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    Settlement/shrinkage cracks

    Thanks Beader. That simple you think? Or would you just knock off and start again??
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    Settlement/shrinkage cracks

    Thanks Kasper. There's still a lot of fill to go onto the site so where the render currently finishes will be well below the finished street/footpath level.
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    Settlement/shrinkage cracks

    Hi Tom, I'm not a builder, can you explain exactly what the issue is with dpc? Thanks
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    Settlement/shrinkage cracks

    No intention whatsoever to cut corners?! Own land and simply opted for a local plasterer who was recommended to me.
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    Settlement/shrinkage cracks

    Thanks for that. I imagine that's the issue alright, whatever about the overall finish!
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    Settlement/shrinkage cracks

    Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately it looks like it needs to be chipped off and at the very least meshed around the stress points.
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    Settlement/shrinkage cracks

    Side bit will be stone cladding.
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    Settlement/shrinkage cracks

    Was done in early August 2019.
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    Settlement/shrinkage cracks

    Hi everyone, I'm looking for advice on hairline cracks that have developed recently on my new build. The attached photo shows a crack running from top left of ground floor window to corner of first floor sill above it. This is on the front elevation and an almost identical crack pattern has...
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