Large cracks in single skin garage wall, how bad?

[Grangey]

Hi guys,

Just back from looking at a house I’m interested in buying, but the garage wall had a very precarious large gaps running diagonally down it. It looks based on the mortar that it might have been covered up before but reopened again!

What generally causes this? I thought foundational cracks were normally virtical, the fact these are diagonal concern me most.

The double garage which sits to the side of the main house but still attached, had an extension added to the rear of it 10 years ago.

Just wondering how much a repair to resolve something like this could cost as I’ve no experience with this?

Thanks

 

[Mr diy a lot.]

It’s definitely had the mortar redone before. Many reasons for this from missing expansion gaps to insufficient foundations. Most things like this ultimately boil down to shoddy cowboy workmanship.

I would be looking carefully to see the wider extent of botched workmanship in other areas of the house and extension and if it’s otherwise a great house and you feel comfortable to take on someone else’s shoddy work then just make sure a suitable reduction is knocked off the asking price. Circa £20-40k I would have thought.

 

[noseall]

Jeez! How heavy is that boiler?

 

[^woody^]

£20-40k

Lol

 

[^woody^]

Just wondering how much a repair to resolve something like this could cost as I’ve no experience with this?

if only there were people who could inspect houses before people buy them.

I see a business opportunity.

 

[Grangey]

if only there were people who could inspect houses before people buy them.

I see a business opportunity.

why waste my own money getting a quote to fix something the home owners should, only to find out they’re not willing to take the discount off the price for the repairs..

I just want to get some rough ball parks so I can open the conversation with some level of accuracy. No idea if this could be a 5k fix or 50+k fix

 

[^woody^]

why waste my own money getting a quote to fix something the home owners should, only to find out they’re not willing to take the discount off the price for the repairs..

I just want to get some rough ball parks so I can open the conversation with some level of accuracy. No idea if this could be a 5k fix or 50+k fix

You are correct in that you have no experience.

To know the cost of any building repair, first you need to know what the repair is and to know that you need to now what the cause was or is.

And as for not wanting to waste your money employing someone to tell you if you are wasting your money .......

 

[stuart45]

Wouldn't that be a waste of money woody?

 

[^woody^]