Hi all,
I live in a terrace house and have crack in the wall between me and my neighbour at the top of the stairs on the landing. He has a version of the same crack his side, as does everyone else on the street. We've having our house decorated next year and I am wondering the best way to have it address this. ie, just fill it in, or use helibar, which an engineer once suggested. I know the crack will likely return if we fill it, though I'm equally worried using helibar might just lead to the crack appearing elsewhere (and costing a lot more). Or is that wrong?
The house is 150 years old and has shallow foundations, and as I say, everyone seems to have the same crack, it just doesn't look great.
Thanks for any thoughts, two photos attached...
Barry
I live in a terrace house and have crack in the wall between me and my neighbour at the top of the stairs on the landing. He has a version of the same crack his side, as does everyone else on the street. We've having our house decorated next year and I am wondering the best way to have it address this. ie, just fill it in, or use helibar, which an engineer once suggested. I know the crack will likely return if we fill it, though I'm equally worried using helibar might just lead to the crack appearing elsewhere (and costing a lot more). Or is that wrong?
The house is 150 years old and has shallow foundations, and as I say, everyone seems to have the same crack, it just doesn't look great.
Thanks for any thoughts, two photos attached...
Barry
