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thermal cracks--growing but very slowly is it safe to buy?
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bargepole, the insurance alone will be astronomical to near impossible"It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"
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elaneh said: and there are some new substantial cracks, which I have photographed, especially where the conservatory joins the wall of the house. are these a problem
That is a pretty tight shot, so any crack is going to look a lot worse than it actually is. Assuming the conservatory was added at a later date, it isn't surprising that cracks have developed - The foundations are often minimal and brickwork is not always bonded to the original structure effectively (one would typically tooth the bricks in or use a tie plate).The hair line cracks around the meter box are negligible and can be fixed by repointing. You only need to worry about cracks that go through bricks or in excess of 5mm in width. Cracks above windows/doors or openings in structural walls may need further investigation depending on extent and pattern.Her courage will change the world.
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nothing else affordable. this is newer house in a conservation area so smaller and cheaper. prices there rising astronomically.Sistergold said:Best not buy into someone else’s problem. Are you very keen on this property and why? Many times if you are patient another house will come up in the same road or at least around same Neighborhood. Hairline cracks inside property are normally more understandable and tolerable I think.
so if it is feasible would be ideal. but only if can sell on in the future when i might need to go into a home etc. second time have paid for searches etc only to find issues...0 -
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This.FreeBear said:elaneh said: and there are some new substantial cracks, which I have photographed, especially where the conservatory joins the wall of the house. are these a problemThat is a pretty tight shot, so any crack is going to look a lot worse than it actually is. Assuming the conservatory was added at a later date, it isn't surprising that cracks have developed - The foundations are often minimal and brickwork is not always bonded to the original structure effectively (one would typically tooth the bricks in or use a tie plate).The hair line cracks around the meter box are negligible and can be fixed by repointing. You only need to worry about cracks that go through bricks or in excess of 5mm in width. Cracks above windows/doors or openings in structural walls may need further investigation depending on extent and pattern.Those cracks are tiny when you appreciate that those are 65mm high bricks and it's on a join, so pretty normal, especially given that ALL houses move and there will differential movement between the house and conservatory as they don't share the same foundations.Not sure why people are telling you to run. I don't think they've realised how close up the pictures are. Post a picture of the whole house for context!Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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sorry to hear that this is your second property. Most properties will have some issues but I guess you have to choose what issues you could put up with?elaneh said:
nothing else affordable. this is newer house in a conservation area so smaller and cheaper. prices there rising astronomically.Sistergold said:Best not buy into someone else’s problem. Are you very keen on this property and why? Many times if you are patient another house will come up in the same road or at least around same Neighborhood. Hairline cracks inside property are normally more understandable and tolerable I think.
so if it is feasible would be ideal. but only if can sell on in the future when i might need to go into a home etc. second time have paid for searches etc only to find issues...Initial mortgage bal £487.5k, current £258k, target £243,750(halfway!)
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the environment search shows this is an area of natural ground subsidence... anyone got any thoughts on this?0
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