Hi,
Bought a house last year, had a separate building survey done (about this time last year) and have just noticed some stepped cracks in the mortar of the brickwork under the front living room window. They've been there for a while by the look of it, and someone has obviously tried to bodge a repair.
The survey report says:
"Generally our inspection has shown that the main walls of the property are in a sound condition with no signs of recent structural movement and from this we would make the assumption that the foundations are adequate for the type of building and likely ground conditions."
So I was wondering if there was nothing to worry about, or this might be signs of subsidence? If so, how has the survey missed this?
Thanks for reading.
Bought a house last year, had a separate building survey done (about this time last year) and have just noticed some stepped cracks in the mortar of the brickwork under the front living room window. They've been there for a while by the look of it, and someone has obviously tried to bodge a repair.
The survey report says:
"Generally our inspection has shown that the main walls of the property are in a sound condition with no signs of recent structural movement and from this we would make the assumption that the foundations are adequate for the type of building and likely ground conditions."
So I was wondering if there was nothing to worry about, or this might be signs of subsidence? If so, how has the survey missed this?
Thanks for reading.