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cracks found in lower Victorian house.
CRISPIANNE3
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cracks found in lower Victorian house.
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All houses move, all of the time. That is a fact.Cement is very brittle and will crack when it is subjected to movement. The most likely place for cracks to appear is in higher stress areas, like the corners of window reveals. Your render is particularly heavy on the cement ratio because it is so grey. More cement = more cracking.The Victorians built with lime because it is breathable and flexible, tolerating movement well. Cement render has never really been a very good idea.What I see wouldn't particularly bother me in terms of subsidence. It's just a shame that it's been covered with the wrong type of material. It doesn't work with natural movement, it cracks.Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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I only noticed it today and we have the surveyor coming to do a mortgage valuation for their client tomorrow. Hopefully nothing to worry about.Doozergirl said:All houses move, all of the time. That is a fact.Cement is very brittle and will crack when it is subjected to movement. The most likely place for cracks to appear is in higher stress areas, like the corners of window reveals. Your render is particularly heavy on the cement ratio because it is so grey. More cement = more cracking.The Victorians built with lime because it is breathable and flexible, tolerating movement well. Cement render has never really been a very good idea.What I see wouldn't particularly bother me in terms of subsidence. It's just a shame that it's been covered with the wrong type of material. It doesn't work with natural movement, it cracks.0 -
I live in a Conservation Area comprised of ~1000 Victorian/Edwardian terraces built 1890-1910 - I can pretty much guarantee that every one of those houses has cracks radiating from the corners of their windows in the brick-built back (fronts are sandstone). Houses here typically sell in 2-3 weeks ...1
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I think everything went well. Surveyor came and took pictures of the front and back of the house, kitchen and bathroom.0
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The buyer got his mortgage offer a few days later.CRISPIANNE3 said:I think everything went well. Surveyor came and took pictures of the front and back of the house, kitchen and bathroom.0
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