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I can hear loud cracking noises in my wall when II use my log burner!!!

Anonymous user 22 October 2016 - 9.39 PM

Can any one put my mind at rest? I have a log burner installed on the ground floor of a converted bunglow that now has an added second floor with a huge 10m steel spanning the roof. So there is a lot of weight in the gable walls. The flu of the log burner goes out of the gable wall on the ground floor. When I use the burner I can hear the bricks cracking loudly behind the plaster. The plaster and board cover the wall so I cant see anything. But can hear it. It only happens when I use the burner. Is this normal or dangerous? Can any one help? Thanks David.

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Anonymous user

Its is more likely the plaster cracking due to excessive heat, you would get the same cracking if you were to use a wallpaper steamer on the wall by holding it in one place for to long, I am assuming you have lightweight plaster walls. Dr Paul D Rogers Expert in Building Defects Email: DrPaulDRogers@mail.com

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24 October 2016