Bulge in Wall

[Paul Ayling]

Feel like I'm going mad. Is this wall bulging slightly?

Thanks

 

[^woody^]

Try it with a fish eye lens and we'll see.

 

[Paul Ayling]

Really?

 

[^woody^]

Yes, because we can't see one otherwise.

 

[opps]

I can't tell from the photos but the downpipe seems to bow slightly. Your wall doesn't seem to have bulged since it was last (brick) pointed. If the pointing was quite a while ago, I wouldn't be concerned. Can you see cracks in side the house where the first floor walls meet at the corners?

 

[Paul Ayling]

Pointing was about 5-6 years ago. Only crack I found in the picture attached. Otherwise all good. The downpipe bows because it's only clipped from half way down and they don't sit flush with the wall.

 

[Paul Ayling]

Woody see attached fish eye pics

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

That is definitely bowing.

 

[opps]

Woody see attached fish eye pics

Woody was taking the pee when he mentioned using a fisheye lens- he couldn't see any bulge, hence he mischievously suggested using a fisheye lens because it make everything look bowed.

 

[Paul Ayling]

Thanks opps. Why bother winding people up. Don't worry, no longer concerned

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Has it collapsed already?

 

[^woody^]

What did I do?

 

[opps]

Pointing was about 5-6 years ago. Only crack I found in the picture attached. Otherwise all good. The downpipe bows because it's only clipped from half way down and they don't sit flush with the wall.

Having had a closer look at that crack- it starts at the very top left and tracks all the way down in the image, moving its way right. That said it is a very minor crack, so again, I would not be overly concerned if it were my home.

Given that the brick pattern is not constant, I guess someone added the bricks at a later date.

 

[Paul Ayling]

How what happened?

 

[Paul Ayling]

If your talking about the crack then no idea. Could have been 5 years ago. See pic below. Crack is in that region near corner of window and French doors. Maybe just a settling thing after door were installed about 10 years ago.

I've only lived here for 2 years only just noticed it. Probably been there all along