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[KTS]

any corresponding cracks on the other face of the wall ?  if not, then as above, more likely to be an issue with the plaster than anything structural 

[pusb]

any corresponding cracks on the other face of the wall ?  if not, then as above, more likely to be an issue with the plaster than anything structural 

 

No cracks, but the wallpaper has peeled slight where it meets the ceiling. But that could just be my dodgy decorating skills!

[humph]

This is not my area of expertise but I'm going with blown/shrinking plaster based on similar cracking in my old house.

 

There is no sign of similar cracking on the other side of the wall?

The vertical crack you mention looks like a wallpaper joint to me. But that could just my eyes.

The crack is minor and diagonal, but not shaped like stairs i.e. it doesn't seem to follow the joints in the bricks behind. When walls settle the mortar joints tend to fail first.

Cracks along the ceiling/wall joint is not unusual, it's a weak point.

 

Have you noticed that the doors are catching the frame more than they used to? This would indicate movement in the frame. As mentioned above I wouldn't put too much faith in the fact that the frame isn't square, unless you know for certain it was originally.

[mab01uk]

Ceiling walpaper, that's a new one to me.....

 

How to Wallpaper a Ceiling

Edited by mab01uk, 05 July 2019 - 08:48 AM.

[pete l]

 

Ceiling walpaper, that's a new one to me.....

 

How to Wallpaper a Ceiling

 

 

[Magneto]

Like I said, new one to me....apparently a trend that hasn't found it's way to the US yet 

[KTS]

Like I said, new one to me....apparently a trend that hasn't found it's way to the US yet 

 

..sounds like your opportunity to make an impression on the US home makeover scene 

[pusb]

This is not my area of expertise but I'm going with blown/shrinking plaster based on similar cracking in my old house.

 

There is no sign of similar cracking on the other side of the wall?

The vertical crack you mention looks like a wallpaper joint to me. But that could just my eyes.

The crack is minor and diagonal, but not shaped like stairs i.e. it doesn't seem to follow the joints in the bricks behind. When walls settle the mortar joints tend to fail first.

Cracks along the ceiling/wall joint is not unusual, it's a weak point.

 

Have you noticed that the doors are catching the frame more than they used to? This would indicate movement in the frame. As mentioned above I wouldn't put too much faith in the fact that the frame isn't square, unless you know for certain it was originally.

 

The door isn't catching no 

 

The other side of the wall the wallpaper has come away slightly at the top (bit like an air bubble), but as I said could just be my decorating skills.

 

The vertical crack is more obvious in real life, its not following the edge of the wallpaper.

[pusb]

Like I said, new one to me....apparently a trend that hasn't found it's way to the US yet 

 

 

Something all houses here of a certain age have.

 

Moreover its something that once its up you never replace, as wallpapering a ceiling is a pain in the a*se! It just gets painted over and over. I reckon this wallpaper has been up decades

[Trissy B]

Generally cracks in masonry low rise buildings less than 5mm wide aren't an issue

[pusb]

A very late update! 

 

I took the wallpaper off, and it was just blown plaster thankfully. 

 

Just have to redecorate now