Wall in my house :-(

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Bought a house a couple of months ago. Been a wreck for a couple of weeks now as I keep finding things that you don't notice when you're viewing and there's an estate agent under your feet. I admit I suffer with anxiety. The latest thing I'm stressed about is my WALL! It's the party wall in the very long lounge. I noticed when hanging a picture up that the wall is not entirely even / straight. It wasn't massively noticeable at first, it has a dado rail so I also spotted it when I was glossing it. The wall kind of dips in a bit going across... say for example if you put your cheek on the end of the wall and looked down the rest of the room you'd notice it 'goes in' a bit. No cracks or anything. Yet!

I had a survey done and it was very helpful and detailed, this wasn't mentioned at all so either it's been overlooked or it's a non issue that wasn't even worth mentioning. I've made the mistake of googling and found the "bowed wall" and "structural movement" horror stories. Surveyor confirmed after I emailed him (a while ago, not about this) there's no evidence of risk of subsidence etc and no special reason why I shouldn't be able to sell at market value in the future etc.

A few people (loved ones, non experts) I've told have said I'm being ridiculous and no house is perfect etc.

But surely a bloody wall in a house should be straight to a naked eye?

You're worrying about nothing.
Anything major would have shown up on the survey.
How old is the house? We live in an old house, no wall is perfectly straight, it's part of the charm!

How old is the house? This is normal in older properties. Ours is a couple hundred years old and nothing is straight. All good.

It depends on the age of the house. Ours is 160 yrs old & there isn’t a straight wall in it!

It's not very old. It was built in 1982. I just want to enjoy my home but I'm constantly thinking about words like "subsidence" and "structural" and "oh my God what is this now". I'm fucking exhausted with myself. I thought a wall should be straight, just like a circle should be...you know... a circle!

I doubt you would notice unless I told you to put your cheek to the wall or if you looked from a certain angle but still, it's not right surely.

Stop putting your cheek against the wall.

Problem solved.

Your survey didn't pick anything up. Relax.

That’s totally normal. I guess you don’t normally put your cheek against the wall in other houses. Are you getting any treatment for your anxiety? That would probably be more useful than a structural engineer.

Actual proper straight walls and actual proper right angles for that matter are extremely rare! Enjoy your house!

My house was built in 1997 and the whole bloody thing slopes and bows. It's. Normal.

Seriously get help for the anxiety, not the house

Walls are never straight. They are plastered by hand, the longer the wall the more likely it is there will be some rises and falls. You are worried about something that is totally normal. Go to a friend or relatives house that you know is ok and take a proper look at the walls and corners. None are ever straight or square. Ceilings are never totally flat. Houses are built by hand not machine so variance is normal and expected.

We had a 1950s ex army house and the wall between the kitchen and dining room was out by about an inch or 2 from end to the other. Only noticed when having kitchen fitted. Worktop was wood effect so had lines on it and builder had to cut work top in to the wall for it to be straight.

Houses are built by people not a computer they won’t be perfectly Straight or have right angles.

Thank you everyone x

I posted on your previous thread - you sound stressed and anxious. About ten years ago we moved and it was very stressful for lots of reasons. My anxiety was through the roof trying to get what I wanted done in the new house and I ended up going to the doctor's and doing a CBT course, which really helped.

No house is perfect - yours is nearly 40 years old. You are catastrophising and you sound as though you could do with spending some time on yourself.

@Wowfudge - you are correct I have been very, very stressed. It's been quite scary and intimidating. This thread has helped a bit x

But surely a bloody wall in a house should be straight to a naked eye?

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Yeah that 100% depends on how shitty your plasterer’s were. It’s also the beauty of dry walling rather than hardwall or bonding under the multi thistle finish. Much easier to have a flat wall.

Good plasterers are worth their weight in gold. Any clown can plaster, very few people can plaster well. I would, for instance, happily plaster my own house, or help a friend out. I would never charge someone for plastering I’ve done. I’m a shit plasterer. You want a good finish? Pay a good plasterer.