Interior cracks below window

levi

Hi all,

Just viewed a house that we're considering making an offer on. There are two things that have me a small bit worried. The main one is two cracks in the interior plaster below the window - look to come diagonally out from the lower corners of the window. The windows are relatively new, wondering is this something to worry about or just resulting from putting in the new window.It's definitely a crack in the plaster as opposed to a hairline crack in the paint. I know that the surveyor will report on this if we sale agree on it but wanted a heads up from any experts out there as to whether it's a hell no or would be manageable. Update - you can also see it from the outside...

The second potential issue is a bit of damp underneath the windowsill of a bay window which has the radiator in it as well. I've seen this in other houses I've rented and it seems to be due to the condensation of having the hot radiator near the potentially cool window. No evidence of damp anywhere else. Again, wondering is this something to worry about.

Would be grateful of any input

Edit - house is mid 1930's terrace

findersteve

Obviously on such a purchase I would recommend an engineers report.
but sounds to me, I would think the cracks would have been caused by the new windows being put in. Unless they installed larger windows in the ope, I wouldn't be too worried about it.

On to the second question, if that baywindow was also a newly inserted window, I would assume that it is DoubleGlazed?
If so I would think that condensation shouldn't be an issue there. It would lead me to think that the window/ windowsill has a problem with it.

Steve

BryanF

findersfee.ie wrote: »

Obviously on such a purchase I would recommend an engineers report.

exactly

levi

Apologies, had meant to state in the original post that I would of course be getting a surveyor/engineer to look at the house before purchase. However a lot of time and effort goes in before the house goes Sale Agreed and one is in a position to get an engineer to look at it. I was just doing a bit of research to put my mind at ease before putting in a bid.

Thanks for the advice guys - much appreciated

lillianho

Putting stuffs won't solve the problem I believe why don't you try to increase the size of the window by 15 to 20 inches.