Exterior vertical crack on period terraced house

Jud456 · 6 Jun 2016

I am considering putting in an offer on a period terraced house and I noticed a vertical crack where it aligns with the property to the right. I plan to get a survey (if I get that far in the process), but I was wondering if anyone has any heads up on whether they think this could be a serious issue or is likely to be nothing to worry about?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Crack

Jud456
6 Jun 2016

Vertical crack in terraced house

theprinceofdarkness · 9 Jun 2016

Very unusual crack, the bonding of the blocks is variable causing weak bits. If you go right up to the wall and look upwards, is the top section of the wall leaning out, caused by the roof spreading. If the wall looks flat then I would not worry.
Frank

Jud456 · 10 Jun 2016

Thanks for the advice. I will have a look up the wall and report back..

I did ask the owner and he took a look at it, and said it was the center point between the 2 houses on the left and 2 houses on the right and it's always been since they moved in 10 years ago.

Footsoldier888 · 10 Jun 2016

Could it be an expansion gap???

It sounds like it might be given it's position. You need them in long runs of brickwork. So hopefully no problem.

stuart45 · 10 Jun 2016

Footsoldier888 said:
Could it be an expansion gap???.

I would doubt it, but it needs a better photo to see the brickwork a bit clearer.

Jud456 · 10 Jun 2016

I will get better photos over the weekend.

^woody^ · 11 Jun 2016

It's been rebuilt or added

theprinceofdarkness · 11 Jun 2016

Judging by the age of the property, it will be built with lime mortar and will have no expansion joints. As Woody says , could be the end of the run, and the other houses were added on, hence the funny brick courses.
Frank

catlad · 11 Jun 2016

Bomb damaged and re-built possibly.

Jud456 · 11 Jun 2016

Thanks for all the comments.

Frank - I did go right up to the wall and look up. The wall is not leaning out at the top. It is flat.

Here are some higher definition photos.

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11 Jun 2016

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11 Jun 2016

Image1

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stuart45 · 11 Jun 2016

Jud456 said:
but I was wondering if anyone has any heads up on whether they think this could be a serious issue or is likely to be nothing to worry about?

Crack

Jud456

6 Jun 2016

Vertical crack in terraced house

Doesn't look like anything to worry about.
I would guess that the house on the left was added on later. Mainly a straight joint with the odd tie in brick where the courses got close to lining up.

Sawgasm · 12 Jun 2016

Seems like it's been added and the houses are on an angle to each other. The bricks haven't cracked through the face, indicating that there is no evidence of overloading and no running mortar cracks so no evidence of foundation issues such as deflection or heave.

Any signs of damp on the inside?

^woody^ · 12 Jun 2016

It's not a crack, is a joint.

Jud456 · 13 Jun 2016

There is no sign of damp.

Maybe I should change the title of this thread to:
Exterior vertical Joint on period terraced house

^woody^ · 13 Jun 2016

Jud456 said:
There is no sign of damp.

Maybe I should change the title of this thread to:
Exterior vertical Joint on period terraced house

Then you would have to change your question, because joints are normal.

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