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Wow, Woody, you have really gone above and beyond there, i cant thank you enough.

Yes it seems the diagnosis isnt the most critical part of it. As long as i adequately identify what COULD have caused it, and explain each in detail, then i should be covered. That said i would like to identify the most likely cause and recommend remedial action based on that. My problem is...

"The student is required to select one defect within a domestic building. It must be of a size or magnitude to engage interest and require a range of knowledge and information sources. The report must follow investigation, symptoms, diagnosis and remedial action, recommendations."

Im going to head in to my Local Authority on Monday and see if they can provide the original plans for the area as i havent a clue where the pipework is. Ive done a visual inspection on all the other houses on my row and none have the same issue. To me this indicates poor ground compaction...

Ah ok, i put up another 2 there, its kind of difficult to get proper shots as there are bushes in between the 2 houses and thats ideally where i would take the pictures from...

Hi John , thanks for your input. Its not essential for me to determine the exact cause, as you said it would require a proper investigation to find out. I just need to explore the possibilities and do a write up on each, whether or not they are the cause is irrelevant. That said i would...

Seemis i was wrong about the horizontal cracks being parallel with the inside ground level, its actually higher than that. the horizontal crack doesnt affect the blockwork, appears to just be on the outside render, inside the garage theres no sign of it. Ill add another couple of pictures...

Oh and apart from cosmetic changes (windows etc) both our house and the neighbouring house remain unchanged since construction in the 1960's. There havent been any ground works that would have caused vibration or anything like that. As far as drains go, we have never had an issue, once in my...

Thanks very much for your help gents. We have occupied the house for 30 years and the cracks definitely have not widened in that period. Which leads me to believe it was settlement of some sort. My own thinking is that the ground was not compacted correctly or an inadequate foundation/...

Hi All, I am studying Sustainable Building and Renewable Energy and have to complete a project on a building defect for my Building Pathology module. I have chosen my own garage wall as the defect.The crack in question is almost perfectly vertical which has led me to question whether it is...