Cracked Bay Window Wall

[leewilson78]

Hi all,

We are looking to sell our house this year, I am going round and looking at work that needs to do, one of things that has worried me is the cracks that sit either side of our Bay Winder in the lounge.

Here are a couple of images:

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• leewilson78
• 4 Jan 2010
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• leewilson78
• 4 Jan 2010
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• leewilson78
• 4 Jan 2010
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Can anyone tell me if this is serious, if not can anyone recommend the best approach for filling in.

Thanks
Lee

 

[Richardp]

Any sign of this on the outside?

 

[leewilson78]

Hi Richard,

I'll take some pics tomorrow in day light and post back.

Thanks
Lee

 

[Richardp]

Hi Richard,

I'll take some pics tomorrow in day light and post back.

Thanks
Lee

OK! Lee, and can you get a picture of the staining on the skirting board on the right, where it meets the floor, any sign's of damp, past or present.

 

[leewilson78]

Images of the right side of the bay window:

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• leewilson78
• 5 Jan 2010
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• 5 Jan 2010
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Image from the outside, this is the right hand side if I am looking at the bay window from outside, the opposite side to the internal images above. The outside of the bay window to the left shows no visible cracks.

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• leewilson78
• 5 Jan 2010
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It looks like the previous owner patched up the cracks on the outside, looks a mess too, anyway of tidying this up, i.e. make it blend in better with the rest of the wall.

Thanks

 

[jm2000]

HI, it look like the bay, may be pulling away from the house, its not unusual, but can be a little expensive to fix. are you insured...?

Otherwise...you just need to look at getting in a decorator whos good with flexible filler...wink.

 

[Richardp]

Like to tell you something nice Lee but that is not a filler job, even the window frame looks dodgy! unless your prepared to do it yourself I'd get someone to sort it for you.

 

[leewilson78]

If I've gotta pay, I've gotta pay.

We did think about putting double glazing in, but thats gonna eat up most of our deposit, since we would have to decorate too.

With regards to fixing the cracks, how much would you estimate, also, with the dodgy window frame, is there anything that can be done with this?

I'll get in some help, looks like I will need it.

Thanks

 

[Richardp]

Lee, we only have your little photo,s to go by, things may not be so bad, get someone to look at it for you, a friend maybe, sorry, not to have been at all helpful.