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Thanks @oldbutnotdead . You have just jogged my memory about the crack gauges. I am not hugely concerned as I don't think there has been movement but the gauges should give an accurate way of observing.

I have taken another close look at the cracks and I am pretty certain no changes to the width of the cracks has happened and it certainly hasn't progressed any further on the mortar or brickwork. If I was to see the cracks widen ever so slightly would their be cause for concern or would it...

No it hasn't. I just need to give it a clean!

Since using the tar & bitumen remover mentioned above see the attached image. A pretty good result compared to the image in original post so far and will just need to work on removing the remnants of tar/bitumen flash taping and sealant to complete the job. Quite a bit of effort required using a...

Thanks @gasbanni . I tried a few months ago a flame torch in a small area but used too much heat so made it worse! Nasty stuff though to get off.

I have given this stuff a go which works pretty well: https://www.roofingsuperstore.co.uk/product/roofers-roofer-bitumen-remover-1000ml.html Despite doing a pretty job at dissolving it does require a bit of effort scrubbing with a wire brush and then I hosed down to get rid of dissolved...

I am a complete novice but surely any works that need to be done for your works are merely proactive steps to ensure what you want to and not reacting to something that hasn't happened? As long as you follow advice with whatever the structural engineer has recommended and done what the building...

I had a friend of mine who is a retired surveyor take a look at the cracking and he thinks it is probably to do with drying out/thermal activity on the brick work settling in. He did point out the largest cracking up at the top was a bit odd and needs to be monitored. The attached picture of...

Thanks folks for the advice!

I was thinking that @^woody^ it sounded similar. So essentially it is a climatic adjustment

Thanks for that @Footsoldier888 appreciate you looking your bookie wookie and others on the advice. From what i have read up i am pretty certain it isn't subsidence. I looked through pictutures i took during the build and the roof struts rest on a decently think enough piece of wood that spans...

Does anyone have any ideas how to get the black tar like substance as shown in the picture attached where an extension used to be attached to our house before, as the previous owner put it, took itself down? Any ideas as to how I can remove it just to make things look a little nicer as it...

If it turns out that only remedial cosmetic work is required would it be tricky to get the areas affected with cracking repointed and also get a close match to the colour of motar? Probably not I am thinking but I am very much preschool in my understanding! I appreciate that new brickwork and...

Thanks @bobsuerita . House was built in 1989 and there was no footing under where the garage door was.

Thanks @wessex101 . Understood, I am not sure if the foundations were checked or not but I guess an assumption can be made that foundations for a single garage won't be as thick given that the walls were single brick thickness? I will actually give building control a call and ask them as they...

I have found this on Sussex Building Control (my local one) site http://www.extendingyourhome.com/labc/gteyh/Sussex/sussexgteyh2017/ and go to page 38 regarding lintels. This and many other building control regions say that lintels (of a specific type and installed a certain way) are fine for...

@wessex101 - The foundation isn't strange according to building control though apparently. Building control explained to me that those types of lintels in my case can easily support that type of setup when embedded into existing footings where the right side wall of the garage used to be and on...

How long do you reckon we could leave things as they are? Sorry for all the questions!

Thanks again Woody...would have been nice to get it done for free but not much the builder can do to take into account the English weather!

Would the builder be responsible for the repairs at no charge? Any answers given will be accepted as just advice with no come back if he doesn't want to pay!