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Structural Eng wanted: advice/certifying crack repair

  • 03-06-2015 10:03pm
    #1
    antiskeptic
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    I've a 1930's (or thereabouts) bungalow for sale in Wicklow. There's a thin crack running top to bottom in one corner of the building exterior which will likely impact on any sale. It's about 1.5mm wide at it's widest tapering down to hairline half way down the wall and onto ground. The interior is drylined so nothing to see there. The wall is mass concrete as far as I can tell and about a foot thick (about the distance from the crack to the corner of the building at its widest.

    Given crack position, there's a chance that the wall is cracked through and I need a structural eng to survey and advice on why it occurred and what to do, if anything, the give his formal opinion on stability or otherwise of same.

    Can anyone recommend anyone for this job? Thanks..

    (Observations welcome, although I understand the need for (and will be following the path of) formal inspection/advice)

    Auntie.


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  • #2
    Calahonda52
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    Observation only, maybe due to roof spreading at corner, depending on ceiling rafter/tie beam/etc
    Is ceiling flat or vaulted?

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



  • #3
    antiskeptic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,555 ✭✭✭antiskeptic


    Calahonda52 wrote: »
    Observation only, maybe due to roof spreading at corner, depending on ceiling rafter/tie beam/etc
    Is ceiling flat or vaulted?

    Somewhat vaulted. I'd guess ties are around 1/3rd way up the rafter from wall plate.


  • #4
    Calahonda52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,888 ✭✭✭✭Calahonda52


    Thanks, could be the roof spreading it then.
    Can be stopped at that position by setting a long threaded bar in epoxy resin and a plate, bedded in epoxy also and nut to tighten it up once the epoxy sets.
    Hole has to be squeaky clean of dust.
    I know its not your problem to fix but thats one solution.

    If you are going to be there awhile you could epoxy glue a glass telltale across the gap.

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



  • #5
    DOCARCH
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    Mod Note: Lest leave the structural advice at that. Not a good idea via the internet (and against the forum charter).

    @ antiskeptic. As you acknowledge yourself, best course of action is to get a structural engineer to carry out an inspection and assess what the cause/remedy may be.


  • #6
    antiskeptic
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    Chemical anchors it is so...


























    Joke


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  • #7
    antiskeptic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,555 ✭✭✭antiskeptic


    DOCARCH wrote: »
    Mod Note: Lest leave the structural advice at that. Not a good idea via the internet (and against the forum charter).

    @ antiskeptic. As you acknowledge yourself, best course of action is to get a structural engineer to carry out an inspection and assess what the cause/remedy may be.


    Recommendations for a structural engineer sought by PM. Thanks


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