This beautiful cottage in Berkshire is believed to have been built around 1730 and has a number of old and more recent additions.

The property was suffering from external and internal cracking throughout. Much of the cracking had been caused by differential movement. This occurs when different sections of the building, in this case, later additions, are built on separate foundations. There can be a difference between the rate and the amount that the foundations settle, which causes separation and cracking between the walls.
The cottage was also suffering from brick arch lintel failure, which caused extensive internal and external cracking between the windows of the ground and first floor, both to the front and rear.

Following a site survey, our engineer designed a repair specification comprising of masonry beaming, multiple crack repair methods, and pinning.