am i to be worried
 

over the past two weeks i have noticed above all of my internal upstaires doorframes their is a crack all around the celing above the doorframes and its all one long crack, it has started to crack above the doors inside all of the rooms upstairs and the tiles around the bath have started to come away from the walls, just to explain i live in a semi detached house that was built in the early 90s and i live in an old mining village, now i know houses move but in two weeks the damage is quite bad, have i to worry and tell the H/A or is this normal house movement ?, its in the centre of the house this is happening,

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If you are in a Housing Association property you have nothing to lose reporting it... if they're not sure they will send out a structual engineer to check it out

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agree with red jacky, it costs nowt to get em notified. that could just be subsidence, hope not.

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will i not be charged if they find that nothing is wrong ?

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are they not like the council?? ring them and get advice, explain whats happeining and they will probably come and check it out, they shouldnt charge you for that....

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shouldnt be,but then i aint au-fait with housing associations,so ask em first is my advice.;)best advice is dont wait if its deteriorated that quickly.

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ive marked where the cracks begin and where they end so that should give me an idea how quick its growing, i will phone them tomorrow to see what they say

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youv not redecorated recently have you??

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no i painted a few months back but knowhere near the doorframes, the pipes from the hot water tank have moved too, that too is on the 1st floor

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Get them rang today before they all clear off for christmas break