Advice on cracks on roof/walls

bri007 · 29-10-2019 12:50PM #1

Hi all,

Recently got new wooden flooring put in upstairs.

Noticed a lot of cracks on the ceilings downstairs and now noticed more on the walls downstairs... a lot in fact.

They are hairline cracks not too wide however just concerned it could be a problem structurally.

Anyone any advice on this?

Thanks

Calahonda52 · 29-10-2019 01:05PM

Post some pictures and edit the title to read ceiling rather than roof
Did flooring guys crack the ceiling and the wall cracks were always there but you never noticed them till now?

bri007 · 29-10-2019 01:23PM

See attached pictures.

Yes we had some cracks on ceilings and walls... then more came once we got the flooring done upstairs. There was a lot of hammering and vibrations but just a bit concerned how early the cracks came on from doing minor work like flooring

Calahonda52 · 29-10-2019 02:06PM

Close up pics make context difficult to see.
Nothing would worry me from what I see, just check outside the window one to see it it is a wall crack, I don't think so.
Hammering will do it in the ceiling.
Can you edit the title

D13exile · 30-10-2019 05:33PM

Is it a new house you have? If so, they're just settlement cracks. Nothing to worry about.

keithdub · 30-10-2019 08:50PM

Did you have work done down stairs one of the pictures look like it's 2 different ceilings. But yes moving furniture around and hammering and so on do cause cracking in poorly skimmed ceilings

Advice on cracks on roof/walls

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