Cracked bricks in house we just bought

[newmem]

Hi,

My partner and I just bought our first house, got the keys a few weeks ago and just noticed a crack in the corner of the house (there's a crack on both side of that corner). The surveyor didn't pick this up so we are quite surprised. Either they missed it and they've been there for years, or it happened between October and now. Looks like it stops where the DPC is.

House was built mid 1990s and is a semi. We noticed the neighbour's house has similar cracks in the same corner of their house but their crack goes quite a bit higher than hours, vertical but really thin, more hairline - The area is clay soil.

Not sure what our best course of action is. Should we get in touch with the surveyor and ask his opinion and why it might have been missed? Or are we better off just getting a structural engineer to come have a look?

Really gutted and hoping it's nothing serious as we are probably only planning on staying in the house for about 5 years. It's only a 2-bed house and not our forever home and hoping this isn't something that will affect resale.

 

[jj4091]

Not a builder or surveyor or structural angineer but I wouldn't be concerned if that is all there is. Might rub some silicon in to keep moisture out and the probably check uit again in 12 months time.
You may well get different advice off more experienced builders so keep an eye on your post

 

[foxhole]

Could be minor settlement on clay soil , or even frost damage.
Worth asking surveyor , preferable in writing .

 

[newmem]

@foxhole Thanks. I think we will message him. Is there any recourse if this is something he didn't spot/wrote in the report?