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Cracks near the skylight in the kitchen, we have three sky lights and there are cracks on both ends. 
 

House is three years old 

 

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This is another crack I’ve noticed in one of the bedrooms. we only moved in to this house in October and I’ve slowly noticed these cracks between now and then. 

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They are joints between plasterboard sheets opening up.  Nothing to worry about.

 

Sadly this is largely avoidable if only the builders had a bit of care or knowledge.

 

When boarding around a window or door opening, don't run a sheet down the wall in line with the opening, cut a sheet around the opening so the next joint is not in line with it.  Very unlikely to get a crack then.  but that takes just a little more time and might waste just a little plasterboard and mass market builders don't want to do either of those.

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the overarching point is that this is nothing to worry about. Wait till the house has gone through a bit more weather changes, then poly filla and repaint.

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