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Structural cracks in old house, is it a big deal?

  • 16-10-2015 9:18pm
    #1
    Woody_FX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 215 ✭✭


    Hi Guys,

    The house I am going to restore has a 4 structural cracks, most of them running from ground floor windows up to the first floor windows(guess old wooden lintels are rotten). The last crack is just running down a side wall of the house and runs from the 1st floor to the ground, engineer reported that was probably due to settlement. House is approx 100 years old.

    I am guessing structural cracks are probably common in old houses and I dont see any sloping of the walls or floors internally so I am not to worried about it, but should I be?

    I'm sure I can get the builders to remove all the render on the house, look at the cracks and repair with cement or the like and things would be ok ?

    Thanks for reading. -W


Comments

  • #2
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    Hi we can't help with structural queries. Best to get an eng to view and comment.


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