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worried about horizontal cracks
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Before you spend money ask when they had the render done.
You have checked when they bought it and what for?0 -
I forgot to add, you could also ask the owners of neighbouring properties if they have had any similar movement. Of course that would depend if the neighbours wish to talk, lol.0
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the house hasnt changed hands in 70 years. i will ask about the render0
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In the first instance, if you think it's wall-ties, get a wall tie specialist to report. If you have a homebuyers/building survey and the surveyor thinks it's a wall-tie problem, he'll simply request a wall-tie survey anyway.
When a surveyor goes out to inspect a property, he's like a GP, trying to find out what might be the cause of a problem. He sends you to a specialist to investigate the problem further.
A survey provides a route-map to sorting a problem, it doesn't provide the solution.I am a mortgage broker. You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice. Please do not send PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.0 -
I doubt that it is wall ties.
Looking at the cill and some of the exposed areas, the walls are either stone or have been rendered before being pebbedashed. its ahdrd to see which from the photos.
The stone has either joints or the render has been raked to create a stone block finish. In a few exposed areas you can see a build up of material, more than likely a mortar, designed to make an even surface to pebble dash over.
The defects seem to coincide with that which means that the material has either shrunk and expanded at a different rate to the stone/render, has been subject to hydraulic action ( rain frost ice ) or has simply failed ( for a number of possible reasons) so that the pebble dash has failed at these points.Stop! Think. Read the small print. Trust nothing and assume that it is your responsibility. That way it rarely goes wrong.
Actively hunting down the person who invented the imaginary tenure, "share freehold"; if you can show me one I will produce my daughter's unicorn0 -
Thanks a lot for your opinion. Do you think this is a serious problem?0
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What's the actual method of construction? Are there similar properties nearby which haven't been pebbledashed?
Inside, have you noticed any badly fitting doors/frames, or are there any uneven or sloping floors?I am a mortgage broker. You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice. Please do not send PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.0 -
The floors looked fine to me and I didn't notice any badly fitting doors or anything (but wasnt explicitly looking). I will try to find out the method of construction.
I might ask the estate agent if there was a survey done previously on the house (ie for a HIP or something)0 -
Repairing the pebble dash is simply expensive, local repairs will make it look like a battenburg cake.
You do need to establish the construction, and consider why it was pebbledashed, was it a cosmetic matter, or is there an underlying problem with the stone or render such as water penetration.
Have a local chartered building surveyor look at it, this is not a structural engineer issue in the first instance.Stop! Think. Read the small print. Trust nothing and assume that it is your responsibility. That way it rarely goes wrong.
Actively hunting down the person who invented the imaginary tenure, "share freehold"; if you can show me one I will produce my daughter's unicorn0 -
Thanks once again. I really appreciate your input.
I thought the pebble dashing would have been done when it was built but I take it you think it was done more recently?0
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