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Was not sure how to describe this issue but basically I removed the old rendering and discovered the wall is made up of several types of blocks and bricks as follows
1. very strong concrete blocks
2. very week brcks
3. very weak concrete blocks 'the darker coloured ones'
the wall is...
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I've got a brick wall in my garden with a large crack in the mortar, apparently caused by a buddleia that the previous owners let get out of control. I've cut the buddleia right back and plan on injecting remaining stems with concentrated weed killer but beyond repointing the crack is...
We are in the process of buying a property and this seems to be a problem raised by a surveyor and we would like to resolve it.
The extension was built on the main building but the joint bricks do not align. After speaking with a builder been told this is not possible.
As bricks are sticking...
I have horizontal cracks about a foot below bedroom ceilings, level with top of windows. These run round 3 rooms. There is no damp or condensation.
Could this be due to the finlock guttering? 1950s ex council house. Help!!
Photos attached.
Would be really grateful for any advice on this. So, I moved into a top floor flat in a 1960s flat-roofed block in March. The photos are of a crack in the bedroom. It runs from the window horizontally, along an external wall, then round the corner along the wall with the stairwell. From the...
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I am a new flat owner and am wondering if these cracks in my wall are anything to worry about. I will try to explain the setup in the pictures.
I live in a flat in a large old Edwardian building, my flat is on the ground floor but has a needed extension where the sitting room is. The bottom...
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I wanted to get some more views (from builders if possible but anyone who knows about property construction), on cracks to internal walls of a house we are hoping to buy.
Due to lockdown we've been stalled since having a full building survey done back in Feb.
And due to the discovery of...