ᐅ Interior partition walls showing horizontal cracking

Created on: 4 Jul 2021 12:36
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marco2403
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marco2403
4 Jul 2021 12:36
Hello, how is it possible that almost all non-load-bearing partition walls in my house have developed horizontal cracks overnight? The walls were built using 11.5 cm (4.5 inch) and 17.5 cm (7 inch) hollow concrete blocks. I know there are wallpapers that can hide these cracks, but I am concerned about the bathrooms that will be tiled. The structural engineer says these cracks can be caused by the sagging of the ceilings and are not a cause for concern. Should I believe that?

Beige wall with a fine horizontal crack line and a small marking line.


Light gray, slightly textured paper with a fine horizontal crease line.


Light gray concrete wall with a fine speckled texture and a horizontal crack line.
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HilfeHilfe
5 Jul 2021 06:32
Oh God, the house is collapsing. This is typical—everything was rushed and put together too early.
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marco2403
5 Jul 2021 07:27
The partition walls were plastered 12 weeks after the masonry work.
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guckuck2
5 Jul 2021 08:10
The structural engineer is actually the expert and should know this.

The crack itself can, of course, represent a visual defect if it exceeds a certain width (there are limit values, I believe over 0.2 or 0.3 millimeters (0.008 or 0.012 inches)).

If you are building with the general contractor, they will probably say that the painter will fix it ;-)
Nida35a5 Jul 2021 08:19
And when painting is done as owner’s work, the construction company will also mention that.
Plaster cracks are effectively and permanently covered by painting fleece or wallpaper.
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marco2403
5 Jul 2021 10:00
And what about the bathroom? It should be tiled up to the ceiling.