Repairing cracked brick wall? Costs etc?

Howdy ladies and gents.

Got a sticky situation

Buyers finance has failed due to a big crack in the brickwork in the house .

I'm happy to try and get it fixed but I'm skeptical it can be fixed or the costs involved or whether valuations would even change ?

Does anyone have feedback.

Thanks in advance

 

There are several types of cracks in buildings varying in severity from catastrophic failure down to builder's crack (which is quite common).

Causes can be anything from differential settlement, structural failure of the supporting structure, expansion, poor design etc.

Remediation cost will vary based on the extent of the damage.

 

There's only one way to find out. I'd get a structural engineer in to advise.
I can not see the point in not fixing it because it's clearly an impediment to a sale.

 

Fair enough folks Thanks

If a crack is patched up. It's pretty obvious.

So was just after a few opinions on how they're viewed

All good

 

Post a photo of the crack
How olds the house is it on brick piers or a slab

We have a 1923 bungalow and with the dry weather the cracks open up, when it rains and the ground soaks up the water the cracks close, that's what you get on clay soil.

 

Photo?

 

here we go folks!

 

I had a place fixed up for something quite similar. We did get in a structural engineer to provide a report to find the cause, then had someone do "helifix" repairs to it. It came up really quite well (heritage overlay), cost was around $5.5k for the repair and then ~$800 for the report. Don't know where your property is based, but the company I used covers Melbourne and Adelaide - I will admit I needed to chase up a bit, but they did good work and were significantly cheaper than we expected.

 

Speak to an underpinner, is most likely caused from that down pipe running to nowhere

 

How do you know it ‘runs to nowhere’?

 

In the picture, the downpipe is not connected to the storm drainage

 

Thats a major crack. Structural failure. That plumbing looks plain wrong too. Lucky you even got a offer

 

Why is the crack in the brick work painted red? And why the stripey tape on the down pipe?

 

Red is a colour used for danger. The area marked has failed. Stripey tape is extra strong and has special powers

 

Can you please advise which company did you use in Melbourne to fix the structrual issue. I came across a property which may require some work.

Thank you in advance.

 

Sent you a PM

 

Looking at the photo it looks like the windows to the left of pic also have red paint due to cracking ?
It looks like there is a slab/footing failure in more than one location
This is the sort of buding issue most would want to avoid

 

Hi Samantha, would you also be able to advise which company you used?

Thanks in advance.

 

Was these guys - The Brickwork and Restoration Experts - Brickwork Restoration

Haven't needed to use them since early 2018 though so not sure what they're like now. Works still holding strong on the property.