"Frank Watson" wrote in message
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On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 19:43:43 +0100, "Alex"
wrote:

"Alex" wrote in message
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Hiya,

Firstly, apologies, you'll have to bear with me, i'm a complete novice


I've got a 3 bed semi, and upstairs the door frames are coming away
from
the
wall... I have done some minor investegation and the plaster has
cracked
and come away, as has some of the "light brown" bricks behind that and
a
very small amount of the "grey" bricks behind them. They appear to
have
just become dry and crumbly and broken up...

Can anybody tell me why this has happened and suggest any ways to
fix/stop
it happening again? I know you'll probably need to know more, so
please
just ask.

Oh also, the wall in question is about 2inches thick and the part in
question is the end of the wall that is in between 2 door frames at the
end
of the wall... the other side seems to have gone too, but i havent
pulled
it all off yet. It doesnt look like its been wet either....
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Alex

I suggest you rephrase the whole question so that it draws a clearer
picture. It's not at all clear what is going on. 2"-thick walls and
two door frames at one end of the wall don't make a lot of sense. And
where does the water come into the equasion?


Sorry yes, I'll try be a bit clearer... Its upstairs, there are 2 bedrooms
split by the wall in question, there is also a cupboard with a water tank in
it... so when looking at the wall, it has a door for the first bedroom,
then 2 inches away a door for the cupboard and 2inches away from that the
door for the other bedroom. The wall is only2-3inches thick between the
rooms.

Water is the only thing i could think off that would make the bricks
crumble, but other than the water tank which pipes arent near this part of
wall there arent any pipes close... there is a cold water tank in the loft
above this wall, but as i said its not wet now.

The "grey" bricks are more like concrete type substance behind the crumbly
ligh brick.

Any better?
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Alex