New Build Crack in Skirting boards

[DIYQ]

Hope somebody can put my mind at rest.

Is it normal for a new build house to have cracks in the skirting that then runs a little up the wall. The house was build complete in March. Photo attached.

 

[opps]

The cracks may have been caused when the carpet fitters used the carpet kicker to tension the carpet. I would be annoyed but it isn't the fault of the carpet fitters.

I wouldn't be overly concerned (I assume that they are dot and dab plasterboard walls or stud walls).

 

[DIYQ]

Thanks, sorry don't know what dot & dab / stud is. It's happening in a few areas house was built over winter so I put it down to drying out. Developers answer for everything. But a few areas have the skirting as well as the wall which is the bigger concern. Do you know why it runs up the wall, in simple (no knowledge!) language if possible.

 

[^woody^]

Totally normal. Dying out. Covered in the 12 month defects inspection.

 

[DIYQ]

Sorry to ask again and the reason it goes up the wall..?