Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Cornice on load bearing wall cracked every 600mm or so. 3Nov 08, 2020 10:10 am Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Cornice on load bearing wall cracked every 600mm or so. 6Nov 08, 2020 1:04 pm aussieta post some photos rephrase your description, if cracks were 600mm wide you could climb through them Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Cornice on load bearing wall cracked every 600mm or so. 7Nov 08, 2020 1:30 pm i think building-expert is on the money with the trusses being the issue what is the roof story, colourbond, tiles, solar panels is this a new build or been reroofed Re: Cornice on load bearing wall cracked every 600mm or so. 9Nov 11, 2020 5:40 pm alexp79 This sounds like a slab heave issue to begin with, roof trusses providing load on a non-load bearing wall is just a consequence. Yes most likely but if one side of the house has subsided it will have same effect. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog just ask a carpenter/ builder, if they are unsure they will get the engineer to advise. 1 2541 Versaloc is a mortarless besser block system that still needs a properly engineered footing. If you just do a 400x200 footing it will fail in time. At 17m long you need it… 1 22365 We recently moved into our new build. We have no idea what is happening as every wall has a perfectly straight horizontal line going through it. It stands out terribly.… 0 757 |