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Well a bit more evidence today. On the rear garage wall the dpc joint had been covered in mastic and it and the rest of the wall downwards had been covered in thick bitumen to help protect it from the elements over the years, so had not seen this fault clearly until lots of rubbish etc had...

Yes, thanks for the good advice, have been making some more checks, reference points / markings and spirit level checks on the walls to see how far things are going and in what direction / exact cause. Despite the cracks not able to see anything out of vertical plumb, horizontal alignment...

It was a mistake , though surprised it lasted so long without any movement. Its only a 4ft long extension; trying to decide which will be the best solution - Underpinning, would seem simpler as the inside 'workshop' area has been insulated / panelled etc though outside access space around it...

Hello, Suddenly found a crack in the free standing garage wall and need some advise on how much of a problem it may be, though a bit of a tale on its construction. The main garage was self built 40 years ago, with full depth foundations to the inspectors requirements etc. As there was some...