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cracked chimney

shortlegs · 2007-04-13 22:57:18

The chimney on our eight year old house has a very nasty looking crack on it which on inspection looks much more serious that just bad plastering. This house was built by 'direct labour' and what I want to know is who do I go back to about this. The crack started just after we moved in - as an innocent looking hairline -…

13-04-2007 10:57pm

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shortlegs

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The chimney on our eight year old house has a very nasty looking crack on it which on inspection looks much more serious that just bad plastering.
This house was built by 'direct labour' and what I want to know is who do I go back to about this. The crack started just after we moved in - as an innocent looking hairline - but has progressed.
I spoke to our engineer 5/6 years ago and he just shrugged it off as bad plastering. What do I do? Thanks

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#2 13-04-2007 11:15pm

smashey

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First thing you do is only post the thread once.

How wide is the crack now? Possibly settlement.

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#3 13-04-2007 11:29pm

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A couple of pics may be helpful

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