How will drying out affect my home?
As the home is lived in and heated the timber and plaster will shrink causing small cracks. These are not structurally important and can be filled in the normal process of redecoration. Because such cracks are inevitable your builder is not legally bound to rectify them.
Also, as the new building begins to dry out, vapour will be drawn out of the materials, and may cause condensation.
However, you can minimise cracking and condensation by following the advice given here.
