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Thermal cracking

From: james.walker66@ntlworld.com
Category: Structural
Remote Name: 81.96.67.65
Date: 18 Feb 2003
Time: 08:23 AM

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Hi there I have a thermal crack in an interior block wall (Brick/block cavity wall) which opens very slightly when the sun shines on the exterior wall. There is no exterior crack but what appears to be happening is that when the sun warms up the outside brick, the crack in the interior block wall opens up (slightly more than hairline). I've had the surveyor around and he says it is just a thermal crack and nothing to worry about, but I am a bit worried when I come to sell the house and the crack might put people off. Do you know of anything I can do to hide the crack effectively apart from re-wallpapering? Or to stop the crack opening altogether? Thanks for your help James Walker Cambridge UK

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