Should I worry about these cracks

easilydistracted · 17 June 2013 at 3:43PM

In short viewed a house today which is nice in many ways and nothing else on the market. However I am a FTB and was put off by these cracks:

http://s1347.photobucket.com/user/easilydistracted1/library/?sort=3&page=1

Would any underlying cause be picked up on a mid range survey?

Vendor says they are probably settling cracks, they owned house for 11 years, have not changed since then and nothing came up on the survey. Does this seem likely. I don't want to rush ahead to buy if we are then going to have to pull out with a wasted survey fee if there is something underlying. House is 1930s to 1950s according to estate agent.

Fingers crossed this works from photobucket, not tried it before

Thanks for any help

Stratus · 17 June 2013 at 4:37PM

Probably nothing if they don't extend through to the outer skin. Many would suggest a crack is only a REAL crack when you can get your fingers in.

Carlos77 · 17 June 2013 at 5:15PM

Any chance of bigger pictures, bit difficult to see in those pics. Is there any stepped cracking within the mortar in the brickwork the other side of the walls, or cracked bricks? is it a semi, detached, or terrace?

retepetsir · 17 June 2013 at 6:00PM

They could well be settlement cracks from long ago.

easilydistracted · 17 June 2013 at 8:26PM

Thanks all. Been trying a lot to post pictures of the bigger photos but no luck. It is a terrace, no sign at all of any damage of the outside, it looks pristine. Generally it seems like it might be nothing to worry about, just scary looking. I guess that's what surveys are for.