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    Leak around internal door frame

    Hi. I woke up yesterday and the internal door between the hallway and kitchen diner was sticking. I noticed some moisture around the hinges and thought it might be condensation. I put some kitchen towel down and this morning it was saturated. There appears to be water leaking slowly from the...
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    Expanding foam in new valley?

    Thanks. Should I get them to do it again? Or get someone else?
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    Expanding foam in new valley?

    I'm in the process of having roof valley replaced as we've had a leak that's come through the bedroom ceiling. It appears it might have been the chimney flashing causing the leak, which is now also being replaced, but we need the valley replacing as it was an old concrete one and needed doing...
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    Stepped cracks in mortar

    Thanks for the reply. I have taken a couple more photos for context. Not actually sure the underlying deposits are clay, on reflection. I think they might be fluvial.
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    Stepped cracks in mortar

    Thanks for the replies. The only photo I have at the moment (at work) is the one from the report, so pretty rubbish resolution jpeg: I've pointed out the area. There were a couple of plants near it but not enough to be missed by a supposedly competent surveyor.
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    Stepped cracks in mortar

    Hi John, The house was built in 1969. It's in York and on clay.
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    Stepped cracks in mortar

    Hi, Bought a house last year, had a separate building survey done (about this time last year) and have just noticed some stepped cracks in the mortar of the brickwork under the front living room window. They've been there for a while by the look of it, and someone has obviously tried to bodge...
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