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Hi,
I had a 2 storey extension completed about 6months ago, which involves opening up the kitchen by removing a wall, inserting a beam and building an extra bedroom above the new half of the open kitchen. Initially I noticed some cracks in the old room above the kitchen, this was to be expected. The wall which sits on the beam, and below the window in that room. Following the horrendous weather we had recently with all the rain then when we had some warm weather, it sounded like you could here some movement coming from the loft one morning. Then recently I’ve noticed quite a few hairline cracks around the house, and the porch has cracked around where it joins to the house. I spoke to the architect who seems to think it’s ok and the house has took a battering with all the work and is now settling. Should I be concerned? Below are a few cracks. Also in the new kitchen there are 2 vertical cracks, large, the width of the plasterboard, would this just be due to plasterboard shrinking and if so what’s the best way to sort it?
Thanks
I had a 2 storey extension completed about 6months ago, which involves opening up the kitchen by removing a wall, inserting a beam and building an extra bedroom above the new half of the open kitchen. Initially I noticed some cracks in the old room above the kitchen, this was to be expected. The wall which sits on the beam, and below the window in that room. Following the horrendous weather we had recently with all the rain then when we had some warm weather, it sounded like you could here some movement coming from the loft one morning. Then recently I’ve noticed quite a few hairline cracks around the house, and the porch has cracked around where it joins to the house. I spoke to the architect who seems to think it’s ok and the house has took a battering with all the work and is now settling. Should I be concerned? Below are a few cracks. Also in the new kitchen there are 2 vertical cracks, large, the width of the plasterboard, would this just be due to plasterboard shrinking and if so what’s the best way to sort it?
Thanks
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