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    Horizontal Lines Across Stairs Area - Am I being stupid?

    Evening all, Slightly random post and not sure if this is anything to be worried about or not, but I noticed some discoloured 'lines' going across horizontally in the stairs area of our house. There are no cracks at all, and it's only really visible in certain lighting, but now I've noticed...
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    Shrinkage or Subsidence? (External Garage)

    Hi all, Before contacting a structutral engineer, I thought it best to ask for advice from this forum. I've noticed this external crack on our external garage (it might have been there for ages, though!). Googling it points towards possible subsidence with it being stepped, though I'd...
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    Subsidence & Structural Engineer Call Out

    Thanks Jacko, I think once I'd seen the first crack, they just seem to pop up everywhere. The first three images are cracks that I've found inside (I apologise there's not more to show context/the quality is not great - though I can take more). My main concern was the slight crack below the...
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    Subsidence & Structural Engineer Call Out

    Good Evening, I want to get in a structural engineer to have a look at a few cracks in and outside our house. Everyone I know doesn't think I need to be worried about any of them as they're not mirrored inside/out etc. However, for peace of mind, I wouldn't mind getting a professional opinion...
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    Crack in Ceiling Cornice/Crown Moulding Corner

    Hi All, I'm probably overthinking this, but I've noticed a crack appear in the corner of this ceiling fitting. I would usually attribute it to changes in temperature etc as we have them in a few of the corners. However, I've noticed that these cornices do not sit flush with each other. It seems...
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    Cracked Mortar Above Window

    Great - thank you. And finally... I probably don't need to worry about it being structural then?
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    Cracked Mortar Above Window

    Good morning, many thanks for taking the time to reply - it's very much appreciated! Do you think having a word with builders to repoint/rectify the issue would be the best course of action? Cheers!
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    Cracked Mortar Above Window

    Hi All, We moved into our first house 2 years ago, and I've only just noticed these cracks in the mortar above our lower-floor window. They might have been there all along, but nothing was flagged on the homebuyers report when buying the property. I was just wondering if this was a sign of...
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