Our offer on an old (we think 1940/1950s)rendered detached house has just been accepted and we are now beginning to look at it more closely. Basically it has been untouched we reckon for about 30 years inside but the render outside has been replaced/skimmed in the last 10 or so. There are cracks in the rendering in various places (upwards and diagonally from window corners, door frames etc and a few horizontal ones on an extension to one of the bedrooms. The house is built on sandy soil. Of course, we will get a full Building Survey, but we were wondering if anyone can at least reassure us that these cracks do not necessarily mean unpinning or complete rebuild required.
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20 years ago