Cracked plaster ; leaking roof ?

[FuerteStu]

2 hours ago, Pocster said:

Kitchen sink waste and boiler overflow 

Both go straight into the drain 

Gut feeling, it's there the problem is.. 

 

The dropped slabs suggest there is something washing away underneath, if there's water degrading around the foundations at that point, even a slight drop would cause the gap to form 16 feet above. Effectively, the foundation joint between the house and extension is a pivot. 

[Mr Punter]

Next door looks a bit rough as well.

[Pocster]

1 hour ago, FuerteStu said:

Gut feeling, it's there the problem is.. 

 

The dropped slabs suggest there is something washing away underneath, if there's water degrading around the foundations at that point, even a slight drop would cause the gap to form 16 feet above. Effectively, the foundation joint between the house and extension is a pivot. 

Who should come and look at this ?

Or do I wait ? ; see if it gets worse ?

[ToughButterCup]

9 hours ago, Pocster said:

Who should come and look at this ?

Or do I wait ? ; see if it gets worse ?

 

Apologies for my somewhat tart response earlier....😑

 

Nothing is going to happen quickly, it's very important but not urgent.

 

Over the next year,

 

Inspect, measure, document, plan , execute. Replan.

Rinse, repeat.

Build a list of facts.

When that's done,the job specification will write itself 

 

You might want to look at similar houses in the immediate vicinity. Repeated patterns? 

Anyone else locally had the same thing happen? Who fixed it, how?

 

We inherited a house with similar symptoms and found that there were at least 6 others with exactly the same problem in the same row. (Broken foul drain scouring out the foundations leading to multiple diagonal cracks in the stair well - " broken back" )

 

Been up on the roof yet? 

 

The surveyor taught me a simple trick about the cracks...

Insert a piece of card (paper or plastic) in the crack leaving enough of the card outside the crack such that the card is able to move with the fissure (but not fall out in a bit of wind). In other words create a telltale. Watch it. Or photograph it over the next few months. That will show you the rate of change. Helps you decide how urgent the issue is.

 

Now, how's that leak - leaking or not?

[Pocster]

1 minute ago, ToughButterCup said:

Now, how's that leak - leaking or not?

Which leak ? So many !

[ToughButterCup]

Any external cracks by the way?

[Pocster]

1 hour ago, ToughButterCup said:

Any external cracks by the way?

Nope .

[Pocster]

Was at the property today . Noticed some light cracking downstairs and indeed the pavers have dropped .

I forgot that a few months ago tenants blocked the drain with Wetwipes . Had raw sewage up from the house to over the pavers .

Guessing that could contribute to some movement 

[Pocster]

[Iceverge]

3 hours ago, Pocster said:

forgot that a few months ago tenants blocked the drain with Wetwipes. 

 

Should be banned! 

 

Infact ban toilet paper too.

 

Bidet, bidet toilet seat or shattaff and a day of sewer cleaning for anyone who blocks it subsequently. 

 

 

[Kelvin]

Ever since you started talking about leaks I’ve been getting the ‘find that leak’ guy videos fed to me. Quite interesting watching his process for finding leaks. It’s mainly burst pipes he seems to deal with and swimming pools. 

Edited August 8 by Kelvin

[Pocster]

11 minutes ago, Iceverge said:

 

Should be banned! 

 

Infact ban toilet paper too.

 

Bidet, bidet toilet seat or shattaff and a day of sewer cleaning for anyone who blocks it subsequently. 

 

 

Whilst you jest. "eco"wet wipes are a true nightmare.

 

I've had issues with these in different properties. Naturally tenants think they are ok to flush...

But - if you have seen 100's of wet wipes backing up out a drain with sewage it ain't funny.