Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Wall crack
Hello,
We have a few cracks in the walls of our property which I assumed were settlement cracks but one has widened and grown over the summer (pic attached) so am concerned it may be subsidence-related. I have a quote from a very good structural engineer but the cost of him doing a survey is nearly £2000! In the first instance, I was hoping someone could have a look and do a less thorough survey just so we could know whether it's anything sinister. Perhaps that's not possible but if anyone has any advice and/or can recommend someone, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Emma
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Permalink Reply by Emma S on
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Hi Tris,
It's in the front room downstairs. Yes, will definitely be getting it checked out - going to get a couple more quotes from structural engineers. Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by michaelw on
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This briefing from the Association of British Insurers is good on explaining subsidence & how wide a crack needs to be before you should be worrying:
https://www.abi.org.uk/globalassets/sitecore/files/documents/public...
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Permalink Reply by Mavic Starfish on
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Useful document, thanks Michael
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That is really useful Michael. Thank you. The crack was a hairline one and then opened up to about 2mm while we were on holiday a couple of weeks ago. This suggests waiting to see if the crack closes up during the wetter winter months. So may be a case of wait and see!
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