Dear professional builders & engineers in the house, plz i need ur advice. I was called to inspect this property to finish up the work. I am a civil engineer. My 1st observation was that its got cracks in all the rooms as a result of settlements. looking down the floor, there was no german floor. just bare soil. Plz i need solutions to the problems created. thanks.

U jst ve to wait nd b sure d settlmnt is over if not any amendmnt u do ll jst b a waste

temipet:
U jst ve to wait nd b sure d settlmnt is over if not any amendmnt u do ll jst b a waste

thnx, and then, when am sure its over, what solution do i profer?

melakes:

thnx, and then, when am sure its over, what solution do i profer?

u cn out (Y8 or WIRE MESH) place it over d crack nd plaster

Looking at the pix u posted to judge, I think the faults on the walls are as a result of long exposure to whether elements and not diffrencial settlement. faults on building as a result of settlement are always at 45 degrees these are perpendicular and wider at the top. Solutions should be as follows... Use rods at horizontal along the cracks to hold the separated potions together or turn the craks to columns and run a beam to hold the entire walls together. I still look forward to other suggestions.

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Ytechconst:
This is a major crack and not minor. So you need to identify the cause critically and profer a solution to the cause before patching up the cracks pr separation.

The separation that comes from the ceiling noggings i perceive it separated due to improper bonding of blocks at that junction， since their is no column at that junction the blockwork are suppose to the well connected and bonded to avoid separation. You can either introduce a column at that junction to put a stop to the separation or you reconstruction the block bonding at that junction，but inserting column at the junction will be more easier.

The crack around the window opening downward to the foundation o perceive its a settlement from the foundation， may be their was a tree root that was not properly uprooted thefore the concrete foundation was laid or an existing debris beneat the concrete foundation which decays and causes the settlement. You can excavate the point of crack beneat and and introduce a cross bar like 4Y12mm with 600mm side laps to left and right from the centre of the crack the cast with concrete mix 1:2:4 mix，after that you can patch up the cracks on the walls.

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sir, you nailed it. there are still some existing tree roots wch are even beginning to grow within one of the rooms. However, I will still take a more critical look at it. Thnx a great lot.

alist:
Looking at the pix u posted to judge, I think the faults on the walls are as a result of long exposure to whether elements and not diffrencial settlement. faults on building as a result of settlement are always at 45 degrees these are perpendicular and wider at the top. Solutions should be as follows... Use rods at horizontal along the cracks to hold the separated potions together or turn the craks to columns and run a beam to hold the entire walls together. I still look forward to other suggestions.

Sir, thnx for your observations, infact, thats the reason i sought advice considering the angle of the fault. However, a major cause of diff. settlements is an existence of roots close to the foundation. Now, this is present in this case.
Thnx again sir.

U welcome good solving the problem ....