Horizontal cracks in Rendering

[Darling]

I'm thinking of buying a 2 story terraced house with pebbly-style painted render that has number of cracks in it. None of the cracks appear to go through to the inside walls, one is diagonal from corner of (original) window downward, others diagonal, one is horizontal across whole front of the house at high level. Is it a case of re-rendering because of the age (I think built 1935) or does this indicate subsidence? Thankyou

 

[Fatarm]

Welcome to the forum darling.:RpS_thumbup:
hard to say with out looking at it, could be settlement,or signs of subsidence?
Mabye get a structural engineer to have a look, do some investigation,open up the cracks to see the brick work?expose foundations etc. before you part with a load of dosh buying the house.

 

[grump]

If your serious about it darling get survey done. Then u know EXACTLY where u stand, may even get the house sale price down.your only gonna stab the dark hunting for answers on the net. I think your names great, wish I had it.

 

[Bagrat]

Listen here darling! You ve had it! Only messing thought I was getting my dinner of my missus there! Try posting photos so the lads can advise you!

 

[stuart23]

The home report should tell you mate.

 

[carlos]

Dead straight cracks running horizontal along the length of a wall at regular intervals can indicate rotting wall ties.

As said get an engineer in.

 

[keithuk]

Dead straight cracks running horizontal along the length of a wall at regular intervals can indicate rotting wall ties.

As said get an engineer in.

Darling ,i think Carlos could be right :RpS_thumbup:

 

[grump]

Oh darling, I would really like to see some photos also

 

[johniosaif]

I would like to see your crack darling,

 

[keithuk]

I would like to see your crack darling,

:RpS_scared:....john ! you must have a snagging list ,have a look at your own crack :RpS_wink:

 

[Arti]

You lot are so predictable with your double entendre's................:rolleyes)

Is it a canny crack you've got darling??

 

[Rigsby]

yes, horizontal cracks is a bed of bricks lifted and the diagonal sounds like stress cracks. Defo as mentioned get an engineers report.

Structural repairs are fairly easy to do these days so don't let the cracks put you off, you could get the price down and get a good deal.

 

[keithuk]

You lot are so predictable with your double entendre's................:rolleyes)

Is it a canny crack you've got darling??

sorry :RpS_blushing: ....only having a crack mate :RpS_lol:

 

[malc]

i have always been told that horizontal and upright cracks are thermal cracking, but diagonal cracks running from a corner indicate that the corner has pulled away from the building and is a lot more serious

 

[Arti]

sorry :RpS_blushing: ....only having a crack mate :RpS_lol:

you crack me up with your craze..........y jokes

 

[irish_spread]

1935- wall ties, cavity wall ?