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I had a summer house built flat roof
it got plastered in September and painted November the is crack about 20 inches long is that bad
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"How thick is the crack, if it is 2mn or thicker, it needs more investigation, otherwise it could be poor preparation with scrim tape and easy to fill"
Answered on 28th Nov 2022 - Member since Apr 2021 -
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"Not that bad,could be just a bit of movement or the plasterer missed a joint on the plasterboard with tape.can try to fill it with easyfill and sand it back or pay to have it reskimmed."
Answered on 28th Nov 2022 - Member since Dec 2019 -
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"Sounds like a drying out crack you can get a spray paint that will cover it wicks keep it I in stock about £10 mick"
Answered on 28th Nov 2022 - Member since Sep 2022 -
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"Depends in my honest opinion there could be a few different reason why plaster board may have not be Stagerd and made the plaster crack depending on the crack is it a straight line crack or curved it could be movement also could be issue to do with door slamming if you would like to send photo I can give you a idea of to what happened
Kind regards
Riley"
Kind regards
Riley"
Answered on 6th Dec 2022 - Member since Dec 2022 -
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"Is the cracking along a joint ? Sounds as tho the area wasn't prepared properly or the plaster done correctly. It shouldn't be a massive head ache to put right"
Answered on 2nd Dec 2022 - Member since Nov 2022 -
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"The crack could be caused my numerous things if its movement from the summerhouse thats bad but could be an easy fix if its caused by something else"
Answered on 28th Nov 2022 - Member since Nov 2021 -
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"It's not that bad, it can be managed with some fillers and make it disappear."
Answered on 1st Dec 2022 - Member since Mar 2022 -
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"Yes that's not good plasterer maybe got away with doing one coat or he's missed a spot to put mesh on or alternatively, you could of had previous problems which didn't get dealt with and plasterer just went over it. Hope this helps"
Answered on 28th Nov 2022 - Member since Oct 2015 -
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"Dose not have to be bad !
It could of appeared after settlement of the build as that can go on for up to 2 years ,
If it’s faulty plastering then getting a second opinion from the main contractor? It should still be under some kind of guarantee. Even if it’s not, the contractor should be professionally eager to assist you ."
It could of appeared after settlement of the build as that can go on for up to 2 years ,
If it’s faulty plastering then getting a second opinion from the main contractor? It should still be under some kind of guarantee. Even if it’s not, the contractor should be professionally eager to assist you ."
Answered on 28th Nov 2022 - Member since Mar 2022 -
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"it could just be a shrinkage crack which can be easily repaired , if it the roof has been built with any flex in it then it may require a lot more work"
Answered on 30th Nov 2022 - Member since Jun 2022 -
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