Large crack running

Kath948381 · 2025-08-03T12:38:26+02:00

Explore solutions for repairing large cracks on outdoor stairs in Bulgarian village houses, addressing water damage and tile restoration.

Kath948381 Serial expat

Member since 29 November 2023

Kath948381Serial expat03 August 2025 10:38:26

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Down the side of our outside stairs in a typical Bulgarian village house. The tiles on the steps have been damaged as well. How do I get it repaired and the whole steps retired? Water damage in the past I think

JimJ ViP

Member since 07 December 2015

JimJViP03 August 2025 11:12:56

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Are you quite sure it isn't caused by settlement/subsidence? Just patching and re-tiling it might just make for more work in the future..

janemulberry ViP

Member since 23 January 2021

janemulberryViP03 August 2025 12:46:14

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Kath, if your region has had an unusually dry summer like ours, it's more likely to be that the ground has shunk and so the stairs have settled a bit causing cracking, rather than water damage.

There are two approaches to this -- patch it up and see how it goes, or more extensive underpinning work to make sure it doesn't happen again. How wide is the crack?