I am purchasing this home, and it seems like 6 columns is overkill for this porch since there’s no second story above it. The columns are roughly 6 feet apart.

Hi I moved into a house with a brick porch around 1 year ago. The survey stated no signs of movement in the porch.

The first picture shows a small crack we found when decorating. At the time we filled it and painted.

1 year on the crack appears to have gotten bigger and we've also noticed it is outside. A crack has also appeared on the other side.

The windowsil has also come away from the wall but we did remove brown silicone and replaced it with white which might be an explanation for the window.

No idea when the porch was built but would appreciate any thoughts on the situation.

TIA

Can I get some insight On house inspection ? Are the cracks on the outside major things / concerning ? The foundation was done not too long ago less a month ago but the house has a lot of cracks as you can see which some tell me it’s all cosmetic . Maybe it hasn’t settled or remodel home first and did tfoundation after ?? I am getting mixed opinions some says the cracks are not a big deal while others tell me to run ??

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Pullup as in the picture, this side is what is connected to what I belive is solid concrete. All good here. When I came to do the other side and drilled the hole, it went hollow after 28mm. I am assuming this is pumice block (According to the stats I read from a local online website, it fits based on the thickness (From the side, the wall is 22.5cm wide). -- I am not from the US.

Anyway, what would be a good way to anchor the other side? Can it even withstand the weight? Considering the lenght between the bolts is about 40cm, each one goes in a different block.

Resin anchors (that cost alot of $$ and stuff around it) or will M8 mollys do the trick? Simple sleeve anchors just more longer than the 70mm ones that came with the bar? toggle anchors?

But once again, can the block even withstand the weight? I am 90kg. Each fixing is about 8kg, the bar itself is 6. About 44~cm far from the wall.

Thanks

I am posting this for a friend. They need a written report on the brick wall failure and possible cause. They are in Mont Albert North 3129. Does and SE live close to there and coukd give me appropriate cost for a written report.. Thank you in advance for any contacts

We are in the process of buying a house. Do any of these cracks seem to be an issue?

My home has definite issues with the foundation (per inspection from a licensed professional without an engineering background) so we are pursuing a third-party structural inspection with recommendations to bring to a construction/foundation company.

I have followed a few leads and one of the options is for a licensed contractor to gather all the relevant info and bring it to his PE who will write the letter with his seal. Is this typical protocol? I would prefer a PE to come out and do the inspection in person, but I also don’t know a ton about the process and maybe that’s not typical.

Would appreciate any tips! I can share more about the home’s issues but I don’t know if it’s TMI for this question.

Wanting to claim on my builders structural warranty for these cracks in my house.

I need an engineering report but before I hire someone does this look like it would be a structural fault?

The crack started small but has progressively gotten longer, that area of the property does stay wet after rainfall.

Any help would be appreciated.

Hello All,

Looking for some advice please. I had a level 3 RICS survey carried out who identified the bressumer beam on the second story of the bay window had failed or was failing. (Beam holding up the dormer). This was identified as the floor on second story slants towards middle of bay. (Bare in mind this is a 1907 house)

When I lifted the floorboards I was expecting to see a rotten wooden beam but instead found a solid concrete lintel. The floor joists are connected to a floor plate that is then drilled into this concrete beam. There are no signs of cracking to this concrete lintel. There was no sign of damp from damp meter (lack of rain however that week)

My hypothesis is this was repaired at some point and any damage to the brickwork above it was repaired with that brown render on the outside. This render has been there for 20+ years so imagine that’s when the repair was. Either side of the concrete block the masonry returns to solid brick.

The actual floor joists are also not level so imagine there has been some building settling.

My questions:

1. Is this the structural beam holding up the dormer and the roof above it or is this just covering it and I need to do more digging.
   
2. How concerned should I be given the above information.

Any help fully appreciated.

Thanks very much!

I just got this scope from a contractor (the distance on the bottom is offset by about 20’)

He states roots, cracking, and a belly at about 78’

Currently we do not know how far that is from the home (plumber coming for more detailed assessment tomorrow)

Based on professional knowledge how bad does this look? Recommendations on moving forward?

Noticed this horizontal crack in my drywall leading down my basement stairs from the landing. How concerned should I be and what should my next steps be? Thanks.