Subsidence cracks getting longer by the day

[yjones]

Hi

I have cob walls. I have cracking in the gypsum plaster (yes I know, builders used the wrong plaster). The plastering was done 7 years ago. Cracks started to appear perhaps last year or year before, but didnt go any further. But over the past months theyre getting longer almost every day. Lots of cracks splitting off from each other.



The cracks are appearing in the top bedroom walls which are party walls. Neighbour property has similar cracks. Theirs has been there for many years, so is probably historic subsidence, unless its started to become active again(?)

There some cracking by the stairs which is in the centre of the house.

The house is 150 years old on shallow foundations on clay soil.

What should I do? Contact a structural engineer and request an urgent inspection?

 

[stevie888]

Those are very minor cracks.

A house on clay and shallow founds is going to move in 150 years and you''ve got a fairly rigid top coat on a flexible wall. I'd not be worrying myself.

You get some SEs and you'll be told you need to underpin and all sorts as they'll be in full on CYA mode.

 

[yjones]

Thanks. Im thinking of putting a claim in with insurance company and telling them about the cracks. They are getting bigger each day