I'm looking at renovating a georgian property, however the external walls have some cracks in the brickwork particularly above the door/window lintels.
After some research, it appears that these are caused by the lintels not adequately supporting the brickwork above. Not sure why lintels would suddenly fail, are they not meant to provide proper support?
It appears these can be fixed/arrested by inserting high tensile beams (twistfix) between the brickwork (by removing the mortar) to provide more adequate support.
Is this correct?
I will get a full survey done if i decide to buy the property, however if its a costly non-starter from the get-go then i may not bother.
See attached image which highlights the cracks.
After some research, it appears that these are caused by the lintels not adequately supporting the brickwork above. Not sure why lintels would suddenly fail, are they not meant to provide proper support?
It appears these can be fixed/arrested by inserting high tensile beams (twistfix) between the brickwork (by removing the mortar) to provide more adequate support.
Is this correct?
I will get a full survey done if i decide to buy the property, however if its a costly non-starter from the get-go then i may not bother.
See attached image which highlights the cracks.