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by Jimbo2008
Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:55 am
Forum: Conservatories and Orangeries Forum
Topic: Large plaster cracks!!
Replies: 6
Views: 7631

Hi, thanks for your comments. I did wonder if the blocks were able to shrink. At least it can be remedied easily enough, it's just a bummer having to re-do my skirting.

Thanks again
by Jimbo2008
Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:54 pm
Forum: Conservatories and Orangeries Forum
Topic: Large plaster cracks!!
Replies: 6
Views: 7631

I used a raft foundation and the conservatory is mounted on the outer brick wall and the inner plastered block wall is capped off with a cill board.
by Jimbo2008
Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:04 am
Forum: Conservatories and Orangeries Forum
Topic: Large plaster cracks!!
Replies: 6
Views: 7631

Large plaster cracks!!

Hi I built my conservatory last year, the dwarf wall was made up of brick externally and lightweight block internally which is plastered. From then until now cracks have appeared and got worse in the 2 internal corners furthest away from the house. Also my skirting scribes have also opened up (gutte...
by Jimbo2008
Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:08 am
Forum: Groundwork and Foundations Forum
Topic: Piled foundations
Replies: 6
Views: 25576

Piled foundations

Hi I am building a conservatory onto the back of my house. I have established that I do not need planning permission and am not governed by building control. I even spoke with building control about what foundation stipulations I would have to follow, and they were quite frankly not interested at al...
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