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sorry for the delay guys, things have been pretty busy. Both builders said pretty much the same thing. Any movement would generally happen in the first 5-10 years of the extension being built. its unlikely to get any worse then it already is. It looks like the extension was tied-in to the...

One of the builders has now been round, he mentioned that a strutural engineer may advise to bring the whole thing down but it is not necessary, the walls are solid, for piece of mind maybe add gallows brackets to the top and bottom then make good. the other builders due round about 5:30

many thanks for all your replies, things have been a little hectic so not had the chance to look into structural engineers, I had previously booked 2 builders to come round today (had good reputation on trust a trader) so will see what they say a little later. DSA, many thanks for the link i...

many thanks for your replies, I will dig out the paperwork a bit later when I get home. What work would be needed to rectify?

could any of this be covered under building insurance? someone mentioned subsidence could be covered?

I assumed the same about it not being tied to the house, how would you check the foundation? What would be the best rectification?

the cracks on the outside of the house do not seem any larger then when I moved here around 8years ago. As I say the interior was covered in pvc cladding and only just uncovered this. Can you recomend anyone that covers the essex area who could pop round for a proper look maybe?

the cracks run from the ceilings to the floor, about 3/4" at the top and about 1/4" at the bottom. will post photos in a mo. Will try to get better photos when i get home from work. Where the roof joins the walls in the extension it dont look very "finished" either top left joining to house...

Hi, im hoping someone can advise, I live in a 1950's built bungalow, it has a 21ft x 8ft extension on the back which we believe was built around 15-20years ago. We noticed a while ago that there were cracks on the outside walls (between the house and extension). We have recently removed the...