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Cracked wall
jaffs
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Ok, so i have been looking to buy a house for a while, i've found a house i really like been for a couple of viewings, all lovely.
However on the back of the house there is a crack from the corner of one window, down the wall to the door, it looks like its something to do with when the boiler was moved from the upstairs to the attic as there is a large cemented up hole in the middle of the crack, as if its where the flue(?) has been taken out.
Is this a worry, the house is perfect otherwise and would like to put in an offer, could this be checked out before an offer?
However on the back of the house there is a crack from the corner of one window, down the wall to the door, it looks like its something to do with when the boiler was moved from the upstairs to the attic as there is a large cemented up hole in the middle of the crack, as if its where the flue(?) has been taken out.
Is this a worry, the house is perfect otherwise and would like to put in an offer, could this be checked out before an offer?
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I would recommend maybe getting a structural check just to be on the safe side but these days alot of older homes have cracks going through them that arent of much concern.0
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Is the crack through the mortar joint or the brickwork itself? If the former probably fine, but the latter would need investigation in particular if it goes through many courses.
However, difficult to say conclusively without any photographs.
Put the offer in anyway, I would not let a crack prevent you from such. Then if you proceed further, the surveyor should pick it up if a serious problem.0 -
I'm not a surveyor, and I haven't seen either the property or the crack, so I can definitevely state it is nothing to worry about.
No need to get a professional to look.0 -
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