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Whats the cause for the cracks on inside of the walls

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  • 20-03-2015 9:34pm
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    dalerireland
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭


    Hi Everyone. I am new to the forum so please forgive mistakes if any.
    Basically we are looking for a house to buy and recently have found ideal property.
    Its in Arklow in Woodlands Estate. everything seems fine in it exept for quite big cracks on the inside of the front wall. unfortunately i cant post pictures so ill try to describe best as i can. Cracks are in one bedroom on first floor in top left corner on the left from the window. they are running from top left corner of the window to the top left corner of the room and then running along side ceiling and wall which separates the houses. theres also a crack running down from middle of the window board behind radiator down to the floor. downstairs i also found a crack which is probably the same as one behind a radiator. the cracks are about 3mm wide, dont know how deep. i had a look outside and couldnt find any sign of them on the same spots, although found one minor crack on the other side of the same front wall. now i had walk through estate and found that almost all houses there had some sort of cracks outside. i also viewed another house earlier and found smaller cracks also.

    My question is What is causing such a big cracks?

    Now i know i should get a surveyor to view the property but we havent got sale agreed yet and i dont want to bring a guy into it before ill be sure i am getting it. i would really like to get this property so any sugestion on this problem is highly apreciated.
    Many thanks


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    Gumbo
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    How old is the house?

    Could be settlement, pyrite?


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    Kevin McCloud
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,797 ✭✭✭Kevin McCloud


    Celtic tiger house standard built on bog no doubt with foundations done by a first year apprentice no doubt.


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    godtabh
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    Kevin McCloud wrote: »
    Celtic tiger house standard built on bog no doubt with foundations done by a first year apprentice no doubt.

    no doubt


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    McGrath5
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    The only way to know for sure OP is to get a professional to look at it, but from what you are describing I would be very hesitant to move forward with this property.


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    Cuddlesworth
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    dalerireland wrote: »
    Cracks are in one bedroom on first floor in top left corner on the left from the window. they are running from top left corner of the window to the top left corner of the room and then running along side ceiling and wall which separates the houses. theres also a crack running down from middle of the window board behind radiator down to the floor.

    3mm on the plasterboard is what you can see, if its a concrete house its far worse beneath. That crack described is beyond normal settlement. I wouldn't even bother with a survey, your wasting your money.


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    dalerireland
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭dalerireland


    kceire wrote: »
    How old is the house?

    Could be settlement, pyrite?

    house was built in 2000-2002. i was told Arklow doesnt have pyrite problem. i live in north Dublin and have seen pyrite properties and it seems with pyrite it starts from the bottom of the house rather than from the top. but i could be all wrong.


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    foggy_lad
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    dalerireland wrote: »
    house was built in 2000-2002. i was told Arklow doesnt have pyrite problem. i live in north Dublin and have seen pyrite properties and it seems with pyrite it starts from the bottom of the house rather than from the top. but i could be all wrong.

    Pyrite issues are related to filler materials used and those materials were brought in from other areas so this area could easily be affected if the developer sourced the filler materials from an affected Pyrite area.


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    dalerireland
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭dalerireland


    Cuddlesworth wrote: »
    3mm on the plasterboard is what you can see, if its a concrete house its far worse beneath. That crack described is beyond normal settlement. I wouldn't even bother with a survey, your wasting your money.

    hi. theres no plasterboard on both walls. its cracks on blocks. funny thing they dont seem to appear on the outside of the house and the only crack ive seen outside is not seen inside the house. and another thing that brought my attention is visible cracks in other houses in the estate. this must be a widespread issue there.

    i would really love to know what possibly could cause these cracks


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,423 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    dalerireland wrote: »
    i would really love to know what possibly could cause these cracks
    Typically:
    * Subsidence due to inadequate foundations for the local ground conditions.
    * Poor design, workmanship or materials.
    * In very old buildings, age.

    As to which applies to the house only you have looked at, we don't know.


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    Gmol
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    PM sent op.


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    dalerireland
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭dalerireland


    Thanks very much everyone for posting here. i ll be more caucious with this house and investigate further


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    RORY O CONNOR
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    Get photos. Could be faulty blocks, structural cracking due to subsidence, bad building or poor design-or a combo of these.


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    dalerireland
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭dalerireland


    RORY O CONNOR wrote: »
    Get photos. Could be faulty blocks, structural cracking due to subsidence, bad building or poor design-or a combo of these.

    cant post photos yet as i am new here.ill be doing some research on these cracks and be very caucious with this problem.


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