Hi all, could any of you kind young men please assist

Just had a survey done on a new property and this is in the general remarks

"There is minor cracking through mortar joints to a small area. We are of the opinion that the movement is long-standing in nature and the risk of further movement taking place is acceptable"

The people who done the survey said if I want them to explain this of go into more depth i'd have to pay for a detailed survey (£400ish)

Is this something to worry about? As i don't wanna wake up and find its fallen apart

Its of 275mm timber frame and brick external skin built in 1980 btw.

Merci
Rick

 

If it was a total shed you'd never get a mortgage on it anyway. Save your £400.

 

right i'm not a builder but I am a trainee quantity surveyor, it sounds like you need the area re-pointing to me, there is a technical reason why it happens i'm sure but can't remeber off the top of my head. But i'm sure theres some brickies on here who could sort it for cheap!

 

Who cares about the house?

You're back - how was prison?

 

He says its true about the Soap Its soooo slippery and you're forever dropping it

 

nowt to worry about ,"long standing" will be settlement over the years and will only need re-pionting as allready stated Save your pennies ,if it was subsidence your mortgage company would refuse .
I am a bricky by the way

 

Thanks for the info, best to double check aye

Pon, all charges have been dropped.....i got to the family

 

i'm also a bricky and right hooker is totally right! just get it re-pointed! i think the price for that is about £10 per square meter i think! don't quote me on it tho!

 

Long standing crack are duw to the general movement of the land...i.e clay shrinking and expanding in dry and wet condtions. If it was anything to worry about I.E Subsidence, then the risk of further movement wouldnt acceptable. So nothing to worry about. Will just need Pointing.

 

thats for a rough coont to scrathc the surface and point it. For it grinding out 10mm and pointing right expect around 15 plus