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The house is a 1930s terrace the bricks are lying in the same direction around the window frames on all the houses on the street so i was wondering do they not need lintels?? or are they hidden as i cant see anything that looks like a lintel.

IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO OR IS IT THE SAME THING. THERE IS A HISTORY OF SUBSIDENCE IN THE AREA IN FACT MOST OF LONDON HAS THIS PROBLEM BUT I SUPPOSE SOME AREAS ARE WORSE THAN OTHERS AS THE MORTGAGE INSURANCE FLAGGED IT AND ARE MAKING A DECISION ON IT. WITH HOUSES GOING QUICKLY AND...

I HAVE NOTICED SOME CRACKS IN THE BRICKS IN THE HOUSE IM BUYING. THE CRACKS FOLLOW THE POINTING IN GENERAL MAYBE HALF A METER BUT 2 OF THE BRICKS HAVE CRACKED THRU THE CENTRE NOT MUCH MAYBE SLIGHTLY BIGGER THAN HAIRLINE?? THE CRACK APPEARS MIDWAY BETWEEN THE UPSTAIR BEDROOM WINDOW AND THE LOUNGE...