Apartment Repairs - Cracks in walls

Real Estate
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Hi all, sorry tried to see if this has been answered before but couldn’t find the anything.

Our apartment (10 years old) has some cracks in the walls. In various rooms, in the case of the bathroom it has effected some of the tiling.

Not being an expert, I assume these are some form of “settling cracks”. I have a painter coming to look at them soon.

My guess is that these will be expensive to fix. I am pretty sure they are not covered in my Contents Insurance, and the building insurance is processed by our buildings administrator so dont know all the details. Does anyone have any experience with repairing these cracks and if there is any chance the costs could be covered by the building insurance. As with most issues involving Insurance companies, I am guessing not !

Thanks

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Are you a renter or an owner?

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Hi

Sorry, i missed that important point :slight_smile:

I am the owner of the apartment.

Thanks

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That would depend on what caused the damages. But from the sound of it, it would likely fall under regular wear/aging and would not be covered.

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I suppose the only way to know is to file a claim with your insurance and see what they say.
Or you could give them a call and explore the options

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Yes you are right. I will wait for the repair quote and then check if it is covered by the buildings insurance. Thank you