Building defects database - Cracking in ceiling

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	(a)This cracking has occurred as a result of steel frame corrosion in a country house. The crack through the ceiling is on the line of a filler joist. The cracks to the left wall are associated with a pair of steel lintels. The windows are directly below the roof. Externally there is a limestone cornice.
	(b)Series of parallel cracks in the ceiling of an outhouse.