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Homebuyers survey queries, damp and movement
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Does this look like subsidence to anyone? I emailed a builder for a quote and sent the same pics and he thinks it looks like subsidence. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated. Going out of my mind here 😬0
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I started the day thinking that this would just be a simple repointing job 😔0
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The cracks are not excessive, and as long as there aren't any lower down, it doesn't appear to be related to subsidence. Careful repointing with a colour matched lime mortar would be an appropriate repair (plus a bit of filler internally). Don't use a cement based mortar or a power tool to rake out the existing mortar. You have a couple of spots where the mortar has disappeared completely, so repointing will put a stop to rain penetrating to the inside and causing damp issues.kal-el said: I started the day thinking that this would just be a simple repointing job 😔
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Thank you, I appreciate the response. Guess we will just wait out the result of the reportFreeBear said:
The cracks are not excessive, and as long as there aren't any lower down, it doesn't appear to be related to subsidence. Careful repointing with a colour matched lime mortar would be an appropriate repair (plus a bit of filler internally). Don't use a cement based mortar or a power tool to rake out the existing mortar. You have a couple of spots where the mortar has disappeared completely, so repointing will put a stop to rain penetrating to the inside and causing damp issues.kal-el said: I started the day thinking that this would just be a simple repointing job 😔0
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