cracks

In Oct 18, I paid a fair whack to what I thought was a reputable company, to have a gas stove fitted. They knocked a big hole in the fireplace to sit the stove in, a wood beam was put up on wall with granite base for fire, and granite hearth and heat resistant slate effect back and sides. Last...

Hi everyone, this is my first time posting for advise online so fingers crossed I get a good response!? I am currently going through the process in buying a new house. The house was built in the 1930s and extended on the pack in the 70s, extending the sitting room, kitchen and master bedroom...

Hi all, I have a lath & plaster cracked ceiling repair to do and I need some advice on how to best tackle this problem. The cracks extend to the cornice as well, so those cracks need to be filled, made good and painted as well. Originally, the hall ceiling was covered with woodchip wallpaper. I...

Hello, Firstly, apologies if what I say doesn't make sense, I am a complete DIY noob. I've noticed some cracks around my south facing windows, it's lintel and up through some mortar. I believe the lintel to be safe, but had a few sleepless nights worrying about these cracks! I've attached...

Hi, Me and my partner are currently house hunting and have just viewed a 3 bed detached post-war house, which we think has great potential. The only issue is that it has a few alarming cracks in the walls...we noticed some in the dining room which the estate agent said he believes has been...

Hi all. I have several cracks in the render on my house above the bay window/below upstairs window. I attached some pics which hopefully show the cracks. I would say they are about 1mm but not for up there for closer inspection. Should I be concerned or can these be filled in and then...

What code and size rolls would this gulley need (approx. 350mm wide at base). I'd like to try and price the lead myself. It's been priced to replace, with a new raised section/step in the middle. They reckon it'll be done in a day. Access to the roof is easy, without need for scaffolding or...

Damp and cracks in communal hallway, ceiling shown in image, roof is above the hallway ceiling. I have enhanced the image to make it more visible. Here is what it looks like in reality without photo enhancement exaggeration, and how it actually looks like in real life. The tenants and...

Hi all, Have knocked off all the plaster in the first floor back bedroom of my Victorian semi, to reveal a couple of runs of stair cracks where the bricks have shifted. Obviously these could have been there for decades, so I'm not sure it's anything to worry about. As to ground conditions...

I have had an offer accepted on a rather boring 3 bed 1950s brick construction house. The house had a rear flat roofed single extension in the 1970s and next to that a conservatory was added in 2000 along with the double glazed windows. It hasn't been decorated in some time! I have since learnt...

Hi, I'm hoping for some advice for what to do about a couple of ceiling cracks. I'm a bit of a novice on this kind of thing, so thanks in advance. My bedroom on the top floor of a 1900 terraced house has two cracks which both originate at the corner of the ceiling and an interior wall. They run...

Hi. First time poster, hope you can help. I moved into this house in Hull 3 years ago and there were some cracks in various places but I lately noticed some which may have been there before, I cannot say for certain. The house is 1930s build, was flooded in 2007 but a concrete base was put in...

Hi, I have removed some bad plaster and found a vertical crack in the brickwork of the first floor party wall. It looks like there is a plank of wood resting on top of the highest cracked brick at ceiling level. Could this be the cause? Why is this here as it looks like it might go into the...

Hi all, Hope someone can advise! I have recently purchased a 1900s terrace house and the living/dining room have been knocked through into one open plan room. Upon taking the (many) layers of old wallpaper off, we've discovered two cracks, approx 1-2mm running up each end of the concrete...

Hi I've lived in my house for 12 years and the current kitchen window before we moved in, used to be patio doors to the garden. The previous owner bricked it up and put a window in. I think he did the work himself. I have always noticed some missing or loose cement between the new bricks he put...

I purchased a property a few months ago that had an internal garage knocked through to extend a lounge. This involves removing a load bearing wall and installing an RSJ. The work was completed four years ago and has a buildings regulation completion certificate. When purchasing the property I...

Hi all I live in a 1930's house. Over the last few weeks we've noticed lots of small cracks popping up in the plaster surrounding the doors and windows within the property. Over the last coupe of weeks, two of these cracks has grown, one is now 4mm and the other around 2.5mm. This weekend...

Hi Guys, I'm hoping to repair cracked/chipped sandstone on my windows and coping stones in preparation for painting. Please see the images, there are worse chips on the other face of the house. My plan was to, wire brush all loose material, brush debris away, fungicidal scrub, use premixed...

I am about to buy my first home, it's a 3 bed semi, built in 1937. The house has a couple of cracks that are worrying me because this is all new to me. I only got the valuation survey, and that came back ok. I'm wondering if I should seek a structural engineer to come out and see the house...

I'm in the process of prep'ing a concrete sub floor. I just want to make sure I've done everything correctly before the self levelling. The concrete has quite a few cracks in it, which are also high points. So I've been grinding these down which has opened them up a bit and they will now need...