Hi all
The main side wall to my house has a lot of cracks showing in brickwork. Generally vertical hairline cracks in individual bricks around 1 mm wide throughout the wall but generally lower down. No particular pattern and no cracks in mortar. The house is a victorian semi. The wall appears to have been repointed at some time before that. I've been in the house 5 hrs and there is no obvious deterioration in cracks, as far as I can tell.
Any ideas as to cause, serious or not? I suspect the pointing may not suit the old wall but this is just a guess.
Any help is appreciated
Cheers
The main side wall to my house has a lot of cracks showing in brickwork. Generally vertical hairline cracks in individual bricks around 1 mm wide throughout the wall but generally lower down. No particular pattern and no cracks in mortar. The house is a victorian semi. The wall appears to have been repointed at some time before that. I've been in the house 5 hrs and there is no obvious deterioration in cracks, as far as I can tell.
Any ideas as to cause, serious or not? I suspect the pointing may not suit the old wall but this is just a guess.
Any help is appreciated
Cheers