it just something I need to live with and repair the cracks as and when they appear?

Would that still be the case with a house as old as this one? Can shrinkage apply to a house of any age? I just naturally start fearing the worst when seeing things like this.

Hoping someone can help out here. Posted a while back re this but noticing more now. I have a 1969 build semi detached house which we bought at the start if this year. Full structural survey done with no major issues reported. Since moving in I noticed cracks appearing firstly in the hall...

Ok thanks, I will give them a look.