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Thank you for your help. I have attached a picture of the wall, the crack is very close to the down pipe on the right hand side of it.

Hi Woody As you said in you first reply it would not put you off buying this property, this seems to be the general consensus of opinion. That been the case I'm going ahead with the purchase. I will monitor the crack if it gets worse or other cracks appear I will get a structural engineer to...

Hi Woody I take your point about getting advise from a structural engineer. I know I should do this, but I have already paid out £450 for a level 2 survey and another £400 a structural engineer, £850, big out lay! The wall is short a wall only 10 Ft long could this be a factor causing the bricks...

Hi Woody Thank you for your reply. Can I please ask what is thermal contraction and what remedial work would you suggest.

Hello Builders I would greatly appreciate your help. I have to make a quick decision on buying a bungalow in Underwood Grove North burn Cramlington. The problem is there are cracks in the BRICKS on the corner of one wall (see attach pictures). The cracks stop at second course of bricks from the...