Hi
We had some work carried out July last year for a single storey extension and bathroom renovation. We had lots of problems with the builders including a bad bathroom install, which we have had to get re-done by another contractor (going through Citizens Advice and ADR on this for our money back).
We now have a fear that our extension to our untrained eyes, maybe not as good as we hoped. When they removed walls and put in beams, we had ALOT of crack appear upstairs including the window above no longer closing. They told us this was normal and adjusted the supports. In hindsight, alarm bells should have be ringing and we should have got external advice at that time. But I had just given birth to our first baby, so life was a little whirlwind!
In the last few months we have noticed further cracks appearing on the house.
1. External where the new extension meets house
2. Above window which had major cracks during build and window didn't close. Left below window from ledge (if you can zoom to see!)
There are further hairlines going through walls and areas they had replastered from cracks.
The building work was signed off by Building Regs and had calcs done for the beam.
The bathroom fitters we just had in noted that the house wasn't level suggesting possible subsidence.
Is the above normal? Who should we speak to for further advice?
Thanks in advance!
Sammi
We had some work carried out July last year for a single storey extension and bathroom renovation. We had lots of problems with the builders including a bad bathroom install, which we have had to get re-done by another contractor (going through Citizens Advice and ADR on this for our money back).
We now have a fear that our extension to our untrained eyes, maybe not as good as we hoped. When they removed walls and put in beams, we had ALOT of crack appear upstairs including the window above no longer closing. They told us this was normal and adjusted the supports. In hindsight, alarm bells should have be ringing and we should have got external advice at that time. But I had just given birth to our first baby, so life was a little whirlwind!
In the last few months we have noticed further cracks appearing on the house.
1. External where the new extension meets house
2. Above window which had major cracks during build and window didn't close. Left below window from ledge (if you can zoom to see!)
There are further hairlines going through walls and areas they had replastered from cracks.
The building work was signed off by Building Regs and had calcs done for the beam.
The bathroom fitters we just had in noted that the house wasn't level suggesting possible subsidence.
Is the above normal? Who should we speak to for further advice?
Thanks in advance!
Sammi
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