Crack on brick wall

[adunato]

Hi,

I've just purchased a victorian house built in 1880. I'm renovating the bedroom and when I removed the fitted wardrobe I revealed a crack running throughout the wall, as I had decided to re-plaster anyway I have removed the plaster and exposed the brick wall.

The picture below shows the crack, about 4/5mm of movement. The wall separates my house from the next one, to the right there is an external wall, to the left a fireplace. I have no idea how long that crack has been there, shall I just re-point the mortar and reinforcing steel wire or call a structural engineer?

Thanks

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• adunato
• 6 Mar 2011
• 1

 

[^woody^]

Just plaster over it.

 

[wavetrain]

Rake out the gaps as deep as you can, then repoint gaps with morta to prevent sound transfer from next door, then replaster

 

[ChapiTheBricky]

nowt to worry about mate

 

[adunato]

Thanks. These were the sort of answers I was hoping for

Cheers