(or might not) have a bearing on the cracking around the windows on the inside. When you remove some of the render around the big crack, you will be able to see what the situation is re. lintels.
It's odd, that - I'd expect the board to be higher up the wall. There seems to be a row of "soldiers" above the window, partially covered up...
Do report back, won't you!
J.B.
On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 19:23:54 +0100, a particular chimpanzee named Martin Wiseman randomly hit the keyboard and produced:
Two questions:
If the first is yes, I'd be thinking about wall tie failure. If the second is yes, it could be that the roof is spreading slightly, pushing out the top few courses of brickwork. It would be more pronounced around a window as this is a natural weak point.
Personally, if the walls aren't out of plumb by more than 15-20mm and show no recent movement, I wouldn't be too worried. I'd rather live with the occasional patching job than involve insurance companies (see my tale of woe
On 18 Aug 2004 03:11:04 -0700, a particular chimpanzee named snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com (dg) randomly hit the keyboard and produced:
An MRICS Building Surveyor is no different than a 'Building Engineer' with the ABE. Obviously, these are different than a valuation surveyor or such like, but certainly in the Building Control sphere, the two memberships are interchangeable.
There are quite a few mature trees in the garden (the few remaining conifers being the only really big ones). There use to be more, however these have been gradually thinned over the past 20 years. All are at least a driveway's width from the house.
Martin.
================== The circular mark (4 brick courses down / 1 brick from window) suggests that the house has had either cavity wall insulation injected or possibly some wall ties replaced. If either of these has been done then it might explain some or all of the cracks. You would need to inspect the mark I've indicated to see exactly what it is and to see if there are similar marks elswhere on the house. It might just be a blemish from the local yob's ball-bearing gun!
Cic.
Hi,
Almost certainly the cavity wall insulation, however this was done in the last 18 months and the cracks were there long before it.
The wall ties are almost certainly original, they have not been replaced in the last 25 years.
Having previously said there were no cracks on the outside, I had a chance to inspect it through binoculars today and there are some cracks. The dark line at the left of the mortar between the two bricks in the top row vertically above the circular mark you referred to is a crack and there is a similar width of crack through a brick at the opposite end of the window.
Martin.
Hi,
I've now removed some plaster and exposed the bricks. I've started a new thread under the title "Horizontal crack round house - an update" to continue the discussion.
Regards, Martin.
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