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Hi, first post so apologise if in wrong place
we purchased a new build in 2016 and have had issues with constant cracking sounds in the downstairs walls and ceiling when walking around upstairs. Today I decided enough is enough and poked my camera down a hole the builder previously made to rectify the issues.
I have posted an image of what I found but I’m struggling to find guidance on whether this is totally unacceptable. The downstairs toilet ceiling goes up to the wall board on one side of the stud wall but laps over the wall board on the other side but also protrudes over the height of the stud wall and looks to be the cause of my issue. You can see the stud wall and adjoining plasterboard at the bottom of the attached picture? Is this OK or do I finally have ammunition to push back on the builder? This is a pre-existing condition and if necessary I will involve NHBC but I need to understand what exactly is wrong here.. It doesn’t feel right but I’m not a builder..
thanks
Steve
we purchased a new build in 2016 and have had issues with constant cracking sounds in the downstairs walls and ceiling when walking around upstairs. Today I decided enough is enough and poked my camera down a hole the builder previously made to rectify the issues.
I have posted an image of what I found but I’m struggling to find guidance on whether this is totally unacceptable. The downstairs toilet ceiling goes up to the wall board on one side of the stud wall but laps over the wall board on the other side but also protrudes over the height of the stud wall and looks to be the cause of my issue. You can see the stud wall and adjoining plasterboard at the bottom of the attached picture? Is this OK or do I finally have ammunition to push back on the builder? This is a pre-existing condition and if necessary I will involve NHBC but I need to understand what exactly is wrong here.. It doesn’t feel right but I’m not a builder..
thanks
Steve