Cracking is a serious fault in 38% of the 75,000 houses inspected in the last 5 years by Archicentre, the building advisory service of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects. Archicentre warns of up to 30% increases in cracking as the ground hardens through drought.
Traditional style brick and plaster homes are especially susceptible to cracking. Owners of lightweight, energy-efficient homes however will to face less cracking problems, because there is more flex in their buildings.
As the summer season approaches its something we all need to watch out for when on site.
steve grant commented at Thursday November 6, 2008
yea guys i have had a lot of problems with cracking lately i think inferior timber may have some thing to do with it but who knows…