Any surveyors on here?

Advice needed please!

Land surveyor? Building surveyor? Quantity surveyor? What type of surveyor are you looking for?

Building surveyor:thumbup:

am not qualified or anyting but it cant be too hard. i'll give it a go. what do you need done?

Friend is looking at a property and there are vertical cracks running from the window side downstairs flat to the window side on the flat above, they are purpose built around 2006, thanks

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Originally Posted by Igovernor

Friend is looking at a property and there are vertical cracks running from the window side downstairs flat to the window side on the flat above, they are purpose built around 2006, thanks

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If the cracks are purpose built then there's nothing to worry about

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Originally Posted by lardy

If the cracks are purpose built then there's nothing to worry about

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:hehe:

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Originally Posted by Igovernor

Friend is looking at a property and there are vertical cracks running from the window side downstairs flat to the window side on the flat above, they are purpose built around 2006, thanks

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Not enough detail to say without a picture.
Is it bonded by the NHBC/similar?

Normally vertical cracks mean subsidence and horizontal cracks wall ties. Neither should be an issue in a property built in 2006. Cracks running from the top side of windows is not that unusual and is normally the result of lintels not being long enough. It's not a huge problem though. I'm not a surveyor but to be honest building surveyors - ie those employed by Building Societies - are useless in my experience but a decent builder would be a better judge of a property's fault. There must be several builders on here but without an inspection I can't see how anyone can judge whether a crack is serious or not.

Vindec, your last 17 words made sense.

I am having a look now!