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zimmer Newbie Offline Posts: 4 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0	Cracks in Lightweight block walls Jul 24^th, 2004, 12:35pm Hi Peeps I have a workshop built out of lightweight blocks with a couple of cracks running from top to bottom of the walls, can some please tell me the best way of dealing with them Cheers, Zimmer.
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splinter GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0	Re: Cracks in Lightweight block walls Reply #1 - Jul 25^th, 2004, 12:04am Zimmer, As its a workshop you may not have any or very little fondations.As the ground settles under youre workshop the workshop will settle to.THis will cause the cracks.Keep an eye on them they might settle, if they dont you might have to consider underpining
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woodsmith Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 4395 Total Thanks: 135 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: Cracks in Lightweight block walls Reply #2 - Jul 25^th, 2004, 9:34am Zimmer are these cracks running through the blocks or following the joints? If following the joints you could re-point and hope for the best, that is that it has finished settling.
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Reply #3 - Jul 25^th, 2004, 12:46pm

Thanks for the reply Guys.
The Foundations are re-enforced with metal and have 5 inch of hardcore and same of concrete,
The cracks run through blocks and joints, the bulding was built just over a year ago, so i,am gessing that (Hoping) it's just settlement, if so do i rake out the cracks and fill with sand and cement morter. Undecided

Thanks for the help, Zimmer

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